Why is the cesspool filling up quickly?

In order for the sewerage in the house to function normally, timely care of the pit where the drains flow is necessary. However, even with proper operation, the pit can fill up too soon. Let's highlight several reasons why the cesspool fills up quickly and what should be done to avoid this.

Impaired functioning

In order for the sewer to function properly, it needs to be properly maintained. At the same time, the most important thing is the timely pumping of wastewater. It is usually carried out once a year, however, with a smaller volume, it can occur more often if the septic tank is filled with waste. However, when several years pass, the period between pumping may decrease, and the pit will begin to fill quickly. As a result, additional measures may be required to improve the performance of the pit pit.

Such reasons for the deterioration of the work of the pit can be:

silty bottom;
fat deposits on the walls of sewer pipes, making the soil so that it does not absorb water;
high pit filling rate.

As a result, a lot of sewage accumulates in the pit, and a terrible smell also accumulates, spreading around even when the hatch is closed (except for absolutely tight containers), the pit fills up too quickly and has to be pumped out more often.

Silty bottom

One of the most common reasons for the rapid filling of the pit is siltation of its bottom. You can get rid of this in the following way. Firstly, it is necessary to pump out all the drains in the pit - for this they call a sewage truck. Everything that the machine did not pump out, that is, small residues of drains in the pit, must be filled with clean water so that they soften as much as possible and become liquid. After some time, special biologics are added to the pit, containing a large number of bacteria that can cope with silt.

Bacteria are also necessary in order to clean the walls of fat deposits that have accumulated on their surface. These bio-based preparations are quite effective, since their components are microorganisms that feed on sediment from the cesspool. What is achieved after the use of these microorganisms?

In the cesspool, the amount of sewage is reduced.
Solid waste is liquefied.
An unpleasant smell ceases to come from the pit.
Internal elements, such as sewer pipes, are cleaned of grease deposits.
The pit drainage functions as before again.
For a long time, the cesspool will not silt up, and fat deposits will not form in it.
All waste components become passive and not dangerous to humans.

Biologically based preparations differ in application options. Some of them are used to clean sewer systems, sewers, they are able to destroy fats and odors formed. And others make it possible to speed up the process of decomposition of waste that has fallen into the sewer - fruit peel, toilet paper, and the like.

These products are often used for outdoor dry closets. The waste in them, as well as sewage, is simply converted into compost, which can even be used to fertilize vegetable gardens. Therefore, if the pit is already silted up, microorganisms will help to cope with this problem in the best way.

How can silting of the bottom of the cesspool be prevented? Ideally, it will not be completely possible to make sure that what silts it does not fall into the pit, but something can be done. So, you can put a mesh on the sink in the kitchen, which will prevent solid waste from entering the sewer. In the toilet, it is enough to put a bucket for toilet paper, instead of throwing it into the toilet. Then fewer products that silt it up will get into the pit.

You can get rid of the rapid filling of the sewer if you arrange a second collector. It is done at a short distance from the first collector. Both containers are connected by a pipe installed at a slight slope, through which water flows. Such a design can provide a two-level cleaning system, as a result of which the sewer will work much more efficiently.

Note! A pit intended for collecting wastewater should be located at a distance of about 30 m from the main well, no less, as required by sanitary standards.

Freezing drains

If sewage began to accumulate in the cesspool in winter, it is likely that the waste began to freeze. Most often, ice forms due to improperly performed work on the installation of sewer thermal insulation, as well as poor-quality installation work. However, even if all the work, including thermal insulation, was done correctly, the pit can still freeze.

A fairly effective way to defrost the contents of the pit is resistive heating of the conductors. It is necessary to take a copper wire rated for 2 kW, a metal pin, having a length of about 20 cm, as well as a small hook. We must not forget that this method is best used by those who have at least a slight idea of \u200b\u200belectrical engineering, since safety precautions are required here.

If the entire pit freezes, the following method must be applied. A metal pin connected to a wire, the end of which is stripped, should be driven into the center of the frozen drains. The other end of this wire, using a hook, is thrown onto an element connected to the current, or a wire powered from the socket phase is used. A few hours, as with a pipe, is indispensable here - you will have to wait about a day or even two until the pit is completely defrosted. When the pit is frozen, the wire is de-energized and only after that it is pulled out of the pit.

Note! If during this process you have to be near the pit, then a prerequisite for safe work will be the presence of rubberized shoes and protective gloves.

In the case when only a metal pipe is frozen, it is necessary to warm up the sewer in a different way. It is necessary to strip the wire so that it can be wrapped around a frozen pipe once. The other end of the wire is connected to the phase in the outlet. After only a few hours, the pipe will thaw under the action of the current passing through the metal pipe.

Another option for defrosting pipes is to supply hot water inside the pipe using a special device shown in the illustration.

To defrost plastic pipes, special devices are used, with the help of which a large current, about 400 A, is supplied through the ice in the pipe, as a result of which the ice quickly melts. As a rule, specialists are equipped with such equipment. A home craftsman can try using a welding machine. The contacts must be in ice (in water) on opposite sides of the frozen pipe.

In the article, we looked at the main reasons for the rapid filling of the cesspool, as well as winter problems, which may give the impression that the pit is full.