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Septic Tank, should it be filled with water?
"Pop" wrote in message ... I think its a 1,000 gal. tank. I had it pumped 2 weeks ago. No problems but it had been two years since last pumping. Everybody in the neighborhood has to replace there's when they sell due to title 5 septic laws. Most wont pass inspection for sale. Tank cover is 3 feet down. I added a 2 foot riser so I only have to dig 1 foot down. Before it was pumped 2 weeks ago I took the cover off and the water level was right at the cover. After it was pumped, the water level was about 6' - 8' down from the lid. I just went out to bury the riser lid and checked the level. It is right up to the lid again. Is this normal? I'm not sure how these systems work. Solids fall to the bottom of the tank while the water fills the tank and drains out the "leeching field". ????? Any info on this subject would help! Thanks Rather than offer my opinion, try these links: http://www.eco-nomic.com/indexsdd.htm http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/c819-2w.html Or paste this seach string into your favorite search engine for 57000 more sites to visit. septic +system +design |
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Septic Tank, should it be filled with water?
Pop wrote:
I think its a 1,000 gal. tank. I had it pumped 2 weeks ago. No problems but it had been two years since last pumping. Everybody in the neighborhood has to replace there's when they sell due to title 5 septic laws. Most wont pass inspection for sale. Tank cover is 3 feet down. I added a 2 foot riser so I only have to dig 1 foot down. Before it was pumped 2 weeks ago I took the cover off and the water level was right at the cover. After it was pumped, the water level was about 6' - 8' down from the lid. I just went out to bury the riser lid and checked the level. It is right up to the lid again. Is this normal? You have to pump after two years??? My last was after seven and it didn't need it. The water level should be at the same height as the drain line. If it is higher, it means the thing isn't draining into the leech field. Why? Clogged pipes, saturated drain field, whatever...regardless, it would require attention. -- dadiOH ________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.0... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://www.gbronline.com/xico/ _________________________________ |
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Septic Tank, should it be filled with water?
Are you talking about a septic tank or sess-pool? You don't want to disolve
the sludge at the bottom of a septic tank as they will then move out into the tile bed/drainage field and clog it up. This is what pumping is for. Now sess-pools, if and where they are allowed are a different story, possibly you would want to disolve the solids to have them drain out the pool (and polute the ground water!). "Home Guy" wrote in message . net... Every seven years or so my pool needs servicing. I was told that it's a waste of money to pump a pool. Several professionals suggested that chemicals and aeration is the best method of attack. If the pool isn't draining then pumping will not help it much. You need to take care of the Aeration will clean the sides of the pool and bottom while the chemicals will help dissolve the sludge and solids. Figure on spending about 300.00. "Lorence M" wrote in message ... Pop wrote: I think its a 1,000 gal. tank. I had it pumped 2 weeks ago. No problems but it had been two years since last pumping. Everybody in the neighborhood has to replace there's when they sell due to title 5 septic laws. Most wont pass inspection for sale. Tank cover is 3 feet down. I added a 2 foot riser so I only have to dig 1 foot down. Before it was pumped 2 weeks ago I took the cover off and the water level was right at the cover. After it was pumped, the water level was about 6' - 8' down from the lid. I just went out to bury the riser lid and checked the level. It is right up to the lid again. Is this normal? I'm not sure how these systems work. Solids fall to the bottom of the tank while the water fills the tank and drains out the "leeching field". ????? Any info on this subject would help! Thanks When my septic tank was installed last year I was advised to fill it with water. The idea is to weigh the tank down, to prevent it from floating up out of the ground after a heavy rain. An empty tank is like a bubble in loosely packed saturated ground. It is normal for one side of a septic tank to be full. The overflow is what is pumped out to the field. |
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