Olsons Excavating & Sewer Services https://olsonsinthepink.com/ Twin Cities Sewer & Excavation Experts - Try Olsons for a Free Estimate on your next Sewer Service or Excavation Services in Minnesota. Mon, 05 May 2025 23:14:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://olsonsinthepink.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-OLSONS_logo_2025-32x32.png Olsons Excavating & Sewer Services https://olsonsinthepink.com/ 32 32 What is better-liquid laundry soap or powdered laundry soap? https://olsonsinthepink.com/what-is-better-liquid-laundry-soap-or-powdered-laundry-soap/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/what-is-better-liquid-laundry-soap-or-powdered-laundry-soap/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:34:16 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1389 Good question about the laundry soap. Liquid soap is better than powdered. There can be sodium sulphate in powdered soap plus more chemicals due to the fillers. You don’t need to add these things to your onsite sewage treatment system! The less grit and chemicals added, the less treatment work your system has to perform. Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/what-is-better-liquid-laundry-soap-or-powdered-laundry-soap/feed/ 0 No running water… https://olsonsinthepink.com/no-running-water/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/no-running-water/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:24:36 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1384 A customer reported he had plenty of running water to make breakfast, but when he turned the shower on-not a drop! Many water services are freezing up this year. In many cases this is due to the extreme depth of frost in the road ways. If this happens at your house you will most likely […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/no-running-water/feed/ 0 It’s Fix a Leak Week! https://olsonsinthepink.com/its-fix-a-leak-week/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/its-fix-a-leak-week/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:56:31 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1574 In Minnesota, we have some of the cleanest public water supplies in the nation. However, Minnesota’s thirst for this precious resource is outpacing nature’s ability to replace it. It is safe to say that water conservation is more important than ever. There are lots of ways to use less water. Start by checking your home […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/its-fix-a-leak-week/feed/ 0 National Ground Water Awareness Week is March 11-17 https://olsonsinthepink.com/national-ground-water-awareness-week-is-march-11-17-2/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/national-ground-water-awareness-week-is-march-11-17-2/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:59:51 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1576 Minnesota Department of Health News Release More than 1 million people residing in more than 400,000 households in Minnesota rely on private wells as their source of drinking water. While wells can provide high quality drinking water, state health officials observe that most wells are rarely tested on a regular basis for things that can […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/national-ground-water-awareness-week-is-march-11-17-2/feed/ 0 Unexpected Warm Weather Brings Road Restrictions https://olsonsinthepink.com/unexpected-warm-weather-brings-road-restrictions/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/unexpected-warm-weather-brings-road-restrictions/#respond Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:05:15 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1579 This week MN DOT began posting seasonal load limit notifications, beginning with the South, Southeast, Metro, and Central frost zones.  The spring load restrictions limit the amount of weight that can be applied to roads and highways as the frost leaves the ground under the roadways. However, if you have an emergency, we can still […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/unexpected-warm-weather-brings-road-restrictions/feed/ 0 A Message from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: https://olsonsinthepink.com/a-message-from-the-minnesota-pollution-control-agency/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/a-message-from-the-minnesota-pollution-control-agency/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:25:59 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1566 With little or no snow cover, Jack Frost may be nipping at your septic system It’s beginning to look a lot like potential problems for rural septic systems this holiday season. “It may not be such a happy new year for some households if we don’t get snow cover before temperatures really start to drop,” […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/best-wishes-from-the-whole-gang/feed/ 0 Yeah, Winter Will Be Here! https://olsonsinthepink.com/yeah-winter-will-be-here/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/yeah-winter-will-be-here/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:24:54 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1564 It is none too early to plan for the frost and snow that is inevitable in Minnesota.  If you have an onsite sewage treatment system cover the treatment area with straw to protect from freezing.  Snow cover is a great insulator, but if the frost collects before the snow, a mulching of straw is super […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/yeah-winter-will-be-here/feed/ 0 Getting In The Pink! https://olsonsinthepink.com/getting-in-the-pink/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/getting-in-the-pink/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:23:40 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1562 The fall colors are here and PINK is part of the picture. It’s not too late to have your septic tanks serviced. Olsons is scheduling cleaning for sewage treatment systems through October, November, and into December-weather permitting. We pump out tanks all year round, but it is best to have maintenance and inspections completed before […] Read more »

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]]> https://olsonsinthepink.com/getting-in-the-pink/feed/ 0 Frozen everything… https://olsonsinthepink.com/frozen-everything/ https://olsonsinthepink.com/frozen-everything/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:32:33 +0000 https://olsonsinthepink.com/?p=1387 Just as we start to see some thawing action and think the freezing up issues are over, a new set of water problems are showing up. If your roof gutter drains go into an underground piping and discharge system, you may have to have those pipes cleared to allow the melting snow and ice flow […] Read more »

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