I hear people say that you should have your septic tank pumped out every 2-5 years depending on the number of people in the home that are using it.

I've been in my house for 24 years with a family of 5 and have never had to pump it out once.

Is that normal?

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Posted by 9Fiddy

19th Hole

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:42 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan

I’ve never had to have mine pumped, but I only shite at Buc-cee’s.

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Posted by East Coast Band

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:43 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan

Try the Home and Garden board.
You'll get shitty ( no puns intended) answers here.

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Posted by QuietTiger

New Orleans

Member since Dec 2003

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:44 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan

We have one at the camp, use is seldom. For a family of 5, I'd do it. we get our's done when the next door neighbor does who lives there.

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Posted by NatalbanyTigerFan

On the water somewhere

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:45 pm to East Coast Band

quote:
Try the Home and Garden board.

Gotcha...thanks

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Posted by hollowpoint

Texas

Member since Sep 2019

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 9:56 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan

We pumped ours every 2 years, family of 5. It was cheap to do, and they always found things that shouldn’t have been flushed.

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Posted by Sidicous

Middle of Nowhere

Member since Aug 2015

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Posted on 2/20/21 at 10:39 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan

House was built in 1986. Plumber made a septic tank out of concrete culvert, guessing 6 ft diameter from when in 2016 it was first pumped out. Grandparents lived in it for 12 years, then I moved in 2001. Pretty low usage but 30 years is a long time.

2017 it had to be revamped with new lines from the tank out. The old plastic perforated tubes had simply collapsed from age.

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