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<\/a><\/p>\nAbsorption Field<\/strong> Flush With Caution!<\/strong> Septic systems can be a great alternative to traditional sewer systems.\u00a0 They are more economical, highly efficient, and simply designed. If you have a septic system, make sure you know how to properly maintain it. Absorption Field Never drive over the absorption field with cars, trucks, or heavy equipment. Always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,96],"tags":[44,47,43,49,50],"class_list":["post-3106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plumbing","category-preventive-maintenance","tag-home-inspection","tag-home-inspection-sop","tag-home-safety","tag-inspection","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4397,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3106\/revisions\/4397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNever drive over the absorption field with cars, trucks, or heavy equipment.
\nAlways plant trees and shrubbery away from the absorption field to prevent root damage to lines.
\nNever cover the field with any hard surfaces like asphalt, concrete, or stone. The best cover option is grass.
\nDivert any surface runoff from other areas away from the field.<\/p>\n
\nMany small items can wreak havoc on septic systems.
\nNever flush the following items: hair combings, coffee grounds, dental floss, disposable diapers, or kitty litter, sanitary napkins, tampons, cigarette butts, or condoms, gauze bandages, fat, grease, or oil, paper towels,
\nAlways remember to never EVER flush any chemicals! (paints, varnishes, thinners, waste oil, and pesticides. This can contaminate groundwater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"