Wicked Waste

Wicked Waste is a locally owned and operated business specialising in liquid waste and drainage solutions. We operate all around the Perth metropolitan area. With over 25 years experience in the liquid waste and drainage industry we pride ourselves in delivering a friendly and professional service at a cost effective price. Contact me today for an obligation free quote.

A septic system is a biological way of storing and treating waste that comes from your house. Everything that goes down the pipes in your house or business ends up in the septic tanks where the solids and sludge seperate from the water. Clarified water then overflows into leach drains or dry wells to soak away in the ground. This is called primary and secondary treatment.

Your septic systems will take everything you throw at it year after year. Eventually it will need maintenance - thats where we can help. We do pumpouts, lid repairs, pipe replacements, new diverter installations, submersable pumps replacement, leach drains and dry wells repaired or replaced.

Trees love septic systems, their roots grow down and into the sides of leach drains slowing the drainage process and eventually a complete blockage. We offer a service where we remove all root from leach drains thats inside and out

Leach drains are designed to let water soak into the surrounding soil, the capillary action brings the water up through the soil profile and evaporates into the atmosphere. In clay and rock, as in our hills, the area around the leach drain has blue metal or sand to increase the evaporation area to make them more effective.

Dry wells are used instead of leach drains when there are deep drainage sands. The bottom of a dry well is sand and the round wall is made of concrete bricks with holes to increase draining. A typical dry well will hold in excess of 2000 litres when full.

All septic and ATU's need pumping out occasionally. Over time the solid and sludges build up in the main tanks which then overflow into the soakage area. Leach drains are then not able to move water, resulting in the system failing.

The first indication that your septic is full is normally a gurgling sound coming from the pipes, which is most cases will be the shower drain and toilet due to them being the lowest point in the house. In some cases the pipes can block completely in which case the effluent will come out of the overflow point which are in place to ensure that you house does not overflow. This overflow point can be seen close to the house at ground level with a plastic cap on top.