{"id":2278,"date":"2022-11-30T23:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:05:26","slug":"what-are-the-signs-of-a-septic-system-at-the-end-of-its-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/what-are-the-signs-of-a-septic-system-at-the-end-of-its-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the signs of a septic system at the end of its life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Although this question may seem simple, it is essential to first understand the basics of operation of a septic system in order to fully understand the elements that can have an impact on its lifespan. <b>We invite you to read our article on how a septic system works to learn more about the subject.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In general, a classic septic system can have an average lifespan of between 15 and 25 years and a septic system with advanced secondary treatment an even longer lifespan.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>The main factor that influences the lifespan of a septic system is how it is used.<\/b> For example, a septic system built for 4 bedrooms, used by a single person should have a much longer lifespan since it uses only 25% of its capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, during a real estate transaction, it is very difficult to know what the real use of an installation has been in recent years. <b>It is therefore practically impossible to establish whether the septic system will soon reach the end of its life.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, several key elements can be observed on site in order to have a good idea of \u200b\u200bthe life expectancy of the septic system. Here are some of those elements:<\/p>\n<p><b>A. Use of the septic system<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When using water in the house, bubbles are heard or the water drains more slowly than usual.<\/li>\n<li>When there is a backflow in the house.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B. Condition of septic tank or secondary treatment system<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When there is backflow in the house.<\/li>\n<li>The lids of my septic tank, my cesspool or my secondary or tertiary treatments are damaged and foul odors are coming from them.<\/li>\n<li>Water is overflowing from the lids of my pit or from one of my secondary or tertiary treatments.<\/li>\n<li>When I open one of the lids, the water and sludge is over the pipes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>C. Purifier Element Condition<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The vegetation or grass is really greener where the water infiltrates<\/li>\n<li>The surface of the purifier element is soaked with water when I walk or there is water at the bottom of the embankment of the purifier element.<\/li>\n<li>Nauseating odors are noticeable where the purifying element is located.<\/li>\n<li>A dark trace or a flow of mud seems to have escaped from the purifying element.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These elements are only the main indicators that your septic system may be at the end of its life. <b>However, some of these can also show us that part of your installation is faulty but that your septic installation is not at the end of its life.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This is why it is essential that, as soon as a problem arises with your septic system, you call on a professional to guide you in solving it.<\/b> This will prevent this problem from generating new ones that could have an impact on the total life of your septic system, or even worse contamination of your drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have questions about your current septic system? Contact a Soluo expert today to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although this question may seem simple, it is essential to first understand the basics of operation of a septic system in order to fully <a href=\"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/what-are-the-signs-of-a-septic-system-at-the-end-of-its-life\/\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"73","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2706,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278\/revisions\/2706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soluo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}