"calhoun" wrote in message
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Do you have a leach field or a leaching pit?
If you have a field locate the distribution box. I have seen the covers
cave in blocking flow. Regardless finding the box will tell you if the
field is plugged (expensive fix) or if the line to the distribution box is
plugged. All this should be less than 2' below grade.


It's a field. And the box would be more than 2' deep. The septic is at
around 3' down and the distribution lines angle down from there. I had it
pumped today. The guy that came out seemed pretty knowledgeable and he
seemed to think it was fine. We did use the washer a fair amount on Sat.
and he thinks it was just overwhelmed for the few hours it started to back
up. Otherwise, it's going to cost a fortune and all my landscaping will go
to hell. I'm hoping he's right...
Cheers,
cc