The septic tank is the first part of your septic system when the pipe leaves your house. All waste water from the showers, sinks, and toilets exits through one pipe right into your D-Box. Then into your septic tank. Septic tanks are normally made of cement just like the foundation of your home. A simple box shape, it has one pipe entering from your house and several pipes exiting the tank to a leaching field. The pipes are normally made of PVC, however some older homes have clay or metal pipes. In the septic tank good bacteria begins to break down solids into liquid. The overflow pipes exit to a leaching field made of crushed stone to allow the liquid to drain. Keeping solid material out of the leaching field is very important.
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