Septic system. It’s a topic nobody wants to talk about; but someone has to talk about it one way or another, and we might as well do it now. In case you haven’t noticed, the septic system is crucial, even indispensable, to any community—urban or rural. You can’t have a society without a septic system working under it, and vice versa. It goes both ways.
All waste goes into the septic system, and from there solids are retained in a container called a septic tank. The effluents continue to flow down a series of pipes and out to the surrounding soil. Private septic systems, or a septic system built for a specific household, serves more US homes than any other waste disposal method. Community septic systems are maintained by the government and allow several homes to share a single septic tank.
Septic System Parts
A brief look at the different parts of a septic system:
Main waste line – The main waste line connects the septic tank into the home’s plumbing. It serves as the backbone of the entire septic system.
Septic tank – The heart of any septic system. A septic tank is used to store solid waste cruds while the effluents travel down the pipes as minerals to the soil.
Effluent distribution pipe – The effluent distribution pipe carries the effluents from the septic tank to the leaching system.
Leaching system – The leaching system is a series of pipes and is used to distribute the effluents from the main pipe to the surrounding soil. The effluents are dispersed through the holes that run down the length of the tube.
Make sure to inspect the equipment properly before installing your own private septic system. Repair and replacement costs can be quite expensive. Since the entire system is buried underground, you might want to make sure everything works just fine before you begin installing it.