“Septic system problems are frustrating and expensive, and most homeowners don’t know where the problem lies,” says Alan Rein, the developer of the product and VP of Operations at Dr. Pooper. “With ...

CLERMONT — Lisa Donelick had never seen anything more grotesque. Her lawn’s lush surface was peeled back, exposing a thick pool of raw sewage that smelled like rotten eggs. The septic repair company ...

A recent house call turned up an uncommon citrus problem – boron toxicity. The client called when she noticed that half of her grapefruit tree had lost its leaves and appeared to be dying. Two nearby ...

Question: Two years ago, we purchased a new home in a small community in northern Snohomish County that is served by a septic system. Our builder purchased three adjacent lots and built three new ...

Septic systems are designed to break down organic waste from the home, separating the waste into liquids and solids. While the solid sludge that forms in the bottom of the tank needs to be pumped out ...

A septic system sounds straightforward—you install the tank, run the lines, and call it a day. But most of the regrets homeowners have with septic setups come down to one thing: location. Once it’s in ...

Q. Last summer we noticed a septic-type odor coming through the vents in the house _ more so when it was raining or damp outside. We had our septic tank pumped and a new drain line installed to keep ...

A soakaway is not a solution when you need a drainage field. One deals with waste and the other with surface water only. Here ...

Q. Howdy, Tim. I discovered on askthebuilder.com that you’ve been a master plumber for 40 years. I recently moved from a city house on a city sewer to a rural retirement home that has a septic tank.