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Septic System Repair
Backups, slow drains in every fixture, or a septic alarm. Ryan Chastain, a licensed Master Plumber, repairs the plumbing side of your septic system.
Short answer: If toilets are backing up, every drain is slow or a septic alarm is going off, Ryan works on the lines and the effluent pump to get the system working again. Pumping the tank is done by a septic pumping company, not by Ryan.
Septic trouble is easy to ignore until it is not. A gurgle or a slow drain is a warning, and a backup is an emergency.
If you are not sure which one you have, call or text and describe what you see. You will know whether it needs a visit tonight or in the morning.
Septic backing up?
Call now if sewage is in the house. If it is just slow drains, text a short description. Ryan is a licensed Master Plumber and answers his own phone.
A septic system has two parts. The plumbing side is the pipe from your house to the tank, the drains inside the house and, on some homes, an effluent pump and its alarm. The tank and the drain field are the other part.
Ryan repairs the plumbing side. He clears blockages in the lines, repairs pipes and fittings that leak or have failed, and works on effluent pump and alarm problems. Pumping a tank is a different job: that is done by a septic pumping company, not by Ryan. If what he finds points to pumping, he will tell you so you can book it.
When one drain is slow, the clog is usually close to that drain. When every drain is slow or toilets back up, the trouble is further down the line. These pages cover the common symptoms: toilet backing up, sewage smell in the house and a septic alarm going off.
A home that is not on a city sewer line uses a septic system, and that is common outside town limits. If you are not sure which you have, our guide on how to tell septic from sewer helps. To learn how the system works, read how septic systems work, and see what not to flush and using a garbage disposal with septic.
A backup does not wait for business hours, and Ryan does not either. He is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A text reaches him in the mountains when a call drops.
You reach Ryan himself. He asks what the house is doing and works out where the trouble is. He gives a free estimate with no trip fee and no diagnostic fee, so you know the price before any work starts. Work is backed by a warranty, with terms in writing at the estimate. Payment by cash, check, all major credit cards or Venmo.
"The determination that Ryan displayed to get my septic system operational on a Sunday is just about unprecedented these days. Not afraid of hard work at a good price. Job two: Ryan installed a new bladder tank for my well. He showed up promptly and finished quickly at a better than fair price."
Common Questions
No. Ryan repairs the plumbing side of the system. Pumping is done by a septic pumping company, and he will tell you if that is what your system needs.
Yes. If sewage is coming up into the house, call or text right away. Use as little water as you can until he arrives.
It is usually tied to a pump or a high water level in a tank. Read what to do when a septic alarm goes off, then call or text.
Read how to tell septic from sewer. If you still cannot tell, ask Ryan.
Ryan does not use chemical drain cleaners. He clears lines mechanically, and strong chemicals are a poor fit for a septic system.
Ryan gives a free estimate after he sees the problem, so you know the price before any work starts. No trip fee, no diagnostic fee.
Free estimate, no trip fee. Ryan is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.