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Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo

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 Residential Services

Septic Tank Maintenance Pumping

It is very important to follow a maintenance schedule to keep your septic system working. In most cases 3-5 years is adequate. These numbers are based on a family of four in a common scenario. If the condition is different, as there are 6-8 people living in a house, every 3 years or even sooner may be necessary. On the same scale, if there are only 1-2 people in a house, 5 years can be adequate. Each individual case may vary, so if you don’t know how long it has been since your last pumping, or you know it has been way too long, Alliance Septic Service can pump your septic tank, evaluate your situation and suggest the next pump interval. 


Septic Tank Pumping Service
Septic Tank Repair, Rebuilding, and Installation

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Alliance Septic Service is widely experienced in repairing and installing septic tanks, including concrete and plastic septic tanks.

Concrete septic tanks are the preferred construction material when a new septic tank is required due to the brute strength and durability of today’s concrete products. If the plumbing components are installed correctly, H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) gasses are not an issue for keeping the concrete from deteriorating. 

If you have a concrete septic tank that has significant corrosion damage from H2S gasses, Alliance Septic Service is the leader in concrete septic tank repair. From minimal damage to major structural damage that requires saw cutting out damaged areas and re-pouring concrete sections with rebar reinforcement.

Plastic septic tanks are a very good solution to having to replace a septic tank where a concrete made septic tank cannot be installed due to access to the area or terrain. Most plastic septic tanks have a bad reputation due to being structurally inadequate, however, todays plastic septic tanks are made significantly stronger than years past. Alliance Septic uses only the strongest and most structurally sound products available. A very important component to a septic system is the internal piping and the addition of a cleanable effluent filter. Alliance Septic Service can re-plumb internal and external piping if there are issues with inflow from the house main sewer line or the outlet piping not letting effluent out of the septic tank. In addition to having correct piping, installing an effluent filter in the outlet sanitary tee is a wise way to make your leach line last to its full potential by trapping particles in the filter assembly which can be cleaned periodically.
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Digital Tank Location

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Locating Septic Tanks

Do you know where your septic tank is? Alliance Septic Service has extensive experience in locating septic tanks. Some people know the general area where the septic tank is located, but the professionals at Alliance Septic Service will find out exactly where it is. This is very important to minimize the damage to the property when excavating. We have all of the tools to find and excavate to your septic tank including flushing an electronic sensor to help speed up the process, helping locate your septic tank the most efficient way possible.

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Digital Tank Location

Sewer Pipe and Leach Field Repair and Installation - Gravel or Infiltrator

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Disposal Field (Leach Line)

In addition to installing septic tanks, Alliance Septic Service can install new leach lines as well. There are several forms of leach lines from horizontal gravel, Bio Diffuser Chambers (Infiltrators), and vertical drilled leach wells. Depending on the type of ground, which varies greatly from one area to the next, Alliance Septic Service can design a leach system that will work for you.

Gravel leach lines are a time proven method of disposing of effluent (water that exits a septic tank) and can be installed in most areas and soil conditions. Gravel Leach lines are a single excavated trench or multiple connected by a distribution box for even flow. When the trench is complete and level from one end to the other, gravel fills up the portion of the trench designed for the individual job. At this point a perforated pipe is installed along the top of the level gravel fill to disperse effluent throughout the entire area. This is also similar to the vertical drilled leach well system except for all of the components are installed in a vertical hole in the ground then connected to the septic tank.

Infiltrator chambers are plastic half domed structures placed together in a trench that is leveled from end to end, then hooked to the septic tank. Multiple lines can be combined with a distribution box like the gravel leach lines. They are a versatile solution if the area where they are being installed has adequate space, as the Infiltrator style of leach lines require more horizontal length combined compared to gravel leach lines. Usually Infiltrator chambers are a more cost effective leach line solution due to the ease of installation and less materials overall being used.

