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Septic System Alarms
By J L Winther
Septic systems in new homes today are equipped with electricity and a pumping system. Sewage can be pumped uphill to a drainage field, rather than relying solely on the downhill fall of plumbing pipes. If a loud buzzing noise sounds and a red light comes on at the outdoor control box, it's likely that the tank is full and it is not automatically pumping out. This could be because the automatic timer has not been set. It's time to get out the septic system operating guide. If the buzzer sounds at the control box, stop running water until you can investigate the problem. Turn off the buzzer at the control box, but do not be complacent and believe that the problem is solved. A red light will stay on at the control box to remind you that the problem still needs to be handled. Once you are ready to work on the septic system, you will need to open the control box with a screwdriver. Inside is access to manually pump out the tank. Emptying the tank only takes a few minutes. Once this is done the buzzing alarm and red light alert will stay off until the tank fills again. Inside the control box there is also a timer that must be set in order to have the system automatically pump out daily at a particular time. Consult the operating guide for information on setting the timer. It's a good idea to reset the timer a couple of times to test it. If the alarm sounds and the red light comes on again in a few days after you think you have correctly set the timer to empty the tank, the electricity to the control box is probably not wired correctly. It's a good idea to show the operating manual to your electrician and request a recheck of the septic system wiring. If the wiring is not correct, the timer will never trigger the septic system to pump out the tank. Mysteriously, the septic system alarm is most likely to go off at about 3:00am when everyone is sleeping and there is absolutely no water running in the house. If anyone has an explanation for that peculiarity it would be very interesting intel.
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Contributor's Note
Another possible cause of septic system malfunction is that the ballcock may have become hung-up.
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