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The septic tank war never ends - full leach field
Posted on 9/21/22 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 9/21/22 at 3:02 pm
I really appreciate y'all helping out here, I think we're on our third thread.
So three weeks ago we pumped it out and it worked great until it didn't. From what I can tell some effluence, solids, grease, etc.. went into the leach field, plugged it up, and its overflowing again.
Problem is we're on a large hillside in rural area, so we need 100+' hose and a few hours to pump uphill. Cost $450. I also don't have much of a leech field as we hardly have any flat land (think half a tennis court) on this hillside.
I'm going to try
Is this a good or bad idea? Am I delaying the inevetable repipe of a leach field?
For background, we are up north by the great lakes and this place is used 6 months a year. It is not winterized, it is old (wwii era), and the tank is primitive and small.
So three weeks ago we pumped it out and it worked great until it didn't. From what I can tell some effluence, solids, grease, etc.. went into the leach field, plugged it up, and its overflowing again.
Problem is we're on a large hillside in rural area, so we need 100+' hose and a few hours to pump uphill. Cost $450. I also don't have much of a leech field as we hardly have any flat land (think half a tennis court) on this hillside.
I'm going to try
Is this a good or bad idea? Am I delaying the inevetable repipe of a leach field?
For background, we are up north by the great lakes and this place is used 6 months a year. It is not winterized, it is old (wwii era), and the tank is primitive and small.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 3:13 pm to tadman
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Am I delaying the inevetable
If you have to ask.....
I have a gravity system and adding a pump right after Michael bought me a couple of years, but clogged is clogged. You already have a pump so you don't even have that card to play. I eventually rented a mini-excavator and just replaced them myself.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 6:30 pm to Flats
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You already have a pump so you don't even have that card to play. I eventually rented a mini-excavator and just replaced them myself.
I don't actually have a pump, a guy with a vac truck came and ran a 6" hose down 100' of hillside. The waste is so heavy he could only suck 10' slugs up the hill at a time. Two other contractors took one look and walked.
I don't even think I could get a mini dozer down the hill. Thick trees and very steep.
I kid you not, this is a HUGE pita.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 7:17 pm to tadman
Believe it or not, lint from modern fabrics is a common culprit
Posted on 9/21/22 at 10:36 pm to tadman
I'm not exactly sure what we are talking about here but would one of those water jet heads for cleaning out a pipe work? I had to use one on my house that the regular coil deal wouldn't clear.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 4:00 am to tadman
Is there a ditch or somewhere it can be piped to? If so, run a solid pipe instead of a leach pipe so roots don’t clog it in the future
Posted on 9/22/22 at 7:28 am to tadman
I’m no expert but I’ve read that some of those products cause more damage than the short term relief you may get. Rid-X will actually leave microscopic particles in the leach field that prevents the soil absorption
Posted on 9/23/22 at 7:25 am to tadman
Used to fish with a guy that had a septic field. Had to dig it out and basically redo it. I remember him saying that he wasn’t sure he would ever eat corn again.
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