Sewage Systems in East Grinstead
| The True Cost of Maintenance and Septic Tank Repairs

Septic Tank Services: What Affects Cost?

Sewage systems come in different sizes, ages and conditions; most cesspits and septic tanks have unique characteristics which, more often than not, could impact how much it costs to empty, service and maintain them. Also, during the emptying and cleaning process, we might find something that indicates the need for urgent cesspit or septic tank repairs.

For the everyday emptying of sewage and drainage systems, here are some of the characteristics that could influence cost:

• Your physical location in East Grinstead

• The size and capacity of the tank

• Accessibility of cesspits and septic tanks

• How often you have the system emptied

• The amount of waste accumulated in the tank

Emptying Frequency

The number of times you need to empty a cesspit or septic tank each year will vary based on its capacity and the amount of use. Cesspits aren’t sewage systems in the traditional sense; they don’t process solid waste, they only hold it. Septic tanks, however, have a very basic processing system that separates solid waste and wastewater (effluent) into chambers.

We visit properties to empty cesspits and septic tanks of solid waste, but in the case of the latter, the effluent disperses safely into a soakaway.

Need for Repairs

Septic tank repairs are typically more frequent than cesspit repairs because septic tanks have components like baffles and dip pipes.

Size of the Tank

Typically, the size of the tank used for an installation reflects the property size and the number of “bums on seats”.
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• 1-bed property – up to 500 gallons

• 2-bed property – up to 750 gallons

• 3-bed property – up to 1,000 gallons

• 4-bed property – up to 1,250 gallons

• 5-bed property – up to 1,500 gallons

P.J. Cole (Southern) Ltd | Your Local Expert

The factors mentioned above determine how often P.J. Cole (Southern) Ltd must visit homes in the East Grinstead area to empty sewage systems. We will clean cesspits more frequently than septic tanks, but we rarely need to perform cesspit repairs with anywhere near the frequency of septic tank repairs. Hopefully, if you book in for emptying and maintenance regularly, you won’t need repairs anyway.

If you are thinking about an installation, or if you need us for CCTV drain surveys or one of our supporting drainage services, P.J. Cole (Southern) Ltd looks forward to hearing from you and to helping you with your personal requirements.