Hydro jetting a failed septic system/drain field
 

A septic system recently failed inspection due to water raising over the
outlet pipe (previously raised) within the tank. The system is 30+ years old.
During inspection, the auger holes dug over the drain field reached only 4-5
inches before water was found (state requirement/recommendations is 12-18
inches). During inspection, a camera was inserted into the pipes in the drain
field which showed debris and roots- however the flow test showed the level of
water in the septic tank decreased approx 1 inch after 20 minutes (showing
some drainage was occurring).

Can this be remedied with hydro-jetting the drain pipes? What are the benefits
of hydro-jetting? What are the risks? Can hydro-jetting prevent having to
replace the failing drain field (even though there is already too much water
in the field?). Please help! Thank you!

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Hydro jetting a failed septic system/drain field
 

On 12/13/2018 1:14 PM, Mc0913 wrote:
A septic system recently failed inspection due to water raising over the
outlet pipe (previously raised) within the tank. The system is 30+ years
old.
During inspection, the auger holes dug over the drain field reached only
4-5
inches before water was found (state requirement/recommendations is 12-18
inches). During inspection, a camera was inserted into the pipes in the
drain
field which showed debris and roots- however the flow test showed the
level of
water in the septic tank decreased approx 1 inch after 20 minutes (showing
some drainage was occurring).
Can this be remedied with hydro-jetting the drain pipes? What are the
benefits
of hydro-jetting? What are the risks? Can hydro-jetting prevent having to
replace the failing drain field (even though there is already too much
water
in the field?). Please help! Thank you!


Heard about if for wells a while back so googled your question. Lots of
discussion but this answer would bother me about trying it:

"The average cost of hydrojetting is about $800 to $1,200. Although a
small percentage of septic failures may be cured by hydrojetting, it is
our experience that the majority of septic system failures require a
septic repair."

We had to have an alternate leach field put in a year after buying this
house so now I can just switch back and forth if one gets saturated.
Been over 40 years with no problems.

Hydro jetting a failed septic system/drain field
 

On 12/13/2018 1:14 PM, Mc0913 wrote:
A septic system recently failed inspection due to water raising over the
outlet pipe (previously raised) within the tank. The system is 30+ years old.
During inspection, the auger holes dug over the drain field reached only 4-5
inches before water was found (state requirement/recommendations is 12-18
inches). During inspection, a camera was inserted into the pipes in the drain
field which showed debris and roots- however the flow test showed the level of
water in the septic tank decreased approx 1 inch after 20 minutes (showing
some drainage was occurring).
Can this be remedied with hydro-jetting the drain pipes? What are the benefits
of hydro-jetting? What are the risks? Can hydro-jetting prevent having to
replace the failing drain field (even though there is already too much water
in the field?). Please help! Thank you!


Sometimes hydro jetting the drain field pipes provides temporary relief.Â* Unfortunately, once the **** clogs up the drain field, the only way to really fix the problem is to rebuild the entire drain field.

And from now on, have your system pumped out every 3 years or so.