Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Measure excavation sites, using plumbers' snakes, tapelines, or lengths of cutting heads within sewers, and mark areas for digging.
2. 02Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.
3. 03Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
4. 04Break asphalt and other pavement so that pipes can be accessed, using airhammers, picks, and shovels.
5. 05Dig out sewer lines manually, using shovels.
6. 06Update sewer maps and manhole charts.
7. 07Cut damaged sections of pipe with cutters, remove broken sections from ditches, and replace pipe sections, using pipe sleeves.
8. 08Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.
9. 09Start machines to feed revolving cables or rods into openings, stopping machines and changing knives to conform to pipe sizes.
10. 10Locate problems, using specially designed equipment, and mark where digging must occur to reach damaged tanks or pipes.
11. 11Requisition or order tools and equipment.
12. 12Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.

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