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Septic System Inspection - Private or Commercial

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Escrow Inspections

Alliance Septic Service can help you and your real estate professional when it comes time to sell your house. One of our specialties are escrow inspections. This process usually needs to be done after a buyer commits to buy your home, so it is usually a very stressful time. Alliance Septic Service strives to provide quick service to determine the condition of your septic system and do as little damage to the property as possible. We provide certification along with a site map if your septic system is in good operating condition. If there are problems, Alliance Septic Service can give you an estimate for repair that will bring the septic system up to current certification standards. It is always best to allow enough time to have the system inspected and repair if needed, even if your house is not currently listed and you are not in escrow, we can provide an escrow inspection service before the escrow process is started.
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Septic System Verification - County (Add-ons and Remodels)

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Septic System Verifications

Your local city or county may require a septic system verification to know what kind, how large, and where your septic system is located. This usually is needed if you are building on your property. Alliance Septic Service has the experience to help you. This process requires most of the same information as an escrow inspection, but most municipalities require certain setback measurements and mapping of the disposal field. This can be a tedious process that can take time to complete. We have all of the tools and knowledge to capture the needed information and can fill out the proper forms required.
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Riser Installations (Extension of septic lids to ground level in dirt, grass, concrete, or asphalt)

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
All septic tanks Alliance Septic Service installs can and should have full diameter access risers to ground level to provide easy access for future pumping and diagnosis purposes. Most septic tanks can have heavy grade HDPE plastic risers with equally sound plastic lids bolted down with stainless steel screws. Even if your septic tank is in a drive-able area, steel lids are able to be installed surrounded in concrete like cities bring man hole accesses for sewer lines to the surface of the street.  

A very important component to a septic system is the internal piping and the addition of a cleanable effluent filter. Alliance Septic Service can re-plumb internal and external piping if there are issues with inflow from the house main sewer line or the outlet piping not letting effluent out of the septic tank. In addition to having correct piping, installing an effluent filter in the outlet sanitary tee is a wise way to make your leach line last to its full potential by trapping particles in the filter assembly which can be cleaned periodically.
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Effluent and Sewer Ejection Pump Installation and Repair

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Pumps

Pumps are sometimes required to move sewage or effluent uphill to city sewer or disposal field. Alliance Septic Service personnel is proud to have extensive knowledge working on effluent and lift (grinder) pump systems. From small residential systems to large commercial applications, we have the ability to help you.

The most common pump system is an effluent pump that moves the water that exits a septic tank uphill to the leach line in situations where gravity flow is not an option. Usually a pump vault is installed outside of the septic tank for the effluent to gravity flow into, then it is pumped up through a pressure pipe to the leach line. 

Grinder pumps are needed in situations most commonly in cities where the homeowner or businesses elevation is lower than that of the city sewer main line and cannot gravity flow. As with the effluent pump a vault is constructed to accept the sewage from the building and then is pumped up to the sewer line. 

There are a wide variety of pumps and components, from high and low level alarm controls to large dual pump systems with redundant backup’s. Alliance Septic Service uses high quality pumps and components in all of our systems that are reliable and efficient.

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 Commercial Services


Wine Waste Hauling

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Alliance Septic Service is proud to offer wine waste services. We can haul the wine waste and dispose at a treatment plant (charged by the gallon), or if your winery is equipped with holding ponds, we can provide a truck, (charged by the hour) to pump and dispose at your facility. We also offer early morning appointments, to make sure we are in and out before guests start to arrive. Clean, efficient, tidy, and always on time.

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Real Estate Services - Inspection

Alliance Septic Service | Septic Maintenance | San Luis Obispo
Escrow Inspections

Alliance Septic Service can help you and your real estate professional when it comes time to sell your house. One of our specialties are escrow inspections. This process usually needs to be done after a buyer commits to buy your home, so it is usually a very stressful time. Alliance Septic Service strives to provide quick service to determine the condition of your septic system and do as little damage to the property as possible. We provide certification along with a site map if your septic system is in good operating condition. If there are problems, Alliance Septic Service can give you an estimate for repair that will bring the septic system up to current certification standards. It is always best to allow enough time to have the system inspected and repair if needed, even if your house is not currently listed and you are not in escrow, we can provide an escrow inspection service before the escrow process is started.
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