septic tank

I'm buying a house and I'm trying to get the septic system inspected, but the company I hired for the inspection said the tank is buried too deep to inspect fully. They said it's buried 3.5ft and we would need to get it excavated before inspection. I called another company, and they said the...

Hi all, I'm living in thailand and renting a property. We've had some issues with the septic tank and the plumbing. we've had an overflowing event twice in the downstairs toilet. Drain unblock guys have indicated that the tank has settled and the inlet pipe in completely submerged meaning it...

Hi, I have a small (2,000 gal.) septic tank in a house with two residents. I had to replace the entire leach line which failed. (40 year old orangeburg pipe) I installed a TUF TITE baffle with filter which works well. The filter REALLY keeps solids out of the leach line. I do have to clean...

Could I get some advice on alternatives to a lift station? The problem started with a blockage in drainage pipe. Some background: 6 unit bldg in very old, small hotel, with 3 rooms on each level. The rooms have one shower, one sink, and one toilet each. On one end, the upstairs and downstairs...

I purchased a building and there is an existing septic tank and field with nothing hooked to it. I want to put a bathroom in the building but the tank is 140 feet away and is at a higher grade than the building. Is there anything I can do so I can use the existing septic?

The Diagram included shows what was provided during the installation. We just purchased this house 2/20. We requested the tank be pumped and inspected before purchasing. The health inspector did it for some reason, which I just found out. The septic company that did the install, the pump and...

Hello, I discovered what I an old concrete septic tank in my back yard with the top collapsed in. The tank was mostly filled with dirt, with a couple feet of water in the corner. (Feeling lucky it didn’t crest a sinkhole.) A landscaper friend recommended I dig out/ pull water out enough to...

I am looking to buy a home and had them come out and pump as well as inspect the septic tank before I commit to buy. The guy who pumped put the septic tank said that the tank is in good shape but could not tell me the shape of the field lines. He said he did notice that there were black marks...