Septic System Failures are caused by Drainfield Failure.

Most Septic system failures are caused by Drainfield / Leach Field Failure

There are several ways for a typical septic system failure to occur. Pipes can be broken or clogged by tree roots, by construction activities, or by cars driven over drainfield. However, a system need not be physically broken to fail. The main reason for failure is reduced or terminated effluent flow through the leach field (also called drainfield). Septic solids remain in the septic tank and must be pumped on a regular schedule. If a tank is not pumped, sludge accumulation can cause solid organic materials to be transmitted to the drainfield where they can clog soil passages and cause excessive growth of the biomat. Grease and fats that form a floating layer in the septic tank can be emulsified by soaps and detergents. These tiny particles of fat and grease can then flow to the drainfield where, over time, they will clog soil pores.

Over an extended period of time, some of the solids that are suspended in the effluent flow from the septic tank into the leach field. The anaerobic bacteria digest the waste particles in the effluent and produces a by-product referred to as "bio-mat". The bio-mat is a black slime that contributes to soil clogging. The bio-mat grows to a thickness that basically plugs off your leach field and prevents water from draining away, creating a stinky “pond” in your yard!

The drainfield, also known as the leachfield, absorption bed, disposal field or seepage field performs the task of accepting and processing wastewater, or effluent, from the septic tank before it returns to natural aquifers below the earth's surface. Secondary processing begins in these beds as the effluent fills the trench then seeps through the biomat and into the surrounding soil.

The biomat is a naturally occurring tar-like substance that forms on the bottoms and sides of the drainfield trenches. It is made up of living anaerobic (without oxygen) organisms, which feed on organic matter in the wastewater. As the biomat matures it grows thicker slowing down the flow of wastewater to the surrounding soil. When the biomat grows too thick a waterproof barrier develops and absorption stops.

Another common problem develops in soils containing clay. Sodium in ordinary detergents, soaps, household cleaners, and water softeners causes clay particles in the soils to chemically bond. Additionally, naturally occurring bacterial strains found throughout your septic system are killed off by the use of many household chemicals such as bleach, anti-bacterial soaps and other bacteria killing chemical products that enter your tank.

When soil absorption stops, soils flood. Standing water may be seen on the surface of the drainfield. Water may back up into the tank and even into household plumbing. This is often the first sign of soil failure in your septic system. Drainfield soils begin failing at the beginning of the field. As areas of soil clog the effluent moves to the next available area down the line, when water reaches the end of the field, and can no longer be absorbed, it surfaces. This is a sign of total drainfield failure.

You can suspect the problem is the drainfield if:

• There are wet spots and persistent odors in your yard or over the drainfield.


• Drains are slow or wastewater backs up into the house in toilets and drains when it’s used heavily, or during wet months.


• Problems continue even though the tank has been pumped recently and the plumbing backs-up again shortly thereafter.

How do you fix this problem?

Earth Frack LLC can provide a solution that is fast effective and relatively inexpensive.
Earth Frack represents a technological breakthrough in soil restoration. It solves a number off soil problems including compaction, saturation, and improper drainage, without disturbing the ground surface.

Earth Frack provides a fast solution to many ground water problems. Earth Frack uses a long narrow probe and an integral pneumatic hammer to penetrate the soil to depths of up to 12 feet.

It then forces air into the soil at a controllable rate, fracturing the soil, creating an aerobic condition.

At the same time, polystyrene pellets are injected into the newly aerated soil, thus maintaining the passages for the percolation of liquid away from the problem area.



Because air tends to follow the path of least resistance, both the air and the pellets will move horizontally and vertically through the soil. The pellets will keep the air and the water passages open to ensure proper transpiration on a long term basis.

Key Benefits

• Inexpensive - compared to New drain field installation!


• No use of Heavy Equipment, Digging and re landscaping.


• Better drainage.


• Fully functional system in One Day!

The Bargain
The alternative to the Pneumatic system is the installation of a new leach field, drain field which is expensive and time consuming. Since heavy equipment is used, work cannot be done until the area above the septic system is dry. Then the area has to be dug up, a new system installed, and the soil and landscaping replaced... an operation taking a number of days and costing thousands of dollars. The Pneumatic drainage system on the other hand, is light enough to be driven on the leach field, drain field and used immediately. It takes just one day and you will be able to use your system as soon as the operation is complete.

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