DIY septic cleaning is generally not recommended. Instead, you should schedule for professional cleaning when your tank is due as per your septic cleaning schedule or when you notice signs that your tank needs cleaning.
It may seem like you will save money by doing it yourself, but you need to consider some reasons why it may not be the best idea after all.
A Laborious Undertaking
Septic cleaning involves a rather laborious process. It can all prove quite overwhelming and will no doubt take up much of your time. Again, you may take some time to locate and unearth the septic tank. You can save time and energy by hiring a septic tank service company.
Potential Damage to Your Septic Tank
Septic tank cleaning requires special tools, not to mention some skill. Specialists use vacuum trucks and heavy-duty hoses to clean the septic tank by removing the sludge from it. With no proper training, and of course, without the right tools, you risk damaging your septic tank as you attempt to clean it. In the end, how much you may have to spend on repairs may be more than what you'd spend on hiring a professional septic cleaning service.
A Less-Than-Perfect Clean
The lack of proper tools and expertise may cause you not to get all the waste from your tank. As such, you may still have to deal with surface and groundwater contamination, among other consequences. Again, you may need to plan for septic cleaning sooner than expected if you don't get it right the first time.
Leave it to the experts, and you can be sure that they will do a good job and leave your septic tank very clean. Professionals have additional tools such as septic cleaning spoons to remove all the debris from the floor and walls of your septic tank for that extra clean.
Potential Health and Safety Hazard
All the waste collected from septic cleaning must be put in transport containers. It is then disposed of, according to some strict federal regulations. If you go the DIY way, you are likely to make some mistakes with the waste disposal. Any such mistakes may pose a serious health hazard to yourself and anyone who may come into any contact with the waste from your septic tank.
DIY septic cleaning takes up too much time. Again, you risk not getting it right, as highlighted. For these reasons, it is always best to hire septic cleaning specialists.
Contact a local company for septic tank services.
