Summer brings not only warm weather but more time spent outdoors and entertaining friends. It also brings increased water use and demand on your septic system. With more people using your toilets and showers, you need to make sure your septic tank is ready. All-Star Rooter offers septic and drain cleaning services to residents of Connecticut’s Fairfield and New Haven counties and encourages septic system owners to follow a few basic steps to avoid emergencies this summer.

4 Tips for Septic Tank Care This Summer

1. Have Your Tank Pumped

If you can’t remember the last time you had your tank serviced, hire a professional. A drain cleaning company like All-Star Rooter will perform pumping and cleaning services so there’s little risk of experiencing an overflow.

2. Mark Your Septic Tank

Sometimes guests unknowingly will park their car atop a septic system, which can put pressure on the tank and damage the drain field pipes. If you're hosting many guests and need to use your lawn for parking, mark your septic tank’s location with flags and post signs so people won’t put their vehicles there.

3. Educate Your Guests

Not everyone has a septic system or understands how they work. It’s a good idea to post notices near toilets reminding visitors not to flush items such as cigarettes, disposable wipes, paper towels, and chemicals as well as to avoid using excessive amounts of bathroom tissue.

4. Don’t Use Sprinklers Over the Drain Field

Sprinklers can oversaturate parts of your lawn with water, and it’s particularly important to avoid this problem over your septic system’s drain field. Limit or avoid watering the grass above the drain field to prevent the system from overloading and backing up in your household plumbing, requiring drain cleaning services.

If you need to have your septic tank cleaned or pumped, call All-Star Rooter at (203) 286-4498 to schedule an appointment with a contractor. Visit their website for more information about their services, including water jetting and video inspections, and check their Google+ page for tips from the business.