From intake to outlet, here’s everything you need to know about your cottage’s most valuable system.

In urban life, electricity, water, gas and sewer are just monthly bills that need to be paid. A cottage’s various mechanical systems are the owner’s responsibility — they become at-times frustrating responsibilities that require proper maintenance or the occasional fix-up. The most important of all your systems is the cottage septic system. It provides the function of both the sewer and treatment system. Proper operation of the septic system is essential to the health, property value and the environment of your cottage lot.  

Written by Richard Brignall