Drain Field Restoration
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.
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A septic aeration system puts oxygen into the septic tank you already own. The unit sits inside the tank and holds natural aerobic bacteria on growth media. A small, quiet air pump outside feeds a fine bubble diffuser in that unit. With oxygen to work with, those bacteria digest the organic solids in the tank.
Everclear installs the unit through the tank's access opening, so the tank stays in the ground. Treated water leaving the tank carries those bacteria out to a drain field that has stopped absorbing. Every job starts with a free look at your tank and field. Call or text (336) 624-7314 to set one up.
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A standard septic tank holds almost no oxygen. The septic tank bacteria that live without air work slowly and give off hydrogen sulfide and methane. Hydrogen sulfide is the rotten egg smell people notice at the lid or out over the field.
That gas works on the tank itself. Published wastewater research on concrete sewers lays out the chemistry. Bacteria turn hydrogen sulfide into sulfuric acid, and that acid eats at concrete and metal over the years. Air in the tank holds sulfide production down, and the odor eases with it.
Oxygen also changes which bacteria run the tank. Aerobic bacteria break organic solids down much faster than the airless kind. The water leaving the tank runs clearer, and far less undigested material heads out to the drain lines.
The unit goes in through the tank's access opening, so the tank stays in the ground. When the lid is buried, we bring the access up to grade with a riser and a new lid. The drain field stays where it is, untouched. We tell you before work starts if your county health department needs to be involved.
The air pump sits outside in a small weatherproof housing near the tank. A shallow line carries air from the pump to the unit, and that is the only digging. We call NC 811 for a utility locate before that line goes in. Most installs are finished in a day.
The pump plugs into standard household power and runs all the time. Its draw is closer to a light bulb than to a well pump. We give you the wattage for your pump before the install. A high water alarm comes with the unit and sounds when the tank level climbs too high.
Homeowners looking for an aerobic septic system usually run into two different things. One is an aerobic treatment unit, or ATU. The EPA describes an ATU as a small version of a municipal sewage plant. It is a system type of its own, engineered and installed as new equipment in the ground.
What we install is a retrofit. Your conventional tank and drain field stay in place and keep doing the work they were built for. The unit adds oxygen and living bacteria inside that tank, and the water going out to the field improves.
A bottle of septic tank treatment off a store shelf is a different thing again. The EPA does not recommend pouring additive products into a septic system. Here the change comes from air and equipment. A diffuser runs day and night, and service visits keep the unit and the bacteria working.
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 septic aeration system across Lake Norman and the Piedmont. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.
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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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An effluent filter screens solids out of the water leaving your septic tank, so they never reach the drain field. We install filters on existing tanks and clean them on every service visit.
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.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.