Before locating and troubleshooting begins, there are some actions a service provider should take when arriving at a site. Have all of...
Entries Tagged Septic Tank
Editorial
Finding the Value
When old-line pumping company Brownie's Wastewater Solutions became a subsidiary of publicly held Freedom Environmental Services, the goal was to establish a...
Editorial
The Grease Patrol
The Republic of Slovenia is thousands of miles from the United States. But aside from the distance, there's not much separating BIOPLUS...
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Troubleshooting: Follow the Evidence to a Solution
This is the first in a series of articles on something every service provider in the industry does whether they realize it...
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Disaster relief provides hope for new septic systems
Wildfires that swept through Creek County, Okla., left more than 400 families without homes and some with contaminated wells and damaged septic...
Editorial
Green and Growing
Pat Murray knew that if he ever started a business, he would include "shamrock'' in the name. He jokes that everyone wants...
Editorial
Gravity Systems 101
Question:
How is effluent moved between trenches by gravity?
Answer:
This question comes from an installer who said, “I am used to using a distribution...
Editorial
Rightsizing
Six years ago, Kenney Lee decided to leave his job pumping septic tanks to start his own company. His employer, a plumbing...
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2011 Classy Truck of the Year
Another calendar year has flown by, and it’s time once again for the equivalent of Top Gear in the world of vacuum...
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Classy Truck of December
Rather than sell off an over-the-road semi truck with 1.25 million miles, owner Mat Schenk decided to convert the 1995 Kenworth T-600...
Editorial
Charge a Premium for Heavy Duty?
Question:
Who charges extra for those tanks that are solid from top to bottom? How much do you charge?
Answers:
We usually charge by the...
Editorial
Wicked Witcher of the West
Finding septic tanks is all in a day’s work for many pumpers. They use everything from sophisticated cameras with sondes to shovels,...
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No Snowmobiling Over the Drainfield!
QUESTION:
I live in Northern Minnesota, and if I knew then what I know now, I would have insulated my septic tank when...


















