Cinema Septic offers full service septic inspections, septic pumping as well as locating and troubleshooting services for all of Skagit County, Washington. We also install risers for our customers as well.

Septic Inspection
Septic Inspection

Septic Inspection

Why get your system inspected regularly? To save yourself a lot of hassle and money later. There are sometimes no symptoms and no early warning signs of a septic system going bad.

Septic systems require routine inspection! (WAC 246-272A-0270).

The information below is provided by the Skagit County Health Department. Read more.

Your septic system is a valuable investment. Just like your home or car, your septic system needs regular attention and maintenance to function for many years to come. Regular maintenance starts with inspections! Inspections can help identify and repair small problems before they become large issues that can cause illness, pollute water, and compound into larger more expensive repairs or a system failure. Timely inspections and active management of your septic system can keep it operational for much longer than with system abuse or neglect.

Every year for residential pressure systems and commercial food establishments. Every three years for conventional gravity systems. Not sure what kind of system you have? Give me a call and I can identify the type of system and let you know how often it needs to be inspected.

Septic systems must be inspected by certified Operations and Maintenance Specialists, including Cinema Septic. Under certain conditions, homeowners may become certified to inspect their own gravity septic system through Skagit County Health Department’s Homeowner Education Program.

Inspectors complete an inspection form, upload that information to a database, and the information is provided to the Health Department. Basic information from the inspection is available on line through the county’s records search webpage: Septic Search

No. Inspections are not completed during a routine pumping.

Financial assistance may be available in the form of a voucher or rebate. Go to https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departmen…esewer.htm to learn more.

Skagit County requires a septic inspection for all home sales. If you have had your system inspected in the last 6 months, that may satisfy the requirement.

Septic Pumping

Septic maintenance can extend the life of your septic system, protect water quality and also help protect public health. An inspection of your septic tank by a certified septic professional will give you information about the integrity of your septic tank and indicate whether your tank needs to be pumped. Note: commercial septic tank additives won’t eliminate the need for periodic clean-out.

Solids that accumulate in the bottom of the tank as sludge need to be removed through periodic pumping just as lighter materials that form a scum layer need to be removed.

If the bottom of the scum layer is within 3 inches of the bottom of the outlet baffle, or the top of the sludge layer is within 12 inches of the outlet baffle, your tank needs to be pumped. Sludge and scum levels should be noted in your operation and maintenance records. This information will help you decide how often pumping is necessary.

Septic Pumping
Locating and Troubleshooting
troubleshooting

Locating and
Troubleshooting

There are instances where you might have an issue with your septic system that is not fixed with pumping. A blocked inlet baffle, clogged effluent filter or a drain field issue could be causing the problem in which our troubleshooting services will meet your needs.
We also offer septic tank locating for tanks that are hard to find as well.