Steubenville, OH
Steubenville is the largest town on our Ohio side of the river, and a good share of the properties around it run on their own septic system rather than a city sewer connection.
We pump and clean those tanks for homeowners, landlords and businesses, and have done since 2012.
A septic tank works by letting solids settle and holding them while the liquid above moves on. That only keeps working while there is room in the tank. Once the sludge layer gets deep enough, solids start carrying through to the drainfield, and a damaged drainfield is a repair measured in thousands.
Pumping on a sensible interval is what prevents that. It is the cheapest thing you can do for a septic system, and the one most often left until something goes wrong.
We serve Steubenville itself along with Wintersville, Toronto and the surrounding Jefferson County communities. Mingo Junction has its own page if that is closer to you.
How it works
We find the access, open it safely, and empty the tank of both the settled sludge and the liquid above it. While the tank is open we look at its condition and at the baffles, because that is the only time anyone gets a proper look.
Then it is closed back up and the ground goes back the way we found it. Anything we noticed, you hear about before we leave.
The difference between a tank that lasts to the next service and one that backs up in a few months is whether it was actually emptied or just skimmed. We take everything out, and we use equipment sized for the job rather than whatever is on the truck.
We have been running this route for over a decade. The number on the truck reaches someone local, the quote you get is the price you pay, and the same people turn up each time.
If you cannot remember the last time the tank was emptied, that on its own is a good reason to book.
Call or text and we will find you a slot.
FAQs
Every 3-5 years covers most households. Push it toward 2-3 if you have a large family, run a garbage disposal daily, or the tank was undersized when it went in.
We go wherever the septic system is. Most tanks we service sit outside the built-up areas, since properties in town are generally on the sewer, but if you are on septic anywhere in Jefferson County we will come to you.
We locate and open the access, pump the tank out completely, check the tank and baffles while it is open, then close it and backfill. Half an hour to an hour for a standard job.
Yes, and we can bill you directly rather than the tenant. Landlords with several properties in the area often get them done on the same visit.
For routine work a few days is usually plenty. Call or text and we will tell you honestly what the next slot is rather than promising something we cannot hit.
Steubenville, Wintersville, Toronto, Mingo Junction and the surrounding county, plus Weirton and Follansbee across the river.
Call or text Wetherell at (740) 632-4843.
Get in touch
For the quickest answers and service-related questions, send us a text at (740) 632-4843.
