How can a homeowner Aerate their own cesspool in Nassau or Suffolk Counties?

     In Nassau or Suffolk County, a homeowner can Aerate their own cesspool with just using a portable air compressor that most homeowners own already. Aerating a cesspool using a portable air compressor will help a cesspool drain.
     First things first, If you do not know if you have a block or pre cast cesspool in the ground, I suggest you call a Cesspool installer to find out. A Block Cesspool will cave in without notice. If somebody gets hurt on your property because YOU know YOU have a Block Cesspool and YOU did nothing to install a new septic system YOU WILL BD HELD RESPONSIBLE for all damages and not your homeowners insurance. Many people have died in block cesspools on Long Island. If you have a block cesspool, do not aerate it at all. This will make it unstable and cave in.

     Do this at YOUR OWN RISK!

Aerating a cesspool from a Air Compressor is simple to do. You need a Air Compressor with a tank, Air Hose and  3/4inch pipe/ between 15 to 20 feet long. Attach  the pipe to the air hose and pit it in the cesspool and turn on your air compressor and let it build up pressure. A valve in the air line would help build up pressure by closing it. When the air compressor shuts down from being full of air, You hang onto the pipe that is in the cesspool and have somebody open up the air valve and try to break up the hard crust on the bottom of the cesspool. Becareful of wastewater flying out! Keep this up till you see the cesspool level drop.  Do our best to get it to drop to almost dry. It may happen. A good rule of thumb is if the cesspool looks like it's draining, stop aerating the cesspool and give it a few hours to see what it does. You may have to aerate it again.

     Do not ever cover up your cesspool but install a inspection port raised to grade for it to breath. It will not smell at all and it will allow air to circulate into it and dry it out.  Put a 6inch irrigation valve box cover over the inspection port and have that raised to grade so it's easy to inspect.

Remember to work on your septic or cesspool system at your own risk!