As the debate rages on about what equipment is truly necessary to clean septic tanks, a local septic service specialist has upped the ante. Stan T. Mann of Cottage Grove, West Virginia, called out the septic pumping community last week by declaring anyone who uses a vacuum truck to clean tanks is taking the easy way out.
Mann, who has pointlessly cleaned septic tanks the hard way for 22 years, says he doesn’t understand why anyone would waste money on equipment. “Listen, if a shovel and a bucket can’t get the job done, you’re doing it wrong. If you need vacuum
