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Septic Repairs in Sooke
Sooke Septic repairs septic systems in Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin. We clear blockages from $300, replace distribution boxes, pumps, floats and alarms, and repair or replace drain fields. Where the work needs filing documents, we file them for you.
Clearing a blockage or a line runs $300 to $700. A distribution box replacement runs $800 to $2,500, and a pump, float or alarm replacement runs $600 to $1,800. A partial drain field repair runs $2,500 to $8,000, replacing the tank alone runs $6,000 to $12,000, and a full drain field replacement runs $12,000 to $25,000.
What do we repair?
We clear blockages and lines. We replace the distribution box, and we replace pumps, floats and alarms. We repair drain fields, and where a field is past repair we replace it. We replace tanks.
Which repairs need filing documents?
Some work needs filing documents before it starts. Replacing the distribution field is one, replacing the septic tank is another, and so is moving from gravity distribution over to pressure distribution.
Minor repairs need no new filing. A cracked distribution box lid, a dead effluent pump, a float switch, fitting an effluent filter, and a short section (10 feet) of crushed distribution line all sit on that side of the line.
Who is allowed to do the work?
All repairs and maintenance must be performed by authorized persons or under the supervision of an authorized person. You are not permitted to repair your system unless an Authorized Person supervises you. We are Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioners, so we can do the work and sign for it.
What does a failing system look like?
It starts with sinks, showers and tubs draining slowly. Leave it long enough and grey, stinking sewage ponds on the surface. The law requires you to remedy a failing system as soon as possible, and we come out and find what has gone wrong.
How a repair goes
- 1
Free site visit — we open the lids, look at the system and find the fault.
- 2
The price in writing — we tell you what the repair costs before we start on it.
- 3
The repair — we do the work, and we clean up before we leave.
- 4
The filing, where one is needed — replacing the field or the tank, or moving to pressure distribution, means filing documents, and we send them.
What is different about your area?
The Island Health filing is provincial, so which repairs need filing documents is the same question in Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin. Building permits are not the same: the District of Sooke, the District of Metchosin and the Capital Regional District each issue their own, and which one you deal with depends on where your property sits.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- Your drains slow down and a wet, grey patch shows up over the field.
- What makes it harder
- A partial repair may hold it, or the field may need replacing, and replacing it means filing documents first.
- What we do
- We open the system, find the fault, price both paths for you, and file for whichever one you pick.
People also ask
Can I fix it myself?
Only with an Authorized Person supervising you. That holds for maintenance as well as for repairs.
Does replacing the septic tank need filing documents?
Yes. Replacing the septic tank, replacing the distribution field, and changing from gravity to pressure distribution all need them.
What does a distribution box replacement cost?
$800 to $2,500. Swapping a pump, a float or an alarm is $600 to $1,800.
Is a broken float switch a filing job?
No. A float switch is minor work, and so are a cracked lid, a dead effluent pump and fitting a filter.
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