Plumbing Repair and Maintenance

Did you know that a faucet dripping only one drop per second can waste 2700 gallons of water per year? Little nuisances add up—and they can also lead to big problems!

That is why Hulsey Environmental Services recommends quarterly inspections with properly prescribed maintenance of your water lines, toilets and faucets.

• Using top-quality replacement parts, we ensure that your equipment operates according to each manufacturer’s standards.
• When upgrading worn out equipment, we recommend trusted brands and energy-efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances that save money in the long run.

For example, replacing your old showerhead with a $10-$20 top-quality, low flow showerhead can cut your water bills by ½ to 1/3!

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Septic System Pumping, Repair & Inspections

How often should your septic tank be pumped? While the range varies from every three to five years, the specific answer for your system will vary depending on:

• Your septic tank’s capacity
  
• Type and amount of solids entering your tank
  
• Volume of water you use—higher usage gives the system more to dispose of

With proper maintenance, a typical septic system will last up to 30 years. To extend the life of your system, consider the following:

• Practice water conservation by using water-efficient equipment.
  
• Avoid using a kitchen garbage disposal, which will require you to increase the size of your tank by 50%!
  
• Never put harsh chemicals or elements that do not decompose in your septic system.
  
• Take heed of early warning signs to prevent major problems!

Initial indications that a septic system problem is building include:

• Slow draining toilets, sinks, showers, tubs, dishwasher or washing machine
  
• Plumbing or septic back up in toilets, sinks, showers or bath tubs
  
• Gurgling sounds in the plumbing system
  
• Odors, wet spots or lush vegetation in the drain field

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Tank & Drain Field Repairs

Do you know where the lines for septic tank’s drain field are located? Such awareness is important:

• That knowledge will help you prevent damage to the field and, subsequently, to the groundwater.
  
• Observing certain conditions occurring along the drain field will alert you to potential problems within your septic tank.

Why should you not build, pave, or landscape on or near the drain field?

• Drain fields require plenty of oxygen, which is used by bacteria to break down and treat sewage.
  
• Soil compaction further prevents oxygen from entering the soil and keeps water from flowing from the drain field.

At Hulsey Environmental Services, we encourage you to take prompt action if you notice any of the following circumstances in proximity to your drain field:

• Standing liquid, wet spots, or swampy ground in the yard during dry weather
  
• Lush vegetation that is larger and more robust than similar plants in other areas of the yard
  
• Effluent draining back into the septic tank from the drain field after the septic tank is pumped

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What exactly is a drain field—and what does it accomplish?

A drain field is an absorption field, existing as a network of perforated pipes laid in gravel-filled trenches or beds. After solids settle in the septic tank, the liquid wastewater is discharged by gravity or pressure to the drain field.

Effluent trickles from the pipes, through the gravel layer, and into the soil where further treatment occurs. The soil filters the wastewater as it passes through the pore spaces, and the soil microbes treat it before the liquid enters the groundwater.

Drain Cleaning & Repairs

What happens when too much grease, sludge, sand and debris enter your water pipes? Drain blockages occur!

At Hulsey Environmental Services, we recommend high velocity jetting to clear such sediment. Flushing out the system, the process uses powerful streams of ordinary water that is propelled under varying amounts of pressure into the sewer line all the way to the pipe walls. With a special nozzle and a heavyduty, flexible hose that delivers an array of jets pointing backwards and forwards, we cut through the toughest blockages.

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Backflow Prevention

Can you risk loss of your business license because you neglected having your backflow meter tested and certified? Can you risk loss of business because a backflow problem stopped operations?

In the long run, Hulsey Environmental Services will save time, trouble and money as well as deliver piece of mind with a complete, approved backflow prevention plan:

• Meter Installation
  
• Repair
  
• Professional Certification

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Hulsey Environmental Services utilizes video camera inspections to pinpoint problem areas involving underground sewer lines and other piping. Containing work to a limited area, we identify various types of damage and obstructions:

• Broken, cracked or collapsed pipe
• Offset sewer pipes that occur from shifting, settling or ground freeze
• Blockage from grease buildup or foreign objects
• Corrosion that causes collapsed lines
• Bellied pipelines caused by a sunken section that results from ground or soil conditions
• Leaking joints resulting from broken seals between pipes
• Root infiltration of pipes by neaby trees or shrubs
• Offgrade existing pipelines made of substandard materials that have deterioated or corroded

Our waterproof, high-resolution camera is specially designed to transmit records that determine the inside condition of a swer line or piping. With expertise, we will evaluate and diagnose the problem and its exact location. For a solution that will save time—which equates to money—and unnecessary mess, Call—We’ll Be There! - click here

When your Hulsey technician visits, you’ll receive six referral cards valued at $20 each. All you have to do is distribute the cards to your friends and neighbors — then sit back and watch your rewards add up. Each card, when used by your friends and neighbors on a Hulsey job, gives them a $20 discount* off of the cost of the job while you also receive a $20 credit. And while there is a limit of one discount card per job, there’s no limit to the amount of credit you can earn toward your next Hulsey invoice. When you run out of cards, just call 770-536-1161 and we’ll mail more to you.

The Hulsey Service Plus Card Program creates credits for you and discounts* for your friends and neighbors — everybody wins!
*Limit one $20 discount card per customer per invoice.

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