Septic Tank Risers
We install septic tank risers that bring the tank access up to ground level. Cracked or buried lids get replaced with a riser lid that fastens down.
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A septic tank filter sits in the tank outlet and catches solids before they reach the drain field. Hair, lint, coffee grounds and small bits of undigested waste drift toward that outlet with every load of water. The filter holds them in the tank, where they belong. Everclear installs effluent filters on existing tanks across Statesville and the Lake Norman area.
NC State Extension says septic systems installed since 1999 include an effluent filter in the tank. Older tanks here were built without one, and most were buried under the sod. We set a filter in the outlet tee of the tank you already own. Many homeowners add a riser that brings the lid up to ground level at the same time.
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The tank does the first part of the job. Heavy solids settle to the bottom as sludge. Grease and light material float on top as scum. The clearer liquid in the middle is what leaves the tank.
The EPA calls the T-shaped tank outlet the part that keeps sludge and scum from leaving. It handles the big stuff well. Fine material still slips through: hair, laundry lint, fibers, small pieces that never settled. The filter is a slotted plastic cartridge that drops into that outlet tee and screens the water again.
That last screen matters because a drain field is soil. You cannot snake it clean like a pipe. The EPA notes that solids from a full tank get pushed into the drain field and clog it. Solids in the trenches also feed the biomat, the layer of build-up that stops the soil from taking water.
A filter works by catching things, so it fills up. When the screen packs with solids, water backs up behind it inside the tank. The field gets less water and the house drains slower.
NC State Extension puts filter service at about every 2 to 3 years. We clean it on every visit under our maintenance plan instead. The filter lifts out through the riser. We rinse it back into the tank with a hose and set it back in the tee.
North Carolina puts that duty on the homeowner too. Rule 15A NCAC 18E .1303 says the filter has to be rinsed of solids, or replaced as needed. It also calls for pumping when scum and sludge pass one third of the tank's liquid depth. Everclear does not pump tanks, so we refer that work out when yours is due.
Both problems show up the same way at the house. Slow drains, a gurgling toilet, high water in the tank, a backup after heavy laundry. Opening the tank is what separates them.
A packed filter and a failed field both raise the water level in the tank. The filter itself settles the question. We pull it out and watch the tank. If the filter is matted with solids and the level drops right away, the field is still taking water.
If the level stays high with the filter out, the trouble is in the field. That is where biological drain field restoration comes in. A filter protects a field that still works. Once biomat has sealed the soil, the field itself needs the work.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Lake Norman and the Piedmont.
(336) 624-7314From the first call or text to the first follow-up visit, here is how it goes.
Tell us what the system is doing: slow drains, a smell, wet ground or a backup. We set a time to come look.
We open the tank and check levels, scum and sludge, the baffles and the outlet. Then we look at the drain field for wet spots and odor.
We tell you whether biological restoration fits, and whether the tank needs riser access or an effluent filter. If it will not work, we say so and point you to the right contractor.
We call NC 811 to locate utilities before anything is dug. The unit goes in through the tank access opening. The air line is trenched and the pump is set outside.
We come back about 30 days after the install to check the unit and the pump. After that the system stays on a set service schedule.
Common questions about effluent filters across Lake Norman and the Piedmont. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We install septic tank risers that bring the tank access up to ground level. Cracked or buried lids get replaced with a riser lid that fastens down.
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Everclear services septic systems on a set schedule around Statesville and the lakes. Each visit checks the tank and pump, cleans the effluent filter, inspects the drain field and adds bacteria.
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Everclear restores failing septic drain fields biologically, with a unit that goes inside the tank you already own. The field stays in the ground and most installs are finished in a day.
Learn MoreThe unit installs inside the tank you already own. There is no new drain field and no system replacement.
The only digging is a shallow air line from the pump to the tank. Your lawn stays intact.
Every install comes with three visits in the first year, at about 30 days, 6 months and 1 year. We check the unit, clean the filter and add bacteria on each one.
Everclear is a North Carolina certified septic installer based in Statesville. We work about 50 miles out, across Lake Norman, High Rock Lake and the Piedmont counties between them.
Call or text (336) 624-7314, or send the form and we will get back to you. Tell us what the system is doing and we will set up a free evaluation.
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