I recently took a call from a customer who said their onsite system did not pass an inspection for a home sale, and wondered what I could do to alleviate the issue. They had a 50-plus-year-old in-ground system, a cracked tank and drainback flowing back into their septic tank from the outlet side. The system was old enough that there were no records on file at the county. After seeing the volume of drainback coming from the outlet side, I told the homeowner that the only real option was to replace the system. As there were no county records, a
The Fundamental Soil Component Basics Some Installers Still Get Wrong
Selling a customer on a cheaper, temporary solution makes them happy in the short-term, but being honest about the realities of a failing system is always the better choice
Apr 27, 2026
| by Todd Stair |
















