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Title: Sewer blankets
Post by: Cooperman on September 09/26/22, 02:49:34 PM
Any of you guys that have septic systems use these blanket to prevent freeze ups? I usually use straw, but it’s a mess to clean up in the spring. The blankets I’m thinking about buying are the Matt’s sewer blankets.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: mike89 on September 09/26/22, 03:09:50 PM
never needed to cover mine, and I have seen the blankets and heard they help... it would have to be better than straw
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: HD on September 09/26/22, 03:13:02 PM
I've never used one, I'm cheap.....When it gets close to the season, I let the grass grow long and leave it. If the drought hits and don't grow the grass, I use hay (but not to often)

Honestly, I've never heard of these.....sorry, I'm no help  :newhere:
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: mike89 on September 09/26/22, 03:35:53 PM
I do that to HD, I stopped mowing the mound a couple weeks ago or more and it sure helps!!! 
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Boar on September 09/26/22, 04:54:29 PM
Blankets do help and so doae a cheap tarp, the put straw on top of tarp, in spring fold tarp with straw and take to dump
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: dutchboy on September 09/26/22, 05:41:32 PM
Yesterday I put down (4) 6' x 20' of those Matts sewer blankets. Do they work? I sure hope so! I know as much about them as you do.    :smiley:
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Jerkbiat on September 09/27/22, 06:56:53 AM
I have never covered our drain field with anything. Maybe some day I will get bit in the hinder. But 15 years and no problems yet.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Gunner55 on September 09/27/22, 07:09:32 AM
We've had issues with ours, so we use 1. That year we had an extended period of ~ -40 & very little snow. According to the plumber we weren't the only ones with the problem that season. We also started putting some 4 x 8 sheets of the pink fiberglass insulation under the blanket last year. We have a lift station in the basement & another outside to pump it to our drain field. At what was ~ $200 a service call we decided to take some extra caution ourselves. We don't have a mound either.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Boar on September 09/27/22, 08:15:52 AM
Jb its actually warmer lake side than it it is inland. Probably the reason why
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Jerkbiat on September 09/27/22, 08:48:45 AM
Jb its actually warmer lake side than it it is inland. Probably the reason why
Could be. Also helps that the snow drifts over the drain field.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: mike89 on September 09/27/22, 09:29:24 AM
snow is a great insulator too...   
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Dotch on September 09/27/22, 10:50:17 AM
We have a gravity system so no pumps involved. The tank is dug into a south facing slope so it has good fall going into the drain field. We have a flower garden planted over the top of our tank & leave the residue from that to catch snow. It also breaks the wind so it doesn't freeze as deep there. It's the first area the frost goes out in the spring.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Jerkbiat on September 09/27/22, 08:55:38 PM
Same here. Flower garden over the tank. Catches snow well.
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: glenn57 on September 09/27/22, 09:54:48 PM
 :pouty: meh.... You guys are all full of poop 💩  :rotflmao: I just flush and be on e way. :rotflmao:

Ok  :pouty: I'll go bed now! :sleazy: :moon:
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Dotch on September 09/27/22, 10:08:09 PM
There's that squeaking sound again... :scratch:
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: Gunner55 on September 09/28/22, 05:39:40 AM
:pouty: meh.... You guys are all full of poop 💩  :rotflmao: I just flush and be on e way. :rotflmao:

Ok  :pouty: I'll go bed now! :sleazy: :moon:
:scratch: You can flush the outhouse? :confused:                 ;) :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh: Oh,........................ & the insulation we use is foam, not fiberglass.  :doah:
Title: Re: Sewer blankets
Post by: glenn57 on September 09/29/22, 09:14:53 AM
Naw  :rotflmao: we just dig a new hole! :happy1: