The most practical of inspections, the maintenance assessment is a cross between a performance inspection and a maintenance visit.

Get your system on track!

Unlike a performance inspection, which is typically done during a somewhat impractical time (real estate transaction), a maintenance assessment is typically done for a homeowner who has a genuine concern for how their system is functioning and is curious if there is anything that can be done to help get it on track, and help keep it working for as long as possible

A maintenance assessment entails many of the same tasks done during a performance or a compliance inspection but some maintenance or restoration might be tackled while we are at it (if applicable).

Tasks that are often done during the assessment include but are not limited to:

• Locating components using various inspection & locating equipment

• Using a pipe camera to assess the transport pipes from the home to the tank and downstream

• Using a tank camera to assess the tank for signs of misuse, leakage, back up or misaligned components

• Hand excavating to expose individual buried components such as a distribution box or dispersal pipes

• Using a pipe camera to assess the pipes in the dispersal field to evaluate their condition, performance, and location

• Hand digging in spot locations to evaluate the soils in the dispersal area

There are many different ways to build septic systems with other components that may require assessment such as:

• Pumps & controls

• Treatment plants or other treatment methods

• Indexing or other valves

• Effluent, disc or other filters

Regardless of the type of system & regulations of its day, the goal of the inspection is generally the same: to locate & assess how the system is performing based on the intention of its design.

If/when the system is operating substantially as intended a Maintenance Plan is created for the system tailored to its unique needs.

Please ask for an example Maintenance & Monitoring Plan.