Septic pump-outs · Pimlico, Ballina, Byron Bay and surrounds

One load, not four. That is the saving.

Ballina Pumping Service runs the tankers for septic, sullage and bulk liquid waste across Pimlico, Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore and the Tweed Coast. Booked in over the phone, done in one visit, and the lid seated properly after.

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What we pump

What we get called out for most.

Everything Ballina Pumping Service handles, in the order people ring about it.

Septic

Septic tank cleaning

The standard household pump-out. We lift the lid, vacuum the tank down, check the outlet and leave the lid seated properly.

Grease

Grease trap cleaning

Kitchen grease traps emptied and washed out on a schedule that keeps the council and your kitchen happy.

Holding

Holding tank cleaning

Holding tanks pumped on a standing run, so it never becomes an emergency call.

Sludge

Sludge dams

Sludge dams handled on the same visit, so it is not another trip and another bill.

Liquid

Liquid waste removal

Bulk liquid waste taken away under licence and tipped at a licensed facility, with the paperwork to prove where it went.

Vacuum

Vacuum excavation

Vacuum digging around live services, where a bucket would put a bill through a cable or a water main.

Potholing

Potholing to prove where a service actually runs before anyone commits an excavator to it.

What happens on the day

One visit, done properly.

A phone call, and it is booked

One conversation. You hear what it costs, you hear when we can be there, and that is the booking done.

Finding it is part of the job

Under the lawn, under a garden bed, under a slab someone poured over it. We locate the lid and uncover it before anything else.

Hose to the tank, truck stays put

The hose does the walking so the truck does not have to. Sludge, crust and liquid all go, not just the easy layer off the top.

Nothing gets quietly noted

Whatever the tank shows us, you hear about while we are still there and can look at it with us.

The paperwork follows the load

Tipped at a licensed facility, recorded, and available to you if a council or a buyer ever asks where it went.

Lid seated, ground left tidy

Back down square, safe to stand on, and the grass no worse than we found it.

Not the same as the next truck

What you actually get with Ballina.

Taken from what the business says about itself, not from a template.

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4.4 stars from 7 reviews and 18 years trading, all with no working web presence

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Named fleet: vacuum trucks from 5,000 litre up to 26,000 litres — smaller jobs through to bulk haulage

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EPA Licensed and fully insured, Australian owned and operated, family-owned

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Available 24/7 across the Northern Rivers

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Vacuum excavation and potholing as a second revenue line alongside septic

Why people ring them

Known in Pimlico for turning up.

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From their own listing

Where we go

Who we can get to.

Based in Pimlico, NSW, covering Pimlico, Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore and the Tweed Coast. If your town is not on this list, ring anyway — the run may already go past you.

PimlicoBallinaByron BayLismorethe Tweed Coast

Straight answers

The questions we get asked most.

How often should a septic tank be pumped?

For most households it is every three to five years, and it depends on tank size and how many people live there. If it has been longer than five years, or you have just moved in and nobody can tell you when it was last done, book it.

How do I know if mine needs doing?

Slow drains through the whole house, gurgling, a smell near the tank, or wet ground and greener grass over the trench. Any of those means ring, do not wait.

Do you need to find the lid, or do I?

We can find it. If you know where it is, tell us and we are faster. If nobody has looked in twenty years, that is a normal job for us.

Can the truck get to my tank?

Usually. Tell us if the tank is behind a locked gate, down a steep drive, or more than about thirty metres from where a truck can park, and we will bring the right hose.

What happens to the waste?

It goes to a licensed facility and it is documented. Ask for the docket any time you want it.

How often does a grease trap need doing?

Most kitchens run somewhere between monthly and quarterly, and your council sets the minimum. We will tell you honestly if you are paying for visits you do not need.

Can you dig near live services?

That is what the vac truck is for. Water cuts the ground and the vacuum lifts it, so nothing gets clipped the way a bucket clips it.

How much does it cost?

It depends on tank size, access and how long it has been. Ring (02) 6683 4843 with your address and you get a real number, not a range.

Book it in

Get it pumped before it backs up.

Ring (02) 6683 4843 and speak to someone, or leave your details and get a call back.

Call (02) 6683 4843