Septic pump-outs · Bowen, Airlie Beach, Cannonvale and surrounds

Trade waste, on a schedule the council accepts.

Porta-Vac handles grease traps, trade waste and septic pump-outs across Bowen, Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine and Moranbah. You get a person on the phone, a price before we start, and the ground left as we found it.

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What we pump

What we get called out for most.

Everything Porta-Vac handles, in the order people ring about it.

Septic

Septic waste management, pumping and disposal

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 waste

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

Oily

Oily waste

Oily water and separator waste pumped out and tracked to a licensed receiver.

Hydro

Hydro excavation

Excavation work around tanks, trenches and lines, done by the people who have to pump it afterwards.

High-pressure

High-pressure cleaning and water blasting

High-pressure cleaning and water blasting handled on the same visit, so it is not another trip and another bill.

Water

Water cartage and potable water

Clean water carted and delivered, for tanks that ran dry before the rain came.

Portable

Portable toilet hire

Portable toilets delivered, serviced and collected. Site sheds, events, and jobs that run long.

What happens on the day

Straightforward, start to finish.

You get a person, not a queue

Ring and someone who drives the truck answers. You get a price and a day on that call, not a callback.

Nobody knows where the lid is. That is fine

Half the jobs start with a probe and a shovel. If the lid has been buried since the eighties, we will still find it.

Emptied properly, not skimmed

A tank is not done when the liquid is gone. The crust and the settled sludge come out too, which is the part that decides how long before you need us again.

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.

On a schedule the council accepts

Grease traps and trade waste run to an interval your council signs off on. We keep to it so nobody comes asking.

We leave it safe

An unseated septic lid is the most dangerous thing on a rural block. Ours go back properly, every time.

Not the same as the next truck

What you actually get with Porta-Vac.

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

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Locally owned

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Mini skid steer and tipper equipment

Why people ring them

Known in Bowen for turning up.

Only provider in the area to offer both hydro excavation and septic waste services

From their own listing

On the job

On the job.

Where we go

The towns on the run.

Based in Bowen, QLD, covering Bowen, Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine and Moranbah. If your town is not on this list, ring anyway — the run may already go past you.

BowenAirlie BeachCannonvaleProserpineMoranbah

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 0404 176 710 with your address and you get a real number, not a range.

Book it in

One call and it is in the diary.

Ring 0404 176 710 and speak to someone, or leave your details and get a call back.

Call 0404 176 710