With winter right around the corner, homeowners are making necessary preparations to ensure that their home is ready for the cold weather season. They have their heating systems and plumbing checked and repaired. But, there's one indispensable system that many homeowners often overlook — the septic tank.

Why Must You Have Septic Tanks Checked Before Winter?

Your septic tank collects and treats wastewater for proper disposal. Septic system issues brought on by freezing temperatures can severely damage this chamber and require costly repairs. Furthermore, these will expose you and others to health risks from toxic sewage. It can even contaminate households' potable water.

What Are Some Winter Septic Tank Problems & Their Solutions?

Frozen Tank Mechanisms

Since septic tanks are filled with water, there's a good chance that its components will freeze during winter. This scenario can also significantly slow down the metabolic speed of anaerobic bacteria, which is essential in decomposing wastes. Homeowners can avert this problem by ensuring that their septic system is used daily over the winter months or providing heat or insulation for their septic tanks.

Pumping Issues

Freezing temperatures and delayed waste decomposition can clog your septic tank. To avert pumping issues, be sure your septic system is maintained throughout the year or at least have the chambers pumped before winter. If you wait until the ground starts freezing, it will be difficult even for professionals to check and repair your septic system.

Queen's Septic Tank Service in High Point, NC, provides detailed septic tank inspections, maintenance, repairs, and installations for residential and commercial septic systems. The family-owned and -operated company offers 24/7 septic system services around Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. To schedule an inspection or maintenance, call (336) 434-1260 or visit their website to know more about their septic tank pumping service.