Van Sant Septic Pumping and Repairs

Established in 1988, Van Sant Septic Services is family owned and operated by Donald and Geri-Lynn Van Sant. We offer a variety of waste services including all types of septic/grease pumping services. For a free estimate or price quote, please call our office at 732-237-9988 or 609-294-8000. Thank you for choosing Van Sant!

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We pump a variety of tanks including:

• Septic Tanks
• Cesspools
• Grease Tanks
• Lift Stations

Van Sant also offers:

• high pressure jetting of waste lines
• power-snaking
• septic repairs

Please call our office for details or to schedule an appointment.

Van Sant Sewer Service, LLC. is fully licensed, bonded and insured. Van Sant services septic systems for state, county, municipal & corporate clients as well as residential customers. We are not here to sell you pumps or other costly items. We are simply here to service your tanks. This is why we have been an industry leader in Ocean & Monmouth county since 1988 pumping septic tanks. When you simply need your tank pumped, Van Sant Sewer Services provides professional septic services with quality customer care and an industry low price.

Know where your septic tank is located

Do you know where your septic tank system is located? You should, because when you need to have your tank pumped, you’ll need to know where the system is located. You must know where your drainfield is if you want to protect it from accidental damage caused by landscaping, house construction or vehicle parking.

Pumping your septic tank every 2-3 years will remove accumulated sludge and scum. Otherwise, they will build up and be washed into the drainfield. Particles can then clog the drainfield pipes and soil, requiring expensive repairs. The frequency depends partly on your household habits. Use of a garbage disposer in the kitchen, for example has a dramatic effect on the amount of sludge and scum produced. If you have a garbage disposer avoid using it, because it will significantly increase the need for pumping.

Pumping a septic tank requires digging a hole over the tank so that the manhole to the tank can be opened. The manhole is usually 6 inches to 3 feet below the ground. Once the manhole is uncovered and opened, the contents of the tank, called “septage,” are pumped into a truck for disposal at an approved facility.

The septic tank must not be washed or disinfected after pumping. In fact, you should leave a small amount of sludge in the tank to help decompose new wastes. Ten percent of the original amount is about right.

Fact or Fiction?

Fiction: Septic tank additives are necessary to help the system operate properly.

Fact: All ingredients necessary for a septic tank to function properly are naturally found in wastes. You don’t need to add chemicals, yeasts, bacteria, enzymes or other products claimed to improve a septic tank system. Some of these products may actually harm your system by allowing sludge and scum to float out into the drainfield and clog it.

Fiction: Bleaches, detergents and drain cleaners can harm the septic tank system.

Fact: When used in normal household quantities, bleaches, detergents, drain cleaners and other household cleaning products do not harm the septic tank system. Do not use these products excessively, however as they can disturb bacteria in the septic tank that help decompose wastes.

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