@InspectApedia Publisher, Thank you Daniel for your thorough reply. This information is helpful. From what the one guy said the lids (concrete) had shifted but then he doesn't appear to have correct ideas so who knows. I am am glad to know that this is not a good "fix" for this i...
If that is around steel septic tank the cover usually were simply lifted off by digging slightly past the perimeter of the tank lid. In addition to the fall in hazard you will often find on an old tag that the baffles have rusted off and the tank is no longer functional. It may need...
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I suggest opening the septic tank access cover to inspect the sewage level. Watch what happens when you flush toilets and run water in the house. If the tank exit is blocked for any reason (including a failed drainfield or a blocked outlet) you'll see wastewater level rise over the baffl...
So I ask you if I remove the cover from the septic tank at anytime will the water level always be that high? Thank you in advance Bill - William Rebman Reply: a properly operating in-use septic tank will always be full to just the height of the bottom of the outlet effluent pipe. ...
since all soil has bacteria but rather the hazard would be an old septic tank of unknown condition with an unsafe cover into which someone could fall, usually resulting in a fatality. So the first thing to review with your septic inspector is the safety of a septic tank and its cover. ...
Over the summer we noticed an odor outside, opened the cover of the pit to see the water/sewage level almost to the top of the pit about 3 feet deep. The pump was running but not ejecting the sewage. Cleaned the water and debris out, lifted pump out and placed it back into the ...
Adding topsoil and plowing the future garden are good ideas. It might be most effective to do that ASAP, then wait a year. By giving the garden soil more oxygen (by plowing) you help put the aerobic bacteria to work breaking down pathogens. ...
I have had several people try to give me any more ideas to check, but so far I am at a loss what to check next. I need to figure this out. Any suggestions? Thank you. I also want to add the smell is located on the first floor. Near the first floor bathroom and the boiler ...
Any thoughts/ideas welcome and unfortunately cannot use soakaway/cesspit so must be a treatment plant (but struggling to size it) Thanks in advance :) G On 2020-01-26 - by (mod) - septic tank size for very high wastewater volumes for a campsite ...