SOS Draincare Ltd can empty, clean and take away your waste in
accordance with the correct
guidelines and procedures required
and issue waste transfer disposal tickets.
A septic tank is a retention vessel designed to receive
sewage, hold it for a period and then release a
clarified effluent. Sewage is a mixture of toilet
wastes, kitchenwastes and so called grey wastes i.e.
liquids which include washing, bath and washing machine
wastes. A septic tank is primarily a liquid/solid
separation system, although there may be some limited
biological activity within the sludge and the liquid
interface.
Cesspools act as a solution for locations without mains drainage where the discharge of treated effluent is not permissable due to unsuitable ground conditions, or where infrequent use such as for a holiday home would prevent the use of a packaged treatment plant.
As the name septic implies, the sewage entering the tank becomes septic. If you look this up in a dictionary or thesaurus, you will see the alternative words - putrid,toxic, noxious, unsanitary, rotten, decaying. It is possible that at sometime, smells will be detected from somewhere in the drainage system. These can be minimised by correct installation, location and by controlling the sewage.