Entries Tagged Septic System Pumping/Maintenance

How often is too often to cover the basics of septic system care with customers? Specifically what can and can’t be flushed...

Name and title or job description: Tim Lubbers, president – installer, maintainer Business: Lubbers Excavating, Andale, Kansas Age: 59 Years in the industry: 31 Association involvement:...

Estimates say there are 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered. This spring, the state...

Days after Hurricane Harvey left southeastern Texas and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast underwater, another powerful hurricane could collide with Florida this weekend. With...

Despite many pumpers’ best efforts to encourage residential customers to regularly pump their septic tanks, more often than not, that advice falls...

A few months ago, I used this space to propose wastewater industry recognition of an educator who goes above and beyond to...

When I started working in the industry, about the only time you saw a pressure distribution system was in the bed of...

Over the years I have seen a lot of access problems associated with sewage tanks, including septic, pump and aerobic tanks. As...

Due to the complexity of many commercial systems, an operating permit at a local or state level is advisable to be certain...

As long as you’ve got the equipment, you might as well put it to use. That’s the philosophy of Henry Damm, the co-owner of...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the top stories on pumper.com. If you...

When Bob and Danielle Beauregard decided to add septic pumping to the services offered by their Mr. Rooter franchise in Anderson, South...

When Fiedler’s Your Pumping Specialists purchased a Landa hot-water jetter, the timing couldn’t have been better. Owners Ted Popp and Jeff and...

Neither iron nor manganese in water present a health hazard. However, their presence in water may cause taste, staining and accumulation problems in...