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Septic Tanks
South East Total Service is your trusted provider for all aspects of septic system and drain field care. We offer expert septic repair, full system replacement, and preventative maintenance programs designed to ensure the long-term health and efficiency of your unit. To help you avoid costly damage and backups, our services include professional drain line clearing, precise system inspections, and tailored product recommendations for effective, routine maintenance. Partner with us to keep your septic system running smoothly and reliably.
Some Systems Include:
- Standard gravity
- Cesspool
- Low pressure pumps
- Pump stations
- Sand mound systems
- and more!
Chattanooga septic tank pumping from the professionals.
A septic tank consists of one or more concrete or plastic tanks of between 4000 and 7500 liters (1,000 and 2,000 gallons); one end is connected to an inlet wastewater pipe and the other to a septic drain field. Generally these pipe connections are made with a T pipe, allowing liquid to enter and exit without disruption.
A properly designed and normally operating system is odor-free. Besides a periodic septic tank inspection and emptying of the septic tank, this should last decades with minimal maintenance. Today, the design of the tank usually incorporates two chambers, each equipped with a manhole cover, and separated by a dividing wall with openings located about midway between the floor and roof of the tank.
A well designed and maintained concrete, fiberglass, or plastic tank should last about 50 years.
Septic Drain Field
Septic drain fields, also called leach fields or leach drains are used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges from the septic tank. A septic tank, the septic drain field, and the associated piping compose a complete septic system. The septic drain field is effective for the disposal of organic materials readily catabolized by a microbial ecosystem. The drain field typically consists of an arrangement of trenches containing perforated pipes and porous material (often gravel) covered by a layer of soil to prevent animals and surface runoff from reaching the wastewater distributed within those trenches. Primary design considerations are hydraulic for the volume of wastewater requiring disposal and catabolic for the long-term biochemical oxygen demand of that wastewater.
