Septic Tank Question
On Feb 20, 6:57*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Feb 18, 11:40*am, MC wrote:
Thanks for the replies.
The house has been occupied continuously.
Could you guys please clarify something for me. If the tank is 1500
gallons, shouldn't the water level in the tank ALWAYS be at the level
of the outlet pipe (assuming that at least 1500 gallons of water has
been flushed down the drains) if there is no leak?
Check to see if there are two tanks. My in laws house was like this
with one for gray water and the other a black water tank. The black
water tank was almost completely dry when it was inspected. Gray water
was used on the garden, lawn and fed into a small pond full of aquatic
plants. The septic tanks had never been pumped in 30 years and still
didnt need it. My father in law was very particular about what went
down the drain, no grease, no garbage diposal, no caustic chemicals.
He was green before it was popular. He just called it saving money.
Jimmie
thanks
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