"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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Open it up and do a visual inspection? Obviously you've never had a
septic system. There is no visual inspection until you PUMP it. Opening
it up and looking, all you will see is the "scum" on top. And only the
pumping guy can really tell (by feel) how deep the sludge is/was. 3 to 5
years max, or trouble ahead. Period.

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Steve Barker

Agreed!



"Deke" wrote in message
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Visual inspection is the absolute key. Too many people fail to
open it up and inspect it periodically and then complain when it quits
working. Going 18 years without pumping is not that unusual.