Septic
Plugged septic filter bed started working in under three weeks, and the house passed inspection the next month.
County Side Service · Medina, Ohio, USA · 10 November 2026
The challenge
The system was not discharging. The filter bed was plugged, effluent was ponding at the surface, the aerator was not running, and there was a foul smell. Rebuilding the system would have been expensive and would have held up the sale.
The approach
County Side jetted the lines and pumped the tanks empty. On 23 May 2003 they put one gallon of PRO-PUMP® into the septic tank and fitted the PRO-PUMP® kit in the distribution box.
Results
12 June 2003
Aerator refitted
Under 3 weeks
Time to that point
7 July 2003
Sale inspection passed
No
System rebuilt
By 12 June the water level had dropped enough to put the aerator motor back. On 7 July the system passed inspection and the sale went through. This is one contractor’s job record for PRO-PUMP®, not a controlled trial.
Source documentation
Ecological Laboratories case studies (opens in a new tab)