The drain fields are one of the more important pieces of a septic system that many people overlook when trying to evaluate the current state of one. Drain fields make it possible to return filtered wastewater back into clean water for homeowners to use again. Being that the drain fields are one of the bigger components of a large system, it can be one of the more pricey repairs when compared to other issues a septic system may be experiencing.
Before getting upset about potentially having to pay a larger sum for drain field replacement, homeowners should be made aware that they are not something that needs to be replaced every two to three years. In fact, it is not uncommon for someone to get up to around twenty years of use from their draining field without it having problems or needing to be replaced. This means that if a septic inspection does not find a pressing issue that needs to be resolved, homeowners are not very likely to need drain field replacement.
There are a couple of different reasons why the drain field of a homeowner will start to fail and need to be replaced. The first reason that a drain field will fail is because the homeowner does not do the necessary maintenance of their septic system, such as not using any enzymes to break down waste. Another reason that a draining field might be failing is when too much water is running through the septic system, and causing it to overload itself.