As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A septic system isn’t much good if it’s clogged, and once it is clogged, it’ll cost a fair amount to pump it—but using a septic ...

This is what my septic system looked like during the height of failure. The sewage is about 24” above the outlet of the tank and threatening to spill out onto the lawn. June 2011 was a bad time at my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man cleaning out a septic tank - Peter Cade/Getty Images If you have a house with a septic system, you may understand some of ...

Too many Lowcountry waterfront homeowners and businesses flush toilets into septic tanks in spots where they could hook into sewers, and water quality in our tidal creeks suffers because of it.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide RVers with a simple and effective means of clearing a clog or blockage in the septic system," said an inventor, from Gillette, Wy, "so I ...

Q. I live in a home about 15 years old. This home has two baths, with a septic system. Over the past few years I noticed a "septic tank" odor when I flush the stool in the main bath. I have had the ...