My septic problems began last summer. Towards the end of the summer, my field had become very spongy and the odor was very strong. There were certain areas of the field I avoided walking on because it was so soft. This disturbed me quite a bit because our home is only 7 years old and I never dreamed I would have this kind of trouble. Well, before I knew it, winter came and it seemed like the snow covered up my problems for awhile. Then came spring. The odor was a friendly reminder that my problem was not solved with the snow.When the snow had disappeared, my field was more spongy than ever and it was evident that the sewage had come up out of the field. Some of the grass had died because of the overflow. I knew I had to do something with it so I started asking around but nobody seemed to have any solid solutions. I even had the contractor that installs septic fields come down and look at my field but his answer was, " Looks like your field is toast. You'll have to redo this one." That was not the answer I wanted to hear nor did I want to spend the thousands it would cost me to replace it. I decided to look online for septic field problems and your website was the first one that came up. I spent several hours researching septic field problems and when I became more familiar with how the whole system worked, I understood better how the remedy would work. However, I was very skeptical about ordering something on line with my credit card. Nevertheless, the odor of the sewage and the spongy field kept reminding me I had to do something. I decided to call the 1-800 number and find some answers. The conversation I had with Philip was very informative and because there was a no hassle guarantee for a full year, I decided to order your unit. I made sure to get the tank pumped out a week prior to installation so that everything would be ready. The unit was installed with no trouble even though I felt a little funny installing the bio-brush. It looked a lot like a Hawaiian skirt but if it does the job, it doesn't matter what it looks like. After 5 days of running the Aero-Stream System, I opened up the septic tank lid and was very impressed because there was absolutely no odor. Within 6 weeks my field is doing better. Now I am just waiting for the grass to grow back on those bare spots where the sewage had run over. I also like the quietness of the unit.
Thank you once again Karl for having the solution to my problem. From the results that I have seen so far, I strongly recommend this product to everyone that is searching for a remedy to their septic problems.
Pete
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