View Single Post
  #4   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
Steve Barker Steve Barker is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 695
Default Septic tank lid seal

Put an appropriately sized bead of mortar mix around the top edge of the
tank. Cover it with heavy plastic. Set the lid on carefully. there, now
you have a surface that matches your lid, and it will still come off easily.

--
Steve Barker





"M Q" wrote in message
news:UpY8i.4903$554.1041@trnddc07...
I have a septic tank with round concrete lids at grade
level resting on a concrete riser.
As the concrete is a bit rough and uneven,
the lids do not seal very well.
Depending upon atmospheric and other conditions the
area is a bit malodorous.

How is a seal usually formed for such things?
Are there gaskets that are used? A ton of plumber's putty?
Something else?