Septic tank
 

"Rod Speed" Wrote in message:


"Jimk" wrote in message
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Martin Brown Wrote in message:
On 28/07/2020 19:14, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/07/2020 18:11, wrote:
Mine was built in the 1930s and the outlet goes to a 3 foot diameter
soakaway

Then it isnt a septcic tank is it?

They don't have outflows
#

They do in Belgium. There they require a septic tank on every home or
building and the water going into the drains is just the non-solids.

It means that homeowners who put stupid things down the toilet have to
pay big money to have their septic tank pumped out.

Shurely *every* homeowner there has to pay to have their septic
tank pumped out on a regular basis?

Nope, the best ones don't. My work had one and it was never pumped out.



Oh FFS look who it is...
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On 30/07/2020 09:45, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 22:16, Tim+ wrote:
Andrew wrote:
On 29/07/2020 18:20, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 17:03, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott"Â* wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:27:40 +0100, Muddymike
wrote:

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just
wondering
how many on this list actually live in a house served by a septic
tank?

I liked the story (which I hope is true) about the couple asleep in
their camper van when they heard sounds of a disturbance outside.Â* It
turned out someone was attempting to syphon the fuel but syphoned the
septic tank instead :-)

===

Â*Â*Â* LOL serve them right :))))
cesspool

How do you 'syphon' anything from a tank that is below ground ?.


I assume whats being referred to is a motorhomes waste tank (under the
floor of the motorhome) rather than a true septic tank.

I think the story is an urban legend though. Motorhomes often have fresh
water tank fillers that look a bit like fuel tank caps but grey water (or
toilet waste) drain taps could not be mistaken for fuel fillers.

Canal boats however DO have waste tanks with stoppers almost identical to
their fuel tank fillers (a screw in brass plug).

Tim

just noticed yesterday my car fuel tank has an anti-syphon device fitted
in the neck which won't let you tip the tank up to empty it...... simple
device
or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong way
for whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps which
shut in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let fuel
through when filling??????

Septic tank
 

On 30/07/2020 10:25, Ophelia wrote:


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On 29/07/2020 18:20, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 17:03, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott"ÂÂ* wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:27:40 +0100, Muddymike
wrote:

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just wondering
how many on this list actually live in a house served by a septic tank?

I liked the story (which I hope is true) about the couple asleep in
their camper van when they heard sounds of a disturbance outside.ÂÂ* It
turned out someone was attempting to syphon the fuel but syphoned the
septic tank instead :-)

===

 ÂÂ* LOL serve them right :))))
cesspool

How do you 'syphon' anything from a tank that is below ground ?.

====

Â*Â* With a pump?


a jobbie wheecher

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"Jim GM4 DHJ ..." wrote in message
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just noticed yesterday my car fuel tank has an anti-syphon device fitted
in the neck which won't let you tip the tank up to empty it...... simple
device
or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong way for
whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps which shut
in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let fuel through when
filling??????

How do you tip a car fuel tank upside down? That would involve turning the
car upside down. ;-)

Do you perhaps mean a fuel can - a small (eg) 5-litre portable can (plastic
or metal) kept as a reserve or used to transfer fuel to a mower etc.

Septic tank
 

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:09:19 +0100, NY wrote:

or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong
way
for whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps
which
shut in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let fuel
through when filling??????

How do you tip a car fuel tank upside down? That would involve turning
the car upside down. ;-)

You've not rolled a car onto it's roof? You've not lived.

A word from the wise(r). Should you ever find yourself hanging upside
down in a seatbelt remember gravity will deposit you very quickly
into an untidy heap on the broken glass spread over the roof lining.

BTDTGTTS. Sustained more injuries getting out than aquired in the
crash...

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On 30/07/2020 13:09, NY wrote:
"Jim GM4 DHJ ..." wrote in message
...

just noticed yesterday my car fuel tank has an anti-syphon device
fitted in the neck which won't let you tip the tank up to empty
it...... simple device
or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong way
for whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps
which shut in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let
fuel through when filling??????

How do you tip a car fuel tank upside down? That would involve turning
the car upside down. ;-)

Do you perhaps mean a fuel can - a small (eg) 5-litre portable can
(plastic or metal) kept as a reserve or used to transfer fuel to a mower
etc.
no I was replacing the tank and was trying to drain the old one....

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"Dave Liquorice" Wrote in message:
On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:09:19 +0100, NY wrote:

or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong
way
for whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps
which
shut in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let fuel
through when filling??????

How do you tip a car fuel tank upside down? That would involve turning
the car upside down. ;-)

You've not rolled a car onto it's roof? You've not lived.

A word from the wise(r). Should you ever find yourself hanging upside
down in a seatbelt remember gravity will deposit you very quickly
into an untidy heap on the broken glass spread over the roof lining.

BTDTGTTS. Sustained more injuries getting out than aquired in the
crash...


Ouch!
So next time....?
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"Jim GM4 DHJ ..." wrote in message
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On 30/07/2020 09:45, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 22:16, Tim+ wrote:
Andrew wrote:
On 29/07/2020 18:20, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 17:03, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:27:40 +0100, Muddymike

wrote:

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just
wondering
how many on this list actually live in a house served by a septic
tank?

I liked the story (which I hope is true) about the couple asleep in
their camper van when they heard sounds of a disturbance outside. It
turned out someone was attempting to syphon the fuel but syphoned the
septic tank instead :-)

===

LOL serve them right :))))
cesspool

How do you 'syphon' anything from a tank that is below ground ?.


I assume whats being referred to is a motorhomes waste tank (under the
floor of the motorhome) rather than a true septic tank.

I think the story is an urban legend though. Motorhomes often have fresh
water tank fillers that look a bit like fuel tank caps but grey water
(or
toilet waste) drain taps could not be mistaken for fuel fillers.

Canal boats however DO have waste tanks with stoppers almost identical
to
their fuel tank fillers (a screw in brass plug).

Tim

just noticed yesterday my car fuel tank has an anti-syphon device fitted
in the neck which won't let you tip the tank up to empty it...... simple
device

or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong way for
whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps which shut
in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let fuel through when
filling??????

Maybe its meant to work better in a rollover which loses the petrol cap.

Septic tank
 

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On 30/07/2020 10:25, Ophelia wrote:


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On 29/07/2020 18:20, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 17:03, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott"ÀšÃ‚ wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:27:40 +0100, Muddymike
wrote:

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just wondering
how many on this list actually live in a house served by a septic tank?

I liked the story (which I hope is true) about the couple asleep in
their camper van when they heard sounds of a disturbance outside.ÀšÃ‚ It
turned out someone was attempting to syphon the fuel but syphoned the
septic tank instead :-)

===

Àš ÀšÃ‚ LOL serve them right :))))
cesspool

How do you 'syphon' anything from a tank that is below ground ?.

====

  With a pump?


a jobbie wheecher

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On 30/07/2020 18:43, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim GM4 DHJ ..." wrote in message
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On 30/07/2020 09:45, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 22:16, Tim+ wrote:
Andrew wrote:
On 29/07/2020 18:20, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 29/07/2020 17:03, Ophelia wrote:


"Scott"Â* wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:27:40 +0100, Muddymike

wrote:

Recent post about septic tank produced a lot of hot air. Just
wondering
how many on this list actually live in a house served by a
septic tank?

I liked the story (which I hope is true) about the couple asleep in
their camper van when they heard sounds of a disturbance
outside.Â* It
turned out someone was attempting to syphon the fuel but syphoned
the
septic tank instead :-)

===

Â*Â*Â* LOL serve them right :))))
cesspool

How do you 'syphon' anything from a tank that is below ground ?.


I assume whats being referred to is a motorhomes waste tank (under
the
floor of the motorhome) rather than a true septic tank.

I think the story is an urban legend though. Motorhomes often have
fresh
water tank fillers that look a bit like fuel tank caps but grey
water (or
toilet waste) drain taps could not be mistaken for fuel fillers.

Canal boats however DO have waste tanks with stoppers almost
identical to
their fuel tank fillers (a screw in brass plug).

Tim

just noticed yesterday my car fuel tank has an anti-syphon device
fitted in the neck which won't let you tip the tank up to empty
it...... simple device

or perhaps on further thought is to stop the fuel going the wrong way
for whatever reason ????????????....three hinged triangular flaps
which shut in a frame when you tip the tank upside down....but let
fuel through when filling??????

Maybe its meant to work better in a rollover which loses the petrol cap.
thinking that if it was just to stop syphoning it wouldn't have the
three wee triangular one way flaps....

Septic tank
 

On 29/7/20 9:27 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 29/07/2020 12:03, NY wrote:
Cess pit: sealed container which has no outflow and does little to
process the sewage - effectively everything that goes in has to be
emptied back out.

Septic tank: two vessels which process the sewage and discharge
*fairly* innocuous liquid into a soakway or a water course (though the
latter is not allowed in the new 2020 regs)

Neither have been allowed for years. That's why I had to put in what you
call a 'mini sewage works' back in the noughties.. had a septic tank
discharging into a soakaway, they said 'New house? Cant use that'



Mini sewage works: septic tank with mechanical agitation and maybe air
bubbled through the sewage to help it to rot more, discharging liquid
which is cleaner than for a septic tank, into either a soakway or a
watercourse (the latter *is* allowed in the 2020 regs).

Other methods are allowable. I.e. reed beds etc etc


In Australia mine is a tank that overflows into an absorption trench and
every year I have to pay a fee "to operate a sewage treatment works"