Steve Barker wrote:
John D99 wrote:
I've got a standard resisdential septic system. It was installed 6 1/2
years ago, I live outisde of Colorado Springs. The diagram I have for
the system shows one holding tank, with a line going out to the leach
field.

My question is, if I dig down to the lids on the holding tank, is it
possible to check the solids level to determine if I need the thing
pumped out?




Yes, you could determine that if you wanted to. BUT once you've dug the
lid open, just have it pumped. It should be done every three years anyway.

s
Depends how many people in the house, and how big a tank. I'm alone with
a tank sized for 3br. I'm not anticipating that I'll ever need to get it
pumped, except maybe to have 'freshly pumped, freshly inspected' as a
sales feature. (in 5 years or so.)

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