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Basic Training Onsite Pipes

Onsite System Pipes Must Be Placed on a Firm Foundation

One of your top priorities with a new system should be preventing disastrous pipe breaks or troublesome backward slopes caused by settling soil
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Winterizing Septic Systems: A Quick Checklist

Don’t Turn Bedrock Into a Money Pit

Don’t Turn Bedrock Into a Money Pit

Careful planning with architects, engineers and designers is critical to making sure tricky systems in rocky soil remain profitable for the installer
Drainfield trenches

Avoid Digging Deep When Designing Drainfields

Keeping the trenches shallow allows the trench bottom to be located above the required separation distance from a limiting soil layer
Real tite plugs case study

Case Study: Expansion clean-out plugs specified in municipal building

Root intrusion basic training

Root Intrusion or Root Canal? They’re Both Painful for Installers.

Make sure to check every connection for watertightness or you risk costly callbacks and crabby customers when roots fill a pipe
When Baffles Are Involved, Measure Twice and Install Once!

When Baffles Are Involved, Measure Twice and Install Once!

Proper inlet and outlet designs are crucial to balance effluent flow and to keep solids out of the drainfield.
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Product Focus - December 2021

Smith Septic 007

Pumping Septic Tanks Since 1963, the Smiths Were Not Afraid to Move in a New Direction

This successful family of Illinois pumpers adds a system installing specialty and sets up the company for an ever-brighter future.
Pay Attention to These Drop Box Details

Pay Attention to These Drop Box Details

Effective sequential distribution relies on careful planning and execution of pipe layout.
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Designer Certification Ensures Quality Onsite Systems for Homeowners

It’s still slow going, but Saskatchewan is moving toward better system design requirements.
Dukes root control case study

Case Studies - August 2021

Watertight piping

Keys to Watertight Septic Piping: Cutting and Embedment

Proper pipe cutting and embedment is critical to ensure a tight seal is created between pipes and fittings
Solvent welding

Connecting PVC Pipe and Fittings with Solvent-Welding