Septic Tank Repair
Slow drains, gurgling pipes, a sewage smell or a soggy yard can mean the septic tank needs repair. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
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A lift station pump moves wastewater uphill when gravity cannot do the job. When the pump stops, the alarm sounds and wastewater can back up into the house. Jojo Septic offers lift station pump service for homes and small properties. We work in Lake Worth Beach and across Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
The alarm can mean a stuck float or a pump that has failed, and we repair or replace both. Trouble in the tank itself falls under septic tank repair. If sewage is coming up in a drain right now, call or text (561) 239-5838 for emergency septic service. We look at the job and put the quote in writing before any work starts.
Tell us about the septic problem and where you are. We will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
A septic lift station is a pump set in its own compartment or tank. Florida's septic rule requires one when the septic tank sits too low to feed the drain field by gravity. Some systems also have a pump on the line from the house to the tank.
Float switches inside the chamber rise and fall with the liquid. At the pump-on level the pump starts, and at the pump-off level it stops. The state's rule also requires an audio and visual high water alarm to warn of pump failure.
In wet flatwoods areas like Wellington and Port St. Lucie, the water table can sit near the surface for months. Florida's septic rule requires the drain field bottom to sit at least 24 inches above the wettest-season water table. On a low lot, that can mean a drain field built up on fill, higher than the tank. A lift station pump then moves the liquid up to it.
The high water alarm is meant to be the first warning. It means the level in the chamber is rising and the pump is not keeping up. Cut back on water as soon as you hear it.
A sewage smell around the tank and chamber lids can be another sign. If the pump stays down, wastewater has nowhere to go and can back up into the house. The University of Florida extension service lists slow drains and soggy ground as signs of a failing system.
Some of these signs start in the tank or the drain field instead of the pump. We start by finding which part failed. Call or text (561) 239-5838 and tell us what you see and hear.
An alarm does not always mean a new pump. A float switch can stick or wear out, and then the pump never gets the signal to start. A new float can put the station back to work. If the pump runs but the line out of the chamber is clogged, hydro jetting can clear it.
When the pump itself has failed, the job is pulling it out of the chamber with its discharge pipe. A new pump goes in its place. Florida's septic rule calls for a pump suited to sewage effluent. Wiring that leaves the chamber must run in sealed conduit under the same rule.
Florida's septic rule also says swapping in like kind mechanical or electrical parts does not count as a repair. Repairs to a failing system need a permit from the county health department. Whether your job needs one is that office's call, and we point you there.
Call or text for a written quote. We work all of Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
(561) 239-5838From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (561) 239-5838. Tell us what the septic system is doing and where the home is.
We come out and look at the septic system to see where the trouble starts.
You get the quote in writing. It lays out the work the job needs.
Once you say yes, we set a time and do the work on the quote.
When the work is done, we go over it with you. You hear what we found and what to watch for next.
Common questions about lift station pumps around Lake Worth Beach and the Palm Beach to St. Lucie area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Slow drains, gurgling pipes, a sewage smell or a soggy yard can mean the septic tank needs repair. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
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Emergency septic service for a toilet or drain that backs up into the house. Call or text (561) 239-5838, and we put the quote in writing before work starts.
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Hydro jetting washes roots and grease out of the lines that serve your septic system. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Learn MoreWe work on the tank, the lines, the pumps and the drain field. Whatever the septic problem is, you make one call.
We look at the job before we price it. The quote comes to you in writing before any work starts.
A backed-up toilet is urgent, and emergency septic service is part of our work. Call or text and tell us what the drains are doing.
Our service area reaches about 50 miles around Lake Worth Beach. It covers Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
Tell us about the septic problem and the town the home is in. Call or text (561) 239-5838 or send the form, and we will set a time to look at the job.
Tell us about the septic problem and where you are. We will look at the job and put the quote in writing.