How to Inspect Septic Systems

[Ben J. Gromicko]

This thread is dedicated exclusively for those students currently enrolled in the InterNACHI course titled, "How to Inspect Septic Systems" located at http://www.nachi.org/septic-course.htm.

Students are free to pose questions and comments here and join in the conversation with other students. The thread will be monitored by the course program manager.

Contact: Director of Education, Ben Gromicko ben@internachi.org

Thank you.

[Peter C. Russell]

Ben, you guys did a great job on this course. I also took the septic evaluators course here in NH and found much of the material the same.
Thanks, my inspections fees have increased dramatically since adding this service.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Thank you.
In 2007, 20 percent (26.1 million) of total U.S. housing units were served by septic systems.

There are two types of inspections of septic systems:

• MAINTENANCE inspections; and
• FUNCTIONAL inspections.

The routine maintenance inspection is designed for home inspectors to:

1. perform a routine maintenance inspection using visual-only, non-invasive inspection techniques; and
2. report to their client:
   • the location of the system components;
   • how the system works, and
   • maintenance recommendations.

Inspection and maintenance is key to ensuring that septic systems function properly. This training is for everyone with an interest in inspecting and maintaining functional onsite wastewater (septic) treatment systems.