Having a broken pipe within your septic tank system can be very frustrating. Pipes can break in many different ways and can cause serious problems. A common cause of septic system failure is piping that settles due to soil movement. When the ground settles over time the pipes will bend or break, backing up the system. Another common problem area is where the old cast-iron pipe exits the house and is converted to clay tile or PVC once outside. The old cast iron pipe rusts and breaks, causing clogs. Whatever the reason, when a septic field pipe breaks you need it fixed immediately, and more importantly, you need it fixed correctly. Septic field pipe repair can be one of the most complex plumbing repairs you may be faced with as a homeowner. The difficulty lies in finding the exact location where the repair needs to be made. Septic field pipe systems vary in lay out and application. The simplest ones just have a single pipe that goes the length of the field. The more complex ones start with a single line, go into a distribution box, and then branch out from there. Still others will branch off even further into a number of other lines.
While there are several reasons that a septic leach field may have a problem, there are really only a couple of options for fixing them. One of them is to make a repair to the pipe itself. The other is to relocate the leach field. Leach field pipe repairs are fairly straight forward, once the problem is found. That is not always the best course of action to take, however. Sometimes the best way to go is to relocate the field entirely. An experienced plumber will be able to explain your options, including the pros and cons of each option. The repair of septic fields is one of the many services Allstar Plumbing San Jose plumbers are proud to provide. We employ the best plumbers our industry has to offer that are highly trained and experienced with septic absorption fields. Call us today, and we will come out, take a look, and give you a free, no obligation estimate for diagnosing your septic field problems. We guarantee you will feel that your money was well invested because you have just received the best possible service.
