Highlights On average, the cost to clean a septic tank ranges between $250 to $550, with a national average cost of $400. Septic tank cleaning costs are made up of several factors, some of which are ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Q: Never having had a septic tank before, we wonder how we will know when the tank needs to be cleaned without incurring a disaster beforehand. Two people have lived 10 years in this house with ...

A robot that is able to clean decomposed domestic waste from septic tanks might put an end to manual scavenging that exposes cleaners to toxic gases in septic tanks. Septic tank wastes generate ...

Watts Twp. supervisors on April 5 approved the sewer maintenance ordinance that requires landowners to clean out and inspect their on-lot septic systems beginning this summer and continuing over the ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide RVers with a simple and effective means of clearing a clog or blockage in the septic system," said an inventor, from Gillette, Wy, "so I ...