Pro Pump
Added to your tank while it is empty, Pro Pump puts healthy bacteria back to work in the tank after pumping.
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Septic tank pumping and sewer service across Maine and New Hampshire
Residential and commercial, routine and emergency, about 25 miles around each of our two yards.
4.9 on Google , rated 4.9 out of 5 from 61 reviewsSeptic & Sewer
Nobody thinks about the tank until something backs up.
That is fair. It is buried in the yard and it works quietly for years. But a tank that goes too long between pumpings stops protecting the leachfield, and the leachfield is the expensive part of the system.
The work still runs out of the same Route 236 yard in Eliot that has anchored the business since 1948. 10,000+ households and businesses are on our books, served by our own local crew.
Around here
Clogs around here do not all look the same
The Seacoast, out of Eliot
Older homes in Kittery, York and the Berwicks often have buried covers and tanks nobody has located in years. Our trucks carry beacons and locators, and in February that can mean opening a lid under frozen ground.
The Lakes Region, out of Ossipee
Camps and seasonal places run hard all summer, then sit. We track service intervals around that seasonal use, so opening weekend is not ruined by a backup.
The full list
If it flows through a pipe, we handle it
Septic Services
- Residential septic tank pumping
- Commercial septic tank pumping
- Septic tank cleaning
- Septic tank repair
- Sewage pump repair and installation
- Grease trap/tank pumping and cleaning
- Pump station preventative maintenance
- Septic tank video inspection
Sewer Line Work
- High pressure jetting
- Cleaning sewer lines
- Thawing frozen lines
- Video pipe inspection and leak detection
How often
Every tank runs on a clock
500
gallon tank
Every year
1,000
gallon tank
Every 2 years
2,000
gallon tank
Every 2.5 to 3 years
Those are starting points, not rules. A full house on a 1,000 gallon tank fills faster than a couple on the same tank.
Filters should be rinsed every 6 to 12 months so the tank does not back-flood, and adding Pro Pump keeps healthy bacteria working in the system.
Cannot remember the last pumping? That usually means it is due.
When to call
Four signs a tank needs attention
None of them are subtle once you know what you are looking at.
01
Slow drains
Water leaving slower than it used to, especially when more than one fixture is affected at the same time.
02
Gurgling pipes
A gurgle when a toilet flushes or a tub empties means air is moving where it should not be.
03
Odor near the drains
A smell indoors near the drains, or outdoors over the tank, means something is not venting or draining right.
04
Wet or bright green lawn
Soggy ground or a green stripe over the leachfield. The grass grows better there because it is being fed.
That last one fools people. If you see a bright green stripe in an otherwise ordinary lawn, call before it gets wetter.
What happens on a pumping call
Four steps, no surprises
01
We locate and open
We find the tank and open the lid. Fast if you have risers installed, slower if we are hunting for a buried cover under frozen ground. If you cannot locate your tank or do not know where it is, we carry beacons and locators on all of our trucks, ready if needed.
02
We pump it down
The truck pumps the tank out. Residential or commercial, the work is the same.
03
We check the hardware
While the tank is empty the tech looks over the inlet and outlet baffles and rinses the filter.
04
You hear what we found
Before we pull out you get told the condition of the tank. If something is wrong, you hear it straight.
From an actual call: locate, pump, check, report.
“Not Same Truck”
Our crew, our trucks. Pumping and hauling are never on the same tank.
Our word
You hear it straight before we pull out
Before the truck leaves your driveway, you hear the condition of your tank and what it actually needs, straight from the tech who was just inside it. No upsell script, no phone tree, no mystery invoice.
Why call us
Local crews out of the same yard since 1948
Route 236 in Eliot, since 1948. The trucks are ours, the techs work for us, and the phone gets answered by people who know the routes.
We run our own trucks and employ our own techs.
The office answers during the week. After hours a real person answers the emergency line and our on-call manager calls you back.
10,000+ residential and commercial customers are on the books.
From the same towns we plow through
What septic calls actually look like
4.9 out of 5 across 61 Google reviews.
This company is the best! I have used them twice for sewer backup issues and they immediately sent folks to my rescue. Their workers are professional, informative and extremely friendly. I will stay with this company for all my septic needs!!
Keith Y. · Google Review
Jenn first of all was wicked helpful when i called in after our septic was backing up. She was so kind and walked me through our options. Then Ron came out and was an absolute CHAMP… Ron came out, cleared out most of our drain, and waited until we could get it to flush clean water.
Gabrielle L. · Google Review
Excellent response time, incredible service, great value, and will continue to use Morgridge in the future. Called at 8:00am, arrived by 8:45, and resolved issue by 9:15. Outstanding. Thank you!
Cary A. · Google Review
Common questions
Questions we get on septic calls
Yes. (207) 439-1250 is answered 24 hours a day. Outside our office hours a real person answers the emergency line and our on-call manager calls you back.
Starting points are every year for a 500 gallon tank, every 2 years for a 1,000 gallon tank, and every 2.5 to 3 years for a 2,000 gallon tank. Filters should be rinsed every 6 to 12 months.
That is common and it is not a problem. We carry beacons and locators on all of our trucks, ready if needed.
We run two yards, Route 236 in Eliot, Maine and 674 White Mountain Hwy in Ossipee, New Hampshire, and cover about 25 miles around each, residential and commercial.
Different question? See all FAQs or ask us, no pressure.
While the truck is there
Worth doing while the truck is in the driveway
These are the things worth adding while the tank is already open and the truck is already in your driveway.
Filter Cleaning
Rinsing the filter while we are there prevents the future backups that start when it packs.
Learn more →
Routine Maintenance
Get on a schedule and stop guessing. We track the interval and tell you when the tank is due.
Learn more →Get a free estimate and get on the schedule before it backs up.
Tell us what you need.
Send it over and we reply the same business day with an estimate. Backing up right now? Call (207) 439-1250, a real person answers 24/7.