Leach Field Cleaning Restoration

[Dennis]

Pumpers,
I'm interrested in cleaning leach, Drain fields and flow testing with water or air. The new forum we have is world-wide. I'm hoping the new forum tells me things I never thought of.
Thanks, Dennis... www.dennishoover.com

[arcan]

Septic-Scrub(TM) is a leach field treatment. The link to the web site is www.arcan.com (http://www.arcan.com). You can also find us advertising in Pumper and at the Pumper Show. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (888) 352-7226.

David Keeton
Arcan Enterprises

[hockeyologist]

I've tried them all , not what was represented*****

[wmcisewer]

Hello,
I have been cleaning drainfields since around 1990. I first tried using a jetter at 30gpm @ 2000 psi (not a good idea). I found out that 6-10 gpm @ 3500-4000 psi works the best. With this you can blast into a biomat, cut out roots, and flush back solids into the tank.
If the field is traped by a biomat or sludge, once you establish a flow, treat the field with bacteria. If it is roots, buy a good jetter head (one that cuts with water, not blades) from a company like Stoneage, Enz, etc..
Roots usually cause a problem at the start of the drain field or branch of fields blocking flow to the rest of the field or branches.
I have had great success and the last few years almost a perfect track record.
If you start cleaning drain fields you need to use your head and check the field first. Saturated ground will not take water period. Bad installs will fail. Some systems cant be cleaned (open dome, dog house type) I have not had good luck with ground tire systems or foam peanut systems. The good old fashion rock and pipe systems that worked for years and just stopped working can be fixed 99% of the time.

[wmcisewer]

Another point about drain fields
Back in the 1980s plumbers in my area, me included, had seperate drain fields installed for washing machines.
If you try to clean one of these and there was not a lint trap tank installed, you are wasting your time and customers money!
Between all the lint, soap, sand, and oil; the field can not be cleaned (by me). The rock bed will be packed and clogged so tight that I will only make a big mess in the yard.
Sink drain fields with grease traps can be cleaned, I have cleaned 40 to 50 year old fields full of grease with good results, but not overnight.

[Trent]

Phosphates also will plug the wash only lines. I even tried to Terralift a couple of them with no luck.

I have had good luck with jetting sludge filled drainfields however. I pull everything back to the d box and pump it out with the truck.

[Sweet Pea]

We have had excellent success with Septic Scrub over the years. The customers are always told that this is not a permanent fix, but many have gotten years of additional life out of their drain fields.

[little can]

One of the most amazing pieces of equipment we own! out of about 200 jobs, only 3-4 did'nt work. After digging down to one of the lines,we found no rock fill. I think this speaks for equipment, especially used on mostly on hard pan clay!:)

[Dennis]

One of the most amazing pieces of equipment we own! out of about 200 jobs, only 3-4 did'nt work. After digging down to one of the lines,we found no rock fill. I think this speaks for equipment, especially used on mostly on hard pan clay!:)
I'm not a terralift fan because you're going deeper and closer to the water table.