“A lot of people treat their septic system like a magic hole in the ground,” says Elena Ross, a civil engineer specializing in residential waste systems. “They assume that if it goes down the drain, it disappears. But it doesn’t disappear; it accumulates.”
Sometimes the tank is fine, but the pipe between the house and the tank is clogged. This presents the same symptoms (gurgling, slow drains). The fix is different.
The most obvious sign. If raw sewage is backing up into your lowest drains (like basement showers), your tank or its inlet pipe is severely clogged.
💡 : Only "The Three Ps" should go down the drain: pee, poo, and (septic-safe) paper.
