Sewerage
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Toilet bowl won’t empty
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Blockage in the pan trap
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Sewer drain blockage
On-site sewage treatment systems – odours from tank
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Sludge and scum build-up
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System is suffering from ‘shock loading’: a sudden, large volume of effluent entering the treatment system. Insufficient bacteria are initially present to accommodate the loading following a period of non-use (typically occurs in holidays homes or where there is intermittent use of the system)
On-site sewage treatment systems – odours from disposal area
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Sludge is not removed from effluent before disposal to beds or trenches
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Build-up of sediment in drip lines
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Disposal area is saturated
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Disposal area is not large enough to cope with the volume of effluent
Sewage treatment systems – effluent ponding
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Disposal area is waterlogged
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Disposal area is saturated with effluent
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Disposal area is not large enough to cope with the volume of effluent pipe fracture
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Pipe fracture
Sewage treatment systems – slow or no drainage
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Drains are blocked
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Drains are blocked by tree roots
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Waste pipes do not have enough fall to waste water treatment tank
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Solids chamber full (both septic tanks and aerated systems)
On-site sewage treatment systems – gurgling drains
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Drains are blocked or not clearing properly
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For onsite disposal the septic tank or sewage plant is intermittently overloaded or solids chamber is full
On-site sewage treatment systems – overflow at gully trap(s)
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Drains are blocked or not clearing properly
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For onsite disposal the septic tank or sewage plant is intermittently overloaded or solids chamber is full
Wet ground around septic tank/aerated water treatment system
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Storage chambers overflowing
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Blocked outlet to disposal field
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Disposal field clogged
Warning light illuminated on aerated water treatment systems
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Pump inlet grilles blocked
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Submersible pump failure
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Pump chamber is full
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Filters between chambers blocked (filters should be cleaned 6 monthly)
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Pump inlet is blocked
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Disposal lines are clogged
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Ground water is getting into tank and overloading it (usually after heavy rain)
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Overflowing due to full chambers