Septic Plumbing Trafalgar

What we do, and what a tanker does

A septic system has a house drain, a tank, and a drain field or a pump well. We work on the licensed plumbing side: the house drain, the lids we can access, the connections and, where it is a plumbing fault, the line between the house and the tank. A full tank that needs pumping out is a tanker job. We will tell you which one you have, and we will not pretend a jet will fix a tank that is simply due for a pump-out.

If fixtures are backing up, stop using them and call 03 8658 7379. We camera the house drain, jet if that will help, and quote a reline or a dug repair if the pipe has failed.

Lids, alarms and drain fields

Keep lids visible and do not drive over them if you can avoid it. An alarm on a pump well should be treated as urgent. If the drain field is soggy, that may be a full tank, a failed pump or a field that has reached the end of its life — we will say what we can see as plumbers and when you also need a septic specialist.

When to call us, when to call a tanker

Call us if fixtures are slow or backing up, if a lid is damaged, or if you are not sure whether the house drain has failed. Call a tanker if you already know the tank is due for a pump-out and the fixtures are otherwise fine. If you are unsure, ring 03 8658 7379 and describe it; we would rather send you to the right place than jet a full tank.

Camera first on the house drain

If more than one fixture is slow, think drain, not a single trap. We camera the house drain before we blame the tank, and we will tell you if the footage points to roots, a collapse or a clear run into a tank that may simply be full. That honesty saves a wasted jet and a second call-out. Keep wipes and fats out of the system as far as you can, and keep lids visible. Ring 03 8658 7379 if fixtures are backing up or a pump-well alarm is on.

Lids, fields and honesty

A soggy drain field is not always a blocked house drain, and a blocked house drain is not always a full tank. We would rather tell you which one we can see than sell you a jet that cannot help. If you need a tanker or a septic specialist as well as a plumber, you will hear that on the day, with a quote only for the plumbing work we can honestly do. Call 03 8658 7379 if fixtures are backing up or a lid is damaged.

Trafalgar pipes at a glance

Trafalgar sits on the Princes Highway in Baw Baw Shire, postcode 3824, between Yarragon and Moe, with farmland, weatherboard houses and larger rural blocks spreading toward Thorpdale, Willow Grove, Narracan and Trafalgar East. Many homes here run a rainwater tank as well as, or instead of, a town supply, and a good number still have a septic system rather than a sewer. Water services can be long runs down a gravel drive, and earthenware or PVC drains pick up roots from paddock and roadside trees.

We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and acoustic leak detection so we can see the pipework before anyone cuts a wall or opens a trench in a paddock lawn.

From your call to the finished job