Tony Williams wrote:
In article ,
max-man wrote:
What's the average price for a small/moderate septic tank to be
drained? The solids in mine seem to need draining once a year at
about =A380 a throw - is this an average price or to much?

That's about the same as around here, if the access is
straightforward. Every year seems a little excessive
though.

--
Tony Williams.

If it really is a septic tank and not a cess pit, it really should not
need emptying every year. There should be a somewhat solid crud on the
surface and liquid below. It's best not to disturb this. Biology
works its magic and almost everything solid gets digested. Eventually
there will be some build up of mineral at the bottom from washing the
carrots etc but with normal domestic use this takes a long time. It
has been 15 years since my septic tank was emptied and the products of
a family of six have passed through it. Of course you mustn't put
chemicals that are harmful to bacteria down the drain.