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There are some home maintenance issues that give you a little warning. A slow drain. A strange smell. A toilet that starts acting different. Then there are the problems that announce themselves immediately. A septic alarm is one of those.

There are certain sounds in a house that instantly make homeowners stop what they are doing. A smoke alarm chirping is one of them. A loud pop from the water heater is another. And if you have a septic system, hearing your toilet gurgle while someone is taking a shower definitely belongs on that list.

Most septic problems do not start with one giant mistake. They usually start with small everyday habits people never realized were hurting the system in the first place.

One of the most common questions homeowners ask after buying a septic property is honestly pretty simple.