When servicing excavators, most inspections focus on the hydraulics, boom arm, and cab controls as they are the heart of the machine’s...
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Here’s How You Keep Making Tracks On the Job
Many installers rely on their tracked excavators every day to reliably dig trenches and drainfields, as well as move dirt to drop...
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Should You be Concerned if a Septic System has No Scum Layer?
Septic tanks allow gravity to separate solids from wastewater as heavier solids settle and fats, grease and lighter solids float. You might...
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Make Safety a Priority on Every Onsite System Job Site
“Culture of safety” is a phrase that gets used a lot.
For a lot of companies, that term is a reality — safety...
Videos
Ohio Pumpers Offer Maintenance Walk-Through at Mobile Home Wastewater Treatment Plant
In this online exclusive video, Tim Kettler and Malcolm Kettler of Action Septic Service in Warsaw, Ohio, take viewers on a detailed...
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Top 10 Reasons the Effluent Filter Is Plugged
If an effluent screen seems to need excessive cleaning, it may be that the homeowner has too many solids or chemicals or...
Editorial
Customer Expectations Skyrocket When Renting a Restroom Trailer
Your customers rent restroom trailers for comfort and luxury, and they are willing to pay for it. In exchange, they expect a...
Editorial
A Good Time to Review Tank Maintenance Procedures
Entry 288366A neighbor recently asked me that age-old question: “How frequently should septic tanks be cleaned?” This query popped up because our...
Editorial
Delaware Nonprofit Group Monitors Community Onsite Systems
Entry 288470The state of Delaware may sit in the heavily populated and sewered East Coast, but the rural areas are still dominated...
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Tips to Keep Your Skid-Steer in Tiptop Shape
Skid-steers are valuable equipment used on a lot of septic system projects, but to keep them performing well and keep projects on...
Editorial
Is Your Pumping Business Ready for a Full-Time Mechanic?
There are several essentials in your wastewater business — skilled workers, appropriate licenses, a sharp front office staff. And then there’s your...
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Does Adding Yeast Improve Septic System Functioning?
What is yeast? Yeast are actually single-celled fungi, so they are similar to edible mushrooms, common baker’s yeast to leaven bread, and...
Editorial
Bring Back Required Maintenance for Aerobic Systems
Name and title or job description: Brian Wakefield, owner
Business name and location: B & J Wakefield Services, Waxahachie, Texas
Age: 46
Years...
Videos
Dirt-Road Pumpers Dedicated to Diligent Vehicle Maintenance
Martin Ruiz, owner of Septic Control in Phelan, California, tries to project a clean image for his customers, but it’s sometimes difficult...



















