Services & Pricing
Septic System Pricing, Inspections and Certifications
Did you know that owning your own septic system (with good routine maintenance) is the most cost effective way of handling your wastewater? If you lived in the city, your wastewater costs are as much as seven times higher than what you would pay with routine maintenance of your septic system!
$650.00* + Tax
(an industry low price)
*Price is to clean a 1,000 gallon septic tank (which does not include the pump tank),
with the lids completely exposed PRIOR to our arrival.
This price does not include dig fees and if we are at the location for more than 2 hours, additional labor fees will be incurred. Please note – any gallons extracted over 1,000 gallons will be charged at $0.65/gallon.
Additional Pricing
- Hourly labor rate is $300 (with a 1 hour minimum)
- Dig fees are $185 per lid
- Pump/Holding Tank Cleaning
(with a septic tank pumping)is $0.65 per gallon
- Service call is $300
- Long distance driving fee
(over 25 miles one way) is $50 - Septic/Pump or Holding tanks
500 gallons or less with lids exposed is $600 + tax
The following prices are based on regular routine maintenance. If you have a problem with your system, a failed system or have neglected routine maintenance, then you may expect additional costs for labor and extra gallons pumped.
Pricing as Easy as 1, 2, 3…
Please call us toll free at (800) 606-5645 or (360) 794-9184 today to book your appointment.
Step 1: Locating the Septic Tank & Lids
If Sultan Pumper needs to locate your septic tank lids:
It is the property owner’s responsibility to know where your septic tank lids are located. If you do not, then we can help locate them!
We can usually locate your tank using county records as part of the cost.
If your tank can not be located, then an “electronic locator” can be used to find it.
This service costs $250.00
Step 2: Excavation of the Septic Tank’s Lids
If Sultan Pumper needs to uncover & expose your septic tank lids:
At Sultan Pumper we give our clients the opportunity to save $$ by locating & uncovering their lids prior to our arrival. If all your lids are exposed, then we don’t have to charge you for additional time & labor.
The cost is $185.00 / lid
For our client’s savings and convenience, we have lowered our hourly labor rate 38% for digging fees. Now that’s a big savings!
Step 3: Cleaning the Septic Tank
If you have completed Steps 1 & 2 then Sultan Pumper will clean your 1,000 gallon tank for $650.00 + tax
(Lids must be completely exposed prior to our arrival):
Anything over 1,000 gallons is $0.65 / gallon + tax.
Septic systems that have not been properly maintained for a long period of time may incur additional costs for extra gallons and extra labor costs.
Neglecting the routine maintenance of your septic system may cause damage and shorten the life span of the system resulting in costly repairs
King County Inspections & Certifications
What is the purpose of a septic certification/inspection report?
These reports are needed for the sale of a home, but sometimes the county will require certification/inspection reports for businesses such as day care facilities, restaurants, etc.
Our technicians check the septic system from the inlet pipe to the drain field and document how the system is operating at the time of inspection.
This report is not a warranty or a guarantee of how the system will perform in the future, but rather a full disclosure to all parties of how the system is operating on the date of inspection.
New requirements effective 1/12/2009
Public Health- Seattle & King County requires all sellers of properties with onsite sewage systems to have their on-site septic system inspected by a King County licensed On-Site System Maintainer (OSM). The inspection must be completed and a copy of the report must be given to Public Health before the transfer of title.
Please visit King County’s Board of Health Code section Title 13: On-Site Sewage to view the new requirements
Seller’s Responsibilities:
Prior to scheduling an appointment with Sultan Pumper
Obtain a copy of the As-built (an accurate record drawing of the septic system) from Public Health Seattle & King County.
Copies can be obtained by sending an email to as-built.help@kingcounty.gov. Include the parcel number and street address, so the county can search their files for any drawings.
Contact Sultan Pumper to schedule an appointment
- Set up a date and time that works with your schedule (please note seller must be present during inspection in order to grant access to the property).
- Sultan Pumper will need to pump out the septic tank for a fee of $650* + tax (for a 1,000 gallon septic tank if the lids are exposed) because the inspection takes place during and after the pumping.
- Sultan Pumper will prepare an Operation / Performance Monitoring Report and an On-Site Septic System Inspection Report for Property Transfer for a fee of $810.
Please visit King County’s website to answer any additional questions regarding seller’s responsibilities.
Senior Discounts Available
Septic System Inspection / Certification
*$350.00 + Tax
What is the purpose of a septic certification/inspection report?
These reports are needed for the sale of a home, but sometimes the county will require certification/inspection reports for businesses such as day care facilities, restaurants, etc. Our technicians check the septic system from the inlet pipe to the drainfield and document how the system is operating at the time of inspection.
This report is not a warranty or a guarantee of how the system will perform in the future, but rather a full disclosure to all parties of how the system is operating on the date of inspection.
Sultan Pumper will conduct a $350 Inspection / Certification
with the purchase of a regular pumping
*Inspection / Certifications without pumping is $425.00 + Tax
Prices, terms and conditions are subject to change.
Sultan Pumper reserves the right to deem a property’s septic system unserviceable.
Lids that are blocked by such things as buildings, concrete blockings, room additions, decks, trees, heavy brush or just plain junk will be deemed unserviceable.
Sultan Pumper reserves the right to refuse service (for any reason).
For the safety of our community and employee’s, we do not operate on snow and ice days.
Sultan Pumper charges a $35 fee for any returned check or non payment.