Clogged Septic Tank Field Lines

A septic leach field also known as a drain field disperses wastewater from your septic tank and removes contaminants before it soaks deeper into the soil.

Clogged septic tank field lines.

A drain field repair to unclog the septic tank will help restore it to its proper working condition. All the drainage lines of your home drain slow and there is a backing of the drain water from the main drainage line. Cleaning the lines can increase the life of the system. This can happen if the tank has not been maintained properly for several years or if the septic system is very old.

Part of the percolation pipes is clogged. Possible causes for a slow drain. Part of the main drain line is clogged. A full septic tank can cause problems by allowing solid waste and sludge to overflow into the drain field.

Lift the lid and hold it over the hole leading into the septic tank. Some chemicals can kill roots and others dissolve some grease clogs in pipes but overuse of chemical cleaners can actually kill the bacteria essential for drain field function. Septic field lines can fail to drain when heavy solids accumulate and block perforations in the lines. This is commonly seen in septic systems that are more than 20 years old.

The septic tank vent is blocked. Over time leach fields can build up sludge or tree roots can grow into them to form clogs which causes your septic tank to back up or leak into your yard. Part of the drain inlet or outlet of the septic tank is clogged. Also see septic drainfield clogging at septic disposal field clogging inspection.

You can clean out the lines in the drain field after you have the septic tank pumped out. Put the access lid back on the septic tank if you fixed the problem. It is often possible to clean and renew a clogged septic leach field instead of replacing the drain field lines. If you haven t cleared the clog leave the lid off so you can insert a mechanical auger.

The septic tank was replaced in 2003 and tied into the existing clogged leach field by. Lines in the field drain of a septic tank can become clogged or coated with sludge. While a clogged drain field cannot be snaked out and cleared like a drain pipe you can. Chemical or biological treatments purported to benefit your septic tank will not open a clogged septic system drain field.

Drainfield soils can become clogged or drainfield pipes can be broken and crushed by driving equipment over the drainfield see driving or parking over septic.