Q. Howdy, Tim. I discovered on askthebuilder.com that you’ve been a master plumber for 40 years. I recently moved from a city house on a city sewer to a rural retirement home that has a septic tank.

“Septic system problems are frustrating and expensive, and most homeowners don’t know where the problem lies,” says Alan Rein, the developer of the product and VP of Operations at Dr. Pooper. “With ...

Septic systems are designed to break down organic waste from the home, separating the waste into liquids and solids. While the solid sludge that forms in the bottom of the tank needs to be pumped out ...

Do you wonder how septic systems work? I never gave it much thought in all the years I lived in Cincinnati. Every house I lived in was connected to a municipal sewer line. Just about every house I ...

Some repairs come with risks that aren't obvious at first. Septic systems fall into that category, where mistakes can lead to ...