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LunarEclipse
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Finding your septic system?
#23408031 - 07/03/16 06:39 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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It's amazing, like some mystery.
Well I'm buying a place, and there's no "as built" of the tank and drain field, so I say "here it is".
Turns out you can kind of intuit things, the tank is pretty much where I said, look for a depression. Of course, if it's 5 ft. out and you "expect" 10 ft. out, then that's a problemo.
So, as to the point of this thread, check out "water probe", if you need to locate a leak, or a tank, sure beats digging, by a long shot.
Galvanized pipe, 1/2", with hose bib attached. No big deal. Poke, poke, poke. Angle it if you hit a rock, or move a couple few inches. You'll finally find the tank lid, with luck.
The other thing, is wet dirt is easier to shovel than freaking red clay hardened in the sun.
Good Luck Digging!
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Edited by LunarEclipse (07/03/16 06:42 PM)
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djmako7
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A septic tank cover should be buried a few inches under the soil. The way i found mine on a house i owned a while ago was to follow a trail of highly fertilized areas which was a pipe about 6 inches wide that went all the way down my orchard into a septic tank. Look for abnormal growth about a half a foot wide in a straight line and it should lead to the septic tank.
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Re: Finding your septic system? [Re: djmako7]
#23427115 - 07/09/16 04:35 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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djmako7 said: A septic tank cover should be buried a few inches under the soil. The way i found mine on a house i owned a while ago was to follow a trail of highly fertilized areas which was a pipe about 6 inches wide that went all the way down my orchard into a septic tank. Look for abnormal growth about a half a foot wide in a straight line and it should lead to the septic tank.
Well I spent the $$ for a camera guy to locate the tank. It's 3 feet deep. Dug out the lids, which are plastic along with a plastic tank. I'll be having risers added so that the tank can be pumped out the next time without digging or locating. It's under the deck, which was built over the tank later.
The tank has "solids" literally up to the top. Surprisingly didn't smell all that horrible. Gonna remove the decking over the tank to make life easier for the pumping guy then screw them down instead of the nails there now. That way board removal is much easier next time too.
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ReposadoXochipilli
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where i am not it is all tied into the city system but back east where i was near the water they were always raised up to avoid the inevitable flooding.
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djmako7
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LunarEclipse said:
Well I spent the $$ for a camera guy to locate the tank. It's 3 feet deep. Dug out the lids, which are plastic along with a plastic tank. I'll be having risers added so that the tank can be pumped out the next time without digging or locating. It's under the deck, which was built over the tank later.
The tank has "solids" literally up to the top. Surprisingly didn't smell all that horrible. Gonna remove the decking over the tank to make life easier for the pumping guy then screw them down instead of the nails there now. That way board removal is much easier next time too.
If you have a big property I would suggest putting leech lines in after you have it pumped. Leech lines will keep it from getting full.
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Re: Finding your septic system? [Re: djmako7]
#23493405 - 07/30/16 06:39 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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djmako7 said:
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LunarEclipse said:
Well I spent the $$ for a camera guy to locate the tank. It's 3 feet deep. Dug out the lids, which are plastic along with a plastic tank. I'll be having risers added so that the tank can be pumped out the next time without digging or locating. It's under the deck, which was built over the tank later.
The tank has "solids" literally up to the top. Surprisingly didn't smell all that horrible. Gonna remove the decking over the tank to make life easier for the pumping guy then screw them down instead of the nails there now. That way board removal is much easier next time too.
If you have a big property I would suggest putting leech lines in after you have it pumped. Leech lines will keep it from getting full.
The leech lines or drain field are already there, installed with any septic system or should be.
Anyway, it's done, huge risers, 36" ID plastic conduit, x 36" tall installed with lids on top. Got the tank completely pumped out and had a kid down there in the tank with no protection pulling handiwipes out and putting them into 5 gallon buckets. The local septic guys are something else, it's amazing. Anyway, it's done.
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I know a guy who will find it with almost 100% accuracy every time, first try, if you let him use a ditchwitch for about 5 minutes.
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