Just had to replace one of the fingers on my system, a landscaper hit one while putting in a tree but it was not as bad as your sounds, hope it works out QUICKLY!
Last edited by Joelcool : February 19th, 2007 at 09:36 AM.
Ewwwwwwww, cow poop I can stand, people poop makes me hurl! Best of luck to you Runnr. I think the best plan of action is to take Trish and the kids out to eat for every meal so the odor from the septic doesn' t ruin her great cooking.
i hear your pain runnr. i bought a new house this past august and the pressure dozing system it had was found failing during my home inspection. the seller was forced by yours truly to get the repairs done at their expense prior to settlement which involved a totally new gravity dozing system which cost the sellers a hefty 20 grand of their intended take from the sale of the home. My last 3 homes have all had septic tanks and the best piece of advice i can give others with them is to pump the things once a year. For the 150-200 dollars it costs to pump that is good insurance in my book. also, make sure to dump the bacteria shit down the toilet every 30-45 days to ensure the system has the beneficial bacteria in it to make damn sure it runs as planned. The costs i mentioned above and the swimming pool sized hole in your yard and destroyed landscaping is something nobody wants to deal with.
Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Runnr
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin' crude
Shit, that is, black gold, Texas tea, human excrement.
Well, the first thing you know, old Runnr's a shitionnaire
Kin folk said, Runnr, move away from there
Said, Californy is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the minivan and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars
Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Runnr and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality
Hillbilly, that is, set a spell, take your shoes off
Y'all come back now, hear?
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"Back in '82, I could throw the pigskin a 1/4 mile."
Runnr - my condolences.... but $50? Seems like a bargain to me!
I don't know if this is better or worse, but we have a septic pump at my house. The sewer line is higher than our house, so we have 2 holding tanks (solid and liquid). The solid tank gravity feeds to the liquid tank, and when the liquid side reaches the "high-water mark" it kicks on the pump and pumps to the sewer.
Occasionally the solid side needs to be cleaned out (every 2 years or so). Where I live, and how my property is situated, it's difficult to get anyone to come pump it. So it's a manual job. Hopefully 'nuff said. Last time it became an emergency need just happened to be the morning after a good friends wedding. Needless to say, I was not feeling tip-top. After initially trying to get it to work properly without taking off the lid and cleaning it out, I had to "dive in". I would gladly have paid $1,000 (maybe more) to get someone out to do it for me.
My wife (at one point when I was really, really dirty) asked if she could do anything to help. I held out my grubby paws, and said "can you get me a sandwich". She almost lost her breakfast at that point. I guess I'll go to almost any length for a laugh.
At least I don't bite my nails for a month or 2 after cleaning out the system.
Runnr - my condolences.... but $50? Seems like a bargain to me!
I don't know if this is better or worse, but we have a septic pump at my house. The sewer line is higher than our house, so we have 2 holding tanks (solid and liquid). The solid tank gravity feeds to the liquid tank, and when the liquid side reaches the "high-water mark" it kicks on the pump and pumps to the sewer.
Occasionally the solid side needs to be cleaned out (every 2 years or so). Where I live, and how my property is situated, it's difficult to get anyone to come pump it. So it's a manual job. Hopefully 'nuff said. Last time it became an emergency need just happened to be the morning after a good friends wedding. Needless to say, I was not feeling tip-top. After initially trying to get it to work properly without taking off the lid and cleaning it out, I had to "dive in". I would gladly have paid $1,000 (maybe more) to get someone out to do it for me.
My wife (at one point when I was really, really dirty) asked if she could do anything to help. I held out my grubby paws, and said "can you get me a sandwich". She almost lost her breakfast at that point. I guess I'll go to almost any length for a laugh.
At least I don't bite my nails for a month or 2 after cleaning out the system.
i hear your pain runnr. i bought a new house this past august and the pressure dozing system it had was found failing during my home inspection. the seller was forced by yours truly to get the repairs done at their expense prior to settlement which involved a totally new gravity dozing system which cost the sellers a hefty 20 grand of their intended take from the sale of the home. My last 3 homes have all had septic tanks and the best piece of advice i can give others with them is to pump the things once a year. For the 150-200 dollars it costs to pump that is good insurance in my book. also, make sure to dump the bacteria shit down the toilet every 30-45 days to ensure the system has the beneficial bacteria in it to make damn sure it runs as planned. The costs i mentioned above and the swimming pool sized hole in your yard and destroyed landscaping is something nobody wants to deal with.
You must shit alot to get yours cleaned out every 1-2 years! My parents have lived in their house with a septic since 1978 when they put it in, and finally had them come out last year to clean it and the thing barely had anything in it after 28 years. My house I just sold last month was 10 years old and the septic never cleaned out. Had it cleaned for the sale and had hardly anything in it. Put in the rid-x stuff every month and you are fine.
