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This chapter discusses What is the Life Expectancy of a Septic Drainfield ? How long should a leachfield last? - among the types of septic system failure in the drain field, leach field, seepage bed, or similar component. We list the causes of each type of septic component failure, and list the septic component failure criteria or in other words what conditions are defined as "failure"? How can you distinguish between a blocked pipe, a septic tank that needs pumping, and a clogged drainfield that needs replacement? This is an important question as it distinguishes between relatively low cost maintenance or repair task and a costly septic leach field replacement. We also discuss what can be planted over and near a septic drainfield and what should be avoided. Also see Drainfield Location: how to find the septic drain field or leaching bed. © Copyright 2010 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website. DRAINFIELD LIFE - What destroys or shortens the life of the absorption system?I've seen drain fields still working fine after 25 years and others which failed in the first week of occupancy of a new home. In a properly designed septic absorption field the level of usage of the system, site characteristics such as slope, rock, groundwater level, and soil percolation rate have all been considered. Barring foul ups such as we discuss in this document, such a field may last from 10 to 20 years. But it's easy to ruin or shorten the life of a drainfield/leaching bed. For a better view of the probable life of a specific drainfield at a specific property you'd want to know
For a more detailed understanding of how these factors work to affect the probable life of a particular leach field or soakaway bed (synonyms), review the definition of what constitutes a septic system failure - at SEPTIC FAILURE CRITERIA - and review the causes of septic field failure discussed at Field Failure Causes ... Technical Reviewers & References
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