Phoning around for plastic septic tanks in Eastern Cape takes time, and every company asks the same questions. Send one job card instead and we pass it to tank suppliers and septic installers who serve towns, plots and farms across Eastern Cape. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Plastic Septic Tanks in Eastern Cape
Plastic septic tanks in Eastern Cape are popular for new houses, cottages and lodges, where a light tank can be delivered and set quickly. Give the tank size, the soil type and whether the water table is high, so suppliers serving Eastern Cape and the rest of Eastern Cape can quote delivery and installation correctly.
Want to know more first? Our plastic septic tanks guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Eastern Cape
Large parts of the Eastern Cape sit off the sewer, from Wild Coast villages and rural homesteads around Mthatha to farms near Graaff-Reinet and holiday homes along the Sunshine Coast. Coastal sand and a high water table around Jeffreys Bay, Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea flood soakaways, so conservancy tanks and package plants are common. Inland Karoo farms use septic tanks and french drains that rarely get rain to wash them. Schools and clinics in rural areas need scheduled pump-outs, and factories around Kariega and Coega need bulk removal. Honey sucker operators and tank suppliers are based mainly in Gqeberha and East London, so distant jobs cost more.
Typical plastic septic tanks requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a 2,500 to 5,000 litre buried tank for a new or renovated off-sewer house
- Schools, churches and clinics: tanks for a rural school or clinic where installation must be quick
- Farms and game farms: tanks for worker housing and farmstalls, often delivered a long way from town
- Lodges, guesthouses and venues: larger tanks in series for chalets, with anchoring where the ground is damp
- Smallholdings and plots: a light tank that one truck can deliver to a remote building site
- Factories, mines, sites and events: tanks for site offices and ablutions on construction sites and small works
- Restaurants, shops and offices: small tanks behind a shop, restaurant or filling station, with a grease trap upstream
Local tips for Eastern Cape
Common here: conservancy tanks and package plants on the coast, septic tanks on Karoo farms. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask how often the tank should be emptied if holiday use is seasonal. Help usually comes from operators based mainly in Gqeberha and East London.
Plastic Septic Tanks usually means rotomoulded polyethylene tank, buried, for 1,000 to 10,000 L, or tanks in series, lasts 20 to 30 years if buried correctly. Ground in the area: sandy coastal ground with a high water table, dry hard Karoo soil inland.
What to include in your request
- Tank size in litres, or the number of people and bedrooms
- Delivery address and how close a truck can get to the hole
- Soil type and whether the water table is high
- Whether you want supply only or supply and installation
- Municipal approval status and the drainage plan, if any
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Eastern Cape and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work throughout Eastern Cape, including Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Makhanda, Jeffreys Bay, Port Alfred, Graaff-Reinet. For smaller towns and farms, ask what the travel charge is from the nearest base and how far it is to the disposal site.