Sponginess or visible water in the lawn near the septic tank is another indication that roots have blocked the leach field pipes especially the main one leading from the tank.
Drain field clogged with roots.
Locate and uncover the distribution box for your leach field.
Saw through the tree trunk close to the ground using the chainsaw.
If you suspect that your drain could have tree roots or another solid object clogging the line and you believe that the drain is in good physical condition the best solution is usually to use a large drum auger also called an electric sewer snake or rooter with a root cutting blade to clear the line or to hire a licensed.
Dig a hole at the end of your leach system pipes to expose them.
Eventually leach fields become clogged because the roots from trees and other vegetation.
Cut up the tree and remove.
Septic leach field lines clogged by tree roots.
The field lines should be relatively dry prior to treatment.
Septic tank systems do not last forever and replacing one is a very expensive proposition.
Refer to the application chart above for the correct dosage rate for treating roots in drain field.
Drill five or six holes into the stump within 15 minutes of cutting down the tree.
Pour glyphosate into each hole.
How to unclog a septic leach field method 1 of 3.
Water should not enter the leach field for 6 8 hours after treating for roots in leach field with rootx root killer.
Cheap drain fix septic tank systems.
Cleaning pipes with a sewer jetter.
Typical dose rate is 2 pounds for every 50 feet of 4 diameter pipe.
How to remove roots from a leach field 1.
A clogged leach field.