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re: Home question: what is this and why is this light on?

Posted on 1/3/14 at 6:49 pm to
Posted by Spelt it rong
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
10001 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 6:49 pm to
Looks like your septic tank. Could be full or you may have a different problem

ETA: If you have a lift station or discharge pump they could be clogged or may have a solids handling problem. I design shite tanks for Offshore and marine applications so land based are a little foreign to me
This post was edited on 1/3/14 at 6:52 pm
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
43464 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 7:05 pm to
is that a brick trailer skirt? what are you gonna do when you gotta roll out?
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131234 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 7:16 pm to
It means your back left is low on air. Remove the faux brick skirt, buy a stolen air compressor from your cousin the meth head and add to about 42PSI.

Posted by DeepSouthSportsman
frick Bama
Member since Jul 2012
4635 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 7:17 pm to
It's a shite bomb fixing to go off
Posted by ACT
Member since Sep 2010
1121 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:23 pm to
I hope not..it's probably gonna be difficult to get a plumber out in snow and single digit temps next week.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89831 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:31 pm to
Your shitter is full.
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9784 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:46 pm to
Pay yo bill
Posted by tigerswin03
SAINTS / PELICANS FAN
Member since Jan 2009
4715 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:54 pm to
It could be heat trace wire to heat exposed pipes from freezing ..... I see your house is off the ground ....

The light woul indicate it was on and working.....
Posted by the only dirt mcgirt
baton rouge
Member since May 2011
924 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:58 pm to
Not exactly related, but this post reminded me of something I saw back when I used to rent a house near LSU.
There were some apartments across the way that one day nearly burned down after some catastrophic failure at the service entrance. Entergy came out and did some work, which included installing some box of equipment that had a red light and buzzer attached. At least several times a day, these indicators would indicate...something, sounding for 10 seconds or so with the light on.
Anybody know what this might have been? I always felt sorry for those apartment dwellers—I could clearly hear it sounding a couple hundred feet away.
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
14036 posts
Posted on 1/3/14 at 9:33 pm to
Is there an audible alarm as well? If so then prob a pump problem on septic tank. Could be for heat tracing but that is usually mounted inside your house (on wheels).
Posted by ACT
Member since Sep 2010
1121 posts
Posted on 1/4/14 at 8:14 am to
quote:

Is there an audible alarm


No audible alarm, just solid red light. There is apparently the septic, overflow tank, and pump out to the sewer line. Most suggest it's just the pump but I'm clueless with plumbing.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 1/4/14 at 8:48 am to
High level alarm for sump pump
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68031 posts
Posted on 1/4/14 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

Septic tank is full. Congratulations.


He's from Alabama. I figured it meant his home's tire pressure was low.
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