Septic Tank Services in Dorset, Hampshire & Wiltshire
Free quotes and, for most jobs, a price before we set off: this page helps you work out which of our septic tank services is yours.
Septic Tanks Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire: Which Job Is Yours?
Emptying a full tank is one job and putting right a failing soakaway is another. If you are not sure which, ring us and we will find the cause on site.
01Septic Tank Emptying
For a tank that is full, slow to drain or overdue. We arrange the emptying and leave the site cleaned, tidied and sanitised.
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02Soakaway Installation and Repair
For a soakaway that is not draining away as it should, or a new one. We explain what we find and you decide whether we fix it now or book it in.
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What Is Settled Before You Choose
Whichever job is yours, these are true of it.
No call-out fee
You pay for the work, not for us turning up.
A price before we set off
For most jobs we can give you the price, or our labour rate, when you ring. Free quotes.
The agreed price is the price
What we agree before we start is what you pay, unless you approve extra work.
No hidden extras
Every charge is stated clearly up front, before any work starts.
Extra work priced first
If we find something that needs more work, we tell you what it is and what it costs. Nothing extra happens without your say-so.
A clean site
Every site is left cleaned, tidied and sanitised.
How a Septic Tank Job Runs
You know the price and your options before anything is committed.
You ring and ask the price
Tell us what you can see, and for most jobs we give you the price, or our labour rate, before we set off.
We find the cause on site
We look at the tank and the soakaway, explain what we find and recommend what needs doing.
You decide when it happens
We fix it now or book it in, whichever suits you, and nothing extra goes ahead without your say-so.
We leave it clean
The site is left cleaned, tidied and sanitised.
What Customers Say After We Have Been
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Scott Green
I had blocked drain at my house and DC Drainage solutions unblocked quickly and efficiently. Great service highly recommended.
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DC Drainage Solutions were fantastic from start to finish. Great communication throughout, and I would highly recommend them to everybody.
Cameron Doe
David come over to sort out a blocked waste pipe for us. He was great from start to finish and left the place spotless once work was complete. Would highly recommend and will definitely use again
Tank or Soakaway: Which One Is the Problem?
Slow drains and smells can point to either, so we find the cause on site and explain it before we recommend anything.
| Septic tank emptying | Soakaway work | |
|---|---|---|
| What you might notice | Slow drains, gurgling, or a smell near the tank | Water pooling or soggy ground where the water should be draining away |
| Where we look first | The tank, and how full it is | Where the water goes once it leaves the tank |
| What we do | We arrange the emptying | We install a new soakaway or repair the one you have |
| Start here if | The tank is full or overdue | The tank is fine but the water is not draining away |
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Septic Tanks Emptied Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire: What to Know Before You Ring
Septic tank services matter most to homes that are not on mains drainage, and the trouble is that nobody thinks about the tank until something goes wrong. A tank that needs emptying, or a soakaway that has stopped draining, can show itself as slow drains, a smell in the garden or water sitting where it should not.
Money is the first thing to settle, so here is how we handle it. Quotes are free, and for most jobs we can give you the price, or our labour rate, before we set off. The price we agree before we start is the price you pay, unless you approve extra work.
If you have searched for septic tanks pumped near me, ring us with what you can see and we will work out the next step with you. We aim to be with you within 60 minutes, and we'll give you an arrival time when you call. We are based in Ringwood, working across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, from Bournemouth, Poole, Wimborne Minster and Dorchester to Southampton, Winchester and Romsey.
Between us we have twenty years in drainage. We are members of the NADC (National Association of Drainage Contractors), our engineers are EUSR-carded, and we are insured, with public liability cover up to £1 million.
We arrange septic tank emptying, servicing and repair, and we install and repair soakaways, so if the tank turns out not to be the problem you are not starting again with someone else.
Septic Tank Services: Questions We Get Asked
Straight answers on price first, then the work.
How much does septic tank emptying cost?
What moves the price is the job itself: the size of the tank, how easy it is to reach and what we find when we look. For most jobs we can tell you the price, or our labour rate, before we set off, so ring us first and ask. There is no call-out fee and quotes are free, and the price we agree before we start is the price you pay, unless you approve extra work.
Is there a call-out fee for septic tank work?
No. You pay for the work, not for us turning up. Every charge, including waste disposal, parking and VAT, is stated clearly up front, before any work starts, so there are no hidden extras at the end.
Can you get septic tanks pumped near me at short notice?
We would rather not guess how long the job itself will take until we have seen the tank, and we will tell you once we have. Ring first and ask for the price, and for most jobs you will have it before we set off.
How do I know if it is the septic tank or the soakaway?
Slow drains and smells can come from either, so we find the cause on site and explain it. You then decide whether we fix it now or book it in. The comparison above shows what each one usually looks like.
Do you install soakaways as well as empty septic tanks?
Yes. We install and repair soakaways, and we arrange septic tank emptying, servicing and repair, so one firm looks at the whole set-up. If the tank is fine but the water is not draining away, the soakaway is where we look next.
What if you find something that needs more work?
We tell you what it is and what it costs first. Nothing extra happens without your say-so, and you choose whether we do it now or book it in for later.
Not a Septic Tank Job?
The rest of our drainage work, one click away.
01Drain Unblocking
Blocked drains, toilets, sinks and manholes cleared.
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02Drain Repairs
Collapsed drains, manhole repairs, patch repairs and drain lining.
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03Drain Cleaning & Jetting
High-pressure jetting, descaling, root removal and planned drain maintenance.
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04Drainage Installation
New drainage, surface water and downpipe drainage, and sewer connection applications.
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