Septic Systems Explained by an Inspector
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Last spring, I got a call from a frustrated homeowner outside Atlanta. His conventional septic system had failed—again. The drain field was saturated. His lot was too small for a replacement. The health department … Read more
By Joel Grayson, Licensed Septic System Installer & Inspector (18 years, Rural Southeast) This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you’re running an aerobic treatment unit (ATU) septic system, you’ve got a choice to make about how to disinfect your effluent before it leaves your property. Most … Read more
“`html Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. I got called to a property in rural Georgia last spring that made me shake my head. The homeowner had skipped service for three years to save the $350 annual fee. When … Read more
“`html Author: Joel Grayson, Licensed Septic System Installer & Inspector | 18+ years of septic service across the rural Southeast This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Last spring, I got a call from a frustrated homeowner near Macon, Georgia. His aerobic … Read more
“`html Author: Joel Grayson — Licensed septic system installer and inspector, 18 years’ field experience across the rural Southeast. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. The worst job I ever walked into was a silent septic failure in rural Georgia. The … Read more
“`html This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Last spring, I got a call from a homeowner near Macon, Georgia. His aerobic treatment unit—an ATU system I’d installed eight years prior—had suddenly started producing cloudy, foul-smelling effluent. The spray heads were backing … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. I got a call last spring from a homeowner in rural Georgia who was panicking. His septic system was spraying cloudy, foul-smelling water across his spray field. He’d bought the property six months earlier, and … Read more