Drain Field Repair
Wet ground, odor or soggy spots over the field get diagnosed before anything is dug up. We repair lines and fittings, and replace failed conventional fields under a county permit.
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Septic repair starts with finding out what actually failed. A gurgling toilet, a wet spot over the tank or an alarm can each come from a different part. We open the tank, look at the baffles and the outlet, check the filter and test the pumps and floats. You get the cause and a quote before any work begins.
Bravo Septic is based in Leander and works Williamson County, north Travis County and the north shore of Lake Travis. We repair lids, baffles and tees, effluent filters, pumps and floats, and broken lines. If sewage is coming up in the house right now, that is an emergency septic call. Repair workmanship is warranted for one year.
Tell us what is going on with your system. We will call or text you back.
Septic problems look alike from inside the house. The toilets gurgle when the washer drains, a shower backs up, or there is a wet spot over the tank. Those symptoms can come from a full tank, a blocked line or a field that is giving out.
So we look before we quote. A repair diagnosis often starts with septic tank pumping, because an empty tank shows the baffles and the outlet. We check the inlet and outlet tees and inspect the effluent filter. In a pump tank we test the pump, the float and the alarm.
Then you get the findings in plain language and a quote before any work begins. If something else turns up once the tank is open, we explain it and quote it separately. Nothing else happens without your OK.
The inlet and outlet tees are simple parts with a big job. The inlet tee sends waste down into the tank. The outlet tee, or baffle, holds the floating scum layer back so it stays out of the drainfield. When one breaks off, solids leave with the water and the field pays for it.
Cracked, broken or missing lids are a safety problem, and we replace them. A riser brings the lid up to grade, and our septic tank risers and lids page covers that work. An effluent filter sits in the outlet tee, and we clean it at every pump-out. A damaged filter gets replaced.
Septic pump repair covers the pump, the float switch and the alarm in a pump tank. We also repair lines and fittings between the house, the tank and the field. When the tank has failed structurally or the field is done, replacement is the answer instead. Wet or smelly ground over the field belongs on our drain field repair page.
Texas treats septic work as permitted work. The state rules call for a permit and an approved plan to repair or alter a septic system. Replacing a tank or a drainfield counts as a repair, and that needs a permit for the whole system. Bravo Septic is licensed and insured, a TCEQ-licensed OSSF installer, and we handle that paperwork with you.
The Williamson County Engineer's Office runs the county's on-site sewage program under TCEQ. The county requires an application to repair or enlarge an existing system. Lots near the north shore of Lake Travis, including Jonestown and Lago Vista, fall under the LCRA. In unincorporated Travis County the county is the permitting office.
Texas also has an emergency repair rule. It covers repairs that stop an urgent, serious and dangerous health hazard without changing the system's design. Tank lids, inlet and outlet devices, risers and riser caps and solid lines are the examples in the rule. That work can start before the paperwork, and the permitting office gets written notice within 72 hours.
A quote before any work begins, across Williamson County, north Travis County and the north shore of Lake Travis.
(512) 887-4458From the first call to the lids going back on, here is how it goes.
Call or text (512) 887-4458, or send the quote form. Tell us roughly when the tank was last pumped if you know.
You get the appointment window by text. If anything changes on our end, you hear from us first.
If you know where your lids are, tell us when you book. If not, we start at the sewer cleanout and probe from there.
The tank comes out empty. While it is open we clean the effluent filter and look at the baffles, inlet and outlet.
You get photos, the tank's condition and a realistic date for the next pump-out. Lids are resealed and the site is left the way we found it.
Common questions about septic repair across Williamson County, north Travis County and the north shore of Lake Travis. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Wet ground, odor or soggy spots over the field get diagnosed before anything is dug up. We repair lines and fittings, and replace failed conventional fields under a county permit.
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A septic tank riser brings the tank lid up to ground level, so the tank opens without digging. We install risers and replace cracked or broken lids across Williamson and Travis County.
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Sewage backing up, a tank overflowing or an alarm sounding gets priority on the schedule. We pump the tank, find the cause and tell you what failed.
Learn MoreYou get the number before we start, and the quoted price is what you pay for that scope. If something else turns up once the tank is open, you get a separate quote first.
Every compartment in the tank gets emptied. While it is open we clean the effluent filter and check the baffles, inlet and outlet.
You get photos of the inside of your tank and a plain rundown of its condition. We also give you a realistic date for the next pump-out.
Our own vacuum pump truck works about 30 miles around Leander. Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, Round Rock and the north shore of Lake Travis are all in range.
Septic inspection when buying a house in Texas: what it costs, how the option period works and what fails. Bravo Septic, Leander. Call (512) 887-4458.
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Septic tank maintenance in Texas: how often to pump, the signs a tank is full, what not to flush, and how to protect your drainfield. Call (512) 887-4458.
Read more →Tell us what the system is doing and when it was last pumped, and we will quote the job. You can also call or text (512) 887-4458.
Tell us what is going on with your system. We will call or text you back.