West Michigan Septic Sewer & Drain

Cleaning the grease trap is continually an obligatory undertaking. Thus, the proper and regular cleaning of the grease trap is always deemed the best option. A grease trap is a plumbing device that serves as a catchment chamber designed to intercept the grease and solids before they enter the wastewater disposal system. If you were to observe around the commercial areas of Muskegon, Michigan, you would come across the wide assortment of restaurants and eateries in the vicinity. As food providers, the restaurants should offer good taste and hygienic food to their customers. The regulatory authorities grant sanitary permits on that basis, that is, the kitchen sanitation. However, restaurants do not usually give much attention to the proper process of wastewater treatment as their considerations are focused on business matters. The function of a grease trap is to filter out harmful substances as not to directly drain them to the sewer mainline. As wastewater flows into...

A sewage lift pump is used to transfer sewage liquids and solids from one place to another. Usually, in residential applications, sewage includes soft solids up to 2″ in diameter is pumped from a sewage basin to a sewer system or a septic tank. A sewage lift pump in Muskegon, Whitehall, Holland, Grand Haven, Allendale, Twin Lake, and Coopersville is installed at the lowest point of the sewage basin. Since the pump is submerged most of the time, it is also referred to as a submersible sewage pump. Sewage lift pump can be automatic, manual or dual mode. A dual-mode pump contains a piggyback plug, which allows the pump to be used as either manual, wherein the pump bypasses the switch and is plugged in directly into the socket or as automatic, wherein the pump is plugged in through the floating switch and works only when the switch is activated. Due to a possibility of sewage overflow, it is generally not advised to use a manual sewage pump inside of a sewage basin. Sewage...

Even though, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be responsible for making sure public water supplies within the United States to be safe, may not monitor all the time the water coming out on your homes or business offices.  There are times, or on rare occasions, the water may come out to be discolored. Different discolorations of water have different meanings which some are harmless, while others are dangerous. Commonly, water discolorations are caused by sewer and drain problems that only professional plumbers can fix and safely restore your water services.      West Michigan Septic Sewer and Drain Service , your professional and certified expert in septic sewer and drain services with 32 years of experience in serving the resident of Muskegon and surrounding areas, discuss the different discolorations of water and its implications which every homeowner should know:    Brown water: Brown water dis...