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Riser Installation

Spare your back and the cost of uncovering and covering your tank every time it needs pumping. After you have us locate, uncover, and pump your tank, consider having us install a riser before we cover it back up.

Risers are great for tanks that are deep enough to need an excavator to dig it up - or deep enough that you don't want to dig it out by hand. If the concrete of your lid got so old it crumbled or cracked, the riser makes it so that you don't need to replace that lid. If you had an emergency in the future, you wouldn't have to wait for uncovering - we could just roll in and pump.

While we have your tank uncovered, we will measure for the proper length of the riser tube. It is a big plastic tube that has to reach from your tank up to ground level.  We will place the riser on the tank, add a heavy-duty lid, and backfill around the area. The cost varies with the length of the riser.

A typical order of services could be:
1. Locate & Uncover
2. Pump
3. Install Riser & Lid
4. Backfill the area

After that you shouldn't need 1,3,4 again.

The lid is green to help it blend in with your grass. In the summer. If it's made of Astroturf. Or you can hide it with a garden gnome, or stack of buckwheat pancakes. Your tank opening might stop there - but the possibilities are endless!





























 

Tank located and uncovered.

Tank lid removed and disposed of properly.

Riser tube placed on top of tank lid opening, then backfilled to ground level.

Riser lid screwed on at ground level.

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