Root Intrusion or Root Canal? They’re Both Painful for Installers.

Make sure to check every connection for watertightness or you risk costly callbacks and crabby customers when roots fill a pipe

Root Intrusion or Root Canal? They’re Both Painful for Installers.

The technician pulls out a long strand of roots that was blocking flow to the drainfield. (Photos courtesy of Jim Anderson)

In our workshops, one of the installation keys we discuss at great length is making sure sewage tanks, piping between system components and distribution or dropboxes are watertight. The reason for having watertight system components is twofold. First, you don’t want them leaking...

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