Septic Tank Repair in Bessemer & West Jefferson County

Alabama Septic Tank Services diagnoses and repairs septic systems in Bessemer, McCalla, Hueytown, Hoover, Brookwood and Tuscaloosa, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customers tell us we came out the same day they called “to diagnose and even fix” the system.

A septic problem rarely means you need a whole new system. Most failures come down to one part – a broken baffle, a cracked lid, a clogged pipe, a worn-out pump – and fixing that part costs a fraction of a replacement. Alabama Septic Tank Services always looks for a repair first. We never recommend a new system unless it is truly necessary, and we never sell services you do not need.

• Sewage backing up into the house – usually the lowest tub, shower or floor drain first.
• Pooling water around the tank or elsewhere in the yard, or in the basement.
• Slow drains in tubs, showers and sinks throughout the house.
• A bad smell around the tank, the field lines or inside.
• Unusually green grass over the tank or drain field.
• Gurgling sounds in the pipes.
• A septic alarm sounding on systems with a pump.

• Pipe from the house to the tank – broken, sagging or clogged lines replaced, often with a new clean-out so the next clog does not mean digging. One customer called at noon with an emergency and had a whole new pipe in by 4 that afternoon.
• Baffles and tees – the inlet and outlet baffles keep scum and solids in the tank. When they rot or break, solids go straight to the field lines.
• Lids – a broken or missing lid is replaced, often with a riser at ground level.
• Roots – roots growing into the tank or lines are cut and dug out, and the entry point sealed.
• Pumps and alarms – where the field lines sit higher than the tank, a pump pushes the water uphill. These pumps last about 10 years on average. We test the pump, floats, alarm and wiring before replacing parts.
• Header and field lines – see drain field & field line repair.

If a tank is collapsing, badly cracked or simply too small, or a home and its septic system are more than 30 years old and failing, a new tank and new lines may be the better investment – and they bring the system up to today’s code. When that is the case we lay out both options and their prices so you can decide. See septic installation & replacement.

You get the price before any work starts. Some repairs – especially to the drain field – need a permit from the county health department; we tell you up front when that is the case and help you through it. We dig only what is needed and leave your yard as close to how we found it as we can.