"Cartman" wrote in message
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"Pat" wrote in message
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"Cartman" wrote in message
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selling the house, no known (ie. as someone living
in house) problems with septic system. no backups, no
funky odors, etc. everything business as usual ....

potential buyer has septic system inspection done,
inspector doesn't specifically state the system is
damaged - but states there is a lot of sludge in the
tank, and the absorption field stone has liquid
above the stone area (probe holes dug).

question, since there aren't any signs of a problem
(from the perspective of the resident), and the
description of the problem "seems" simple enough.

would simply pumping the tank and "jetting" the
drain pipes "fix" the situation ?

tank is fine,
house to tank flow is fine,
tank to field is where the bottleneck
appears to be. "D box" was in liquid.

i'm thinking just pump tank, jet pipes, and
inspector satisfied ... yes ? no ?





I don't think I would do anything. "a lot of sludge in the
tank" simply
means the buyer will have to pump the tank shortly when it
gets full.
"absorption field stone has liquid above the stone area" may
simply mean
its
winter time and wet. Let the buyer do it and pay for it if
he wants to.
If
something is found that would prevent the bank from issuing a
mortgage
then
I might do something.




I'm the seller.

Yes, tank "shoulda" been pumped more than it was (but what do I
know ? i'm a city slicker!).

Tank will be pumped before sale.

What concerns me is the "absorption field". Having Google'd the
subject. I'm reading differing views. For starters if there
even
is a problem, to methods of remedying any problem (if one
exists).

It is winter (northeast), and there's snow on the ground, and
it rained last week. So could the liquid above the stone be
from
that ?

Also, presuming worst case, the perforated pipes into the field
are clogged. Would just "jetting" them be a simple, low cost
fix?

(some sites say, nope, need new field - other posters on some
sites are saying "rip off", and all they did is "jet" them and
it unclogged them fine - there are no roots or such , it's a
flat
field).

any thoughts ? obviously, i don't want to spend a lot of $$ on
this.

When the snow is gone you could try spreading a bag of lime on
the area. I've only had my tank pumped once in 14 years. My dad
told me the field should last 30 or 40 years, longer if I put
lime on it every now and then.