Note: If your alarm comes on, you need to have a maintenance provider check the system. Pumping the system alone will almost never resolve the reason why your alarm has activated. See our video on what to do when your aerobic alarm activates.
How often should my aerobic system be pumped?
The frequency of pumping can vary greatly — averaging between one and five years — and is usually dependent upon the following combine factors:
- Size of the trash tank, aerobic tank and pump tank
- Number of home occupants
- Items flushed down the toilets
- Items put down the drains
- Medications
- Excessive use of household cleaners
- Hydraulic overloads on the system
Not all maintenance providers have aerobic pumping experience
Although any maintenance provider will be able to recommend when your aerobic system should be pumped, they do not all offer pumping services — you may need to find a separate company to remove the waste from the tank.
Pumping an aerobic system usually means pumping all three tanks or compartments — make sure that is included in any bid for pumping you receive from a pumper.
Check with the provider to see if there are additional things that need to be done when the system is pumped in order to prevent damage to the system. Some system components may need to be disconnected or removed when the system is pumped — be sure the pumping company is experienced with your manufactured system to prevent damage during pumping.
Call Van Delden for experienced aerobic system service
Van Delden Wastewater Systems specializes in installing, servicing, and pumping only Clearstream aerobic systems, ensuring our customers the highest quality of service.
Need a Clearstream aerobic septic system pumping? Give us a call at (210) 698-2000 (San Antonio) or (830) 249-4000 (Boerne), or contact us online.
For 86+ years, Van Delden Wastewater Systems has withstood the test of time as the leading Wastewater System company, providing San Antonio, Boerne, and the surrounding Texas Hill Country with services you can count on now and in the future.
Call us for any of your wastewater systems needs and let our professionals help you with your septic installation and maintenance requirements: (210) 698-2000 (San Antonio) or (830) 249-4000 (Boerne).
