TED-DEE BEAR Septic

A Few septic hints:

• Maintenance on your septic system can prevent possible damage to the soil and water in the ground around your home, and may extend the useful life of your system..


• Don't use powdered soaps in washer or dishwasher, this can create a buildup and has been the culprit to a back up problem in a lot of our service calls.


• Certain toilet papers do not break up as well in a septic system and can cause backups. Even when it says septic safe or flushable, this does not mean it will break down as well as needed.


• Even if it says it dissolves and is safe for septic's, it doesn't say how long it will take to dissolve!


• Don't use your toilet as a garbage can! If you put junk down the toilet, you will need to have the tank pumped more often!


• Tank is full - Septic tanks normal operating level is approx. 8 to 10 inches below ceiling of tank. Pumping is determined by the amount of sludge and scum levels in the tank.


• Having access risers on your septic compartment(s) can be a benefit to you. Backing up ... just uncover the lid and check to see if the baffle is plugged, many times we have been called out for emergency pumping, only to find that it is the inlet baffle plugged up.


• You don't need to buy additives to put in your system, if treated right, your natural bacteria is good enough.


• No baby wipes, pre moist wipes, q-tips, female or male products, coffee grounds, don't rinse paint brushes and rollers, etc... Do not flush!


• Excessive use of bleach can kill the good bacteria in your tank. Go easy on bleach in the laundry!


• Drain cleaning products - using to often can upset the balance of a septic system.

Is your inspection due now....

Make sure to check the date on your notice from the health dept. They send out the post cards early and you don't want to have the inspection and or pumping, until the month it is due. Save your money until it is time!

Looking for the list of certified inspectors...

Click here to go to the Clark County Health Dept list of OM I & OM II inspectors in the local area.

Skamania County list of septic inspectors and pumpers

Cowlitz County home owners click here to go to list of certified inspectors in your area.

The county requirement for septic inspections: UPDATE Jan, 2010

If you have a pressure distribution system and no other components with it, you now have 2 year inspections. Gravity inspections are every three years. Alternate systems will still require yearly inspections, such as ones with sand filters, mound type systems. Click here to read the news release from the Clark County Health Dept.

Community Involvement

We are proud we have been able to support : One of the many sponsors to Eric Sayre Racing and Sonny Sayre Racing N.C.C.F.B. - North County Community Food Bank for the A.P.P.L.E. Cruise-in for the past 10 years. We are sorry to say the Food Bank has decided to no longer hold a cruise in. We have enjoyed sponsoring and participating in this annual event and wish great success in the future fund raisers the Food Bank holds. Evergreen Little League Girls softball team Dwight "Red" Van Dyne racing One of the many organizations supporting Cub Scouts Pack 450 of Washougal WA American Cancer Society -having been one of the many sponsors for ACS Relay For Life for East Clark County. Members of: AARP, Washington State Grange, Dollars Corner Moose Lodge, Washington Farm Bureau

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