This goes under the heading of: “I can’t make this stuff up” This story is unbelievable. Client purchases a home. There is a deficiency marked on their septic system from competitor. “Outlet Baffle is broken” Client calls my competitor who wrote up the deficiency and asks them to repair it. Competitor tells homeowner that they need to dig up the tank first. (This is outrageous to me, for one, I know exactly where to dig. It takes me all of…
What a Scam. Don’t fall for these magic chemical additives. These are the type of emails I receive daily to “Make extra money per job/visit”. I will never fall for these, nor will I ever be broke enough to scam homeowners. I received this email today. To:ronnie@firstcallseptic.com From: ——–@aol.com Subj: Make $91.20 extra on each pump-out ————- Tallevast, FL 34270 1-800-621—– www.———–.com help@———-.com Let me introduce myself. My name is ————-. I’m sales manager of SEPTI——-. We’ve got a program…
Sometime last week we experienced an emergency call about a septic system only being 3 years old and needing pumped already. They have used Rid-X septic tank additives religiously over the past three years. And they thought they didn’t have to pump the septic tank if they used their product. Here is the cut and paste from their website. It’s also on the package of Rid-X they were using. “Q: If I use RID-X®, will I still have to have…
This is a great video. Now I did start recording a bit late. But here’s how the story goes. This is a home with two people living inside. This tank is only 3 years old. They use a commonly known septic tank additive every month. They have been using it religiously. So they started backing up in the home. They were confused and called us to find out what was wrong. The septic tank was completely full of solids and…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWuOTkEaus Here is a video of a clogged inlet baffle. There are two reasons why this house backed up into the house. The inlet pipe, abs plastic, was installed too far into the tank, and too close the concrete baffle. And the second is excessive toilet paper use. Really exciting stuff. Thanks for reading, Ronnie
We found another leaking septic tank. This septic tank was homemade with cinder blocks. This homeowner had never had it back up into the house, so assumed everything was okay. During a routine inspection we had to tell them the tank has never worked like a tank and needed replaced. The sewage was leaking out the septic tank and going straight to ground water. Now I understand that there are those that would say, “well, if the sewage leaks out…
I forgot to post the repair is complete. It was just an o-ring. Thank god. Thanks for reading, Ronnie
My favorite tavern, in the world, Nicks was backing up yesterday. I was called at 6:30 am. I arrived about 10:00 am. I had another emergency I was working on at the time. The tanks were backed up. I had just pumped it out three months prior. What gives? I used my inspection mirror and verified that the outlet baffle had rotted off. Oy. I had to pump the tank, put a ladder in, and enter. There’s no other way…
Happy Memorial Day. I have been knocking this idea around for a few days. I want to show my appreciation for those who serve. But didn’t want to do one of those cheesy Memorial Day Specials. I really want to make a difference in a Senior Veteran’s life. My way of saying thanks for their, and their family’s sacrifice. With that in mind. Please forward this post. Someone knows of a Senior Citizen Veteran, on septic, that needs serviced. First…
Good morning. This week I have a great project. I will try to document and take all kinds of pictures. It is a septic system that has just started to back up. It’s in the plumbing of the house, but hasn’t backed up into the showers yet. For those of you who don’t have “alarms” and sophisticated septic systems there are warning signs to not ignore. 1. toilets are flushing really weird. Not normal at all. A huge sign the…