bany
Senior Member
Mine went about 30 years and I had it pumped for the heck of it.
Tech said it was perfect, Worry more about the drain field.
Tech said it was perfect, Worry more about the drain field.
Guess whos septic tank is acting up... I think i have a clog, no flooded drain field but hoping it only needs a tweak. Calling the guys in the morning. I see $$$$ leaving my pocket soon.
My current situation is not helped by 3 girls in the house that use a whole roll of toilet paper when the use the bathroom.
Have you showed them the trick with using only one sheet of toilet paper?
My current situation is not helped by 3 girls in the house that use a whole roll of toilet paper when the use the bathroom.
Just me and the Bride..Never pumped anything , 28 years now.
Mound system with a Trash pump pushing it.
Pulled the lid on the 900 gal. tank about 10 years ago and scooped out the floating hard stuff..We're good.
Bet just us 2 only use 1 /5 of the drain field cause I dug it up and we don't make a dent in the drain field.
Lot's of dry grass and one green spot bought as big as a truck..pipes are fine, guess 2 people don't use much.
I've seen those mound drain fields on the gulf coast. I've never seen them in Georgia. They have them in some northern and western states where the ground is too rocky or the waste water doesn't permeated the ground that well.
Sometimes they freeze. Sometimes their septic tanks freeze or or their pumps freeze. At least you don't have those problems.
What about the pump. I'm familiar with lift stations and chopper pumps. They seem to require a bit of maintenance. I guess one for a house isn't too bad. Does it have an alarm to let you know if it isn't working?