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Mechanical Aeration: Can You Use It To Restore Your Drainfield?

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If your drainfield leaks, smells, or performs poorly, ask a plumber about mechanical aeration. Mechanical aeration is one of several methods used by plumbers to restore ailing drainfields back to normal. Learn why your drainfield is on the verge of failing and how mechanical aeration can keep it from doing so below.

Is Your Drainfield on the Verge of Failing?

Your drainfield should be able to receive, filter, and eliminate dirty water, or effluent, out of your septic system on a daily basis. But if your drainfield doesn't do the things it should, it may potentially fail in the future. The soil sitting inside your drainfield could be one of the reasons why your drainfield is on the verge of failing right now.

The soil sitting inside your drainfield must be able to clean wastewater thoroughly before it enters the water traveling beneath your property. However, the soil can fail to filter and clean effluent if it becomes too saturated with liquid or overrun with bad bacteria. The extra liquid will also cause the drainfield to clog up and overflow onto the grass surrounding it.

You can break down and install a new drainfield on your property to solve your problem, or you can restore your drainfield back to normal with mechanical aeration.

How Can Mechanical Aeration Restore Your Drainfield?

Mechanical aeration is one of the fastest methods used to restore drainfields today. Plumbers generally use mechanical aeration to clean drainfields affected by clogs or overrun with bad bacteria. The aeration method can also improve the soil quality inside drainfields.

A plumber may use several tools to begin the mechanical aeration or restoration process, including a large air compressor. A plumber will use an air compressor to blow large amounts of air into your septic tank. The air will help increase the number of beneficial bacteria living inside your septic tank. Beneficial bacteria keep septic systems clean by consuming other organic matter.

After the bacteria consumes the waste inside the tank, they filter into the drainfield through the effluent. The cleaned effluent should be able to pass through the soil without clogging it up.

There may be other ways to restore your drainfield back to normal as well. A plumber can use additives and other chemical treatments to improve the quality of your drainfield. If a plumber can't restore your drainfield with the methods mentioned above, they may consider replacing it. 

If you need to restore your drainfield back to good health, contact a plumber for drainfield restoration services today.


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