TL;DR
A drainfield is the network of buried perforated pipes or chambers where effluent from a septic tank disperses into native soil for final treatment by filtration and microbes. Also called a leach field or absorption field, it is sized from a percolation or soil evaluation test and the home's bedroom count.
What it means
A drainfield is the network of buried perforated pipes or chambers where effluent from a septic tank disperses into native soil for final treatment by filtration and microbes. Also called a leach field or absorption field, it is sized from a percolation or soil evaluation test and the home's bedroom count. Driving over it, paving it, or planting trees nearby shortens its life; soggy grass or sewage odor above the lines is the classic failure sign that triggers a septic service call.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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