Nice to see you are now on the other end of your septic tank and field issues. That soil looks bone dry. Is it suitable for growing any crops?
You did the right thing for your dog, vs, I got the impression he was ............. I would not hesitate if I were in your situation. I hit a deer with my truck and was grateful the rancher I stopped at had a pistol in his kitchen drawer....... I would have however sought help or took the dogs to the pound if it were me. passenger side of the front grill where I hit the deer. Driving along max 25mph...., 8' cliff to my right with 6' fence above that, poor doe almost landed on the asphalt before my grill go her.
Sadly no Larry. The lake and soil are high alkaline. Between hauling water and my limited capabilities it's not in the cards. I was hoping I could put some lawn in, septic installer said I would not get surface moisture. On the other hand, we have minimal landscape maintenance, only mow a few times per summer
We all live where we do for our own reasons. I'm really into gardens, green being my favorite color. Mostly, I like the peace of the ocean. For a while I lived just outside LA. Sandy soil there. but in the early spring, the desert bloomed with abundant color. It was a totally different world for me. I have also lived in a Jungle where there were monkeys and palm tress. I didn't care for that at all. (the circumstances for me being there might have had a role in that)
I know you described it earlier but just curious if the location of the main vent stack is downstream of the last toilet/tub in the lower existing plumbing. Hopefully your new septic fixes things - probably needed it anyways. With the new 8" elevated plumbing there is probably a water block forming in the 45's/90's that take everything to the lower existing plumbing, air can get "in" to the new plumbing but it can't get out of the old. The old septic could have been backed up or just barely leaching to the point where the old vent was being blocked by the wave of water traveling down the pipe
Nice to meet you This one is totally new to me too. I knew the pipe in gravel, and my previous home actually had clay sections for leaching. I figured there would be more workers, more excavation, and trucks dumping gravel...
Nice to meet you also. We use the Chambers instead of the pipe and gravel in most applications here but they are in single row trenches. I have found a few old fuel oil tanks and so forth being used as a septic tank also. I guess I should also mention that I am the Inspector for our county when it comes to septic systems.
Glad you weren't here to inspect mine this past summer Welcome aboard good to have someone with chitier knowledge than me
Lol ... thanks for the welcome. Its an interesting job at times I will say that. At least most of them that I look at are new and unused
So far, YES I hope once the tank is full and it actually starts leaching and that the venting problems will not come back. Cross your fingers!
Well Indiana requirements look to be a little different than Wyoming. We have different soils, and limestone to deal with as well as seasonal water tables. Looks like your guys know what they are doing tho so I would say your safe
It was not my fault, but I still felt bad while watching the excavator trying to lift the FULL oil/lp/whatever it was tank out. I had the tank pumped that very morning, excavator guesses they got 200 gal max. The crud was so old and had been in there so long it could not be sucked up through the pump cleanout pipe. Anyway the excavator left a trail of sludge while moving the tank, then he spent more elbow grease on covering up the entire trail with dirt from his hand shovel. OOOOHH, and we figured out what the extra metal pipe next to it was...... It was the old cleanout that rusted off, so they dug down and put the "new" pvc one in. Also, we bonused him $500. He spent extra time/labor/effort on the old tank and old shed (& fence) and mentioned his profit margin was getting slim. What a cool place I live. Husband paid him yesterday, he called this morning to thank again for the bonus and make sure it was not mistake. Nope, he earned it. He addressed me as "hi dear" and "yes dear". LOVED IT
