WHEN YOUR SEPTIC system catches a chill and ices up, there’s no coughing or sniffling. But there’s often no flushing either.
Now, cottagers closing up for a winter of polar temperatures and limited or unreliable snow cover can keep their septics cozy beneath Matt’s Sewer/Septic Blankets. Pegged over vulnerable water lines and septic components, these purpose-made synthetic covers trap the earth’s heat to reduce frost penetration, says Andrew Kirk, the Manitoba-based distributor.
The American-made product is “an insulated mat of woven fabric with a waxy coating to it. It’s partly water repellent, but it also breathes,” Kirk says, adding that most buyers are on the Prairies. Installation “is as simple as putting a blanket on the ground.” Blankets come in four sizes with prices from $150 for a 6-by-12-foot cover up to…
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Cottage Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2023