Shouldn’t a septic tank always be full? I assume the liquids drain off near the top. Maybe I am wrong.

Been here for 29 years never once had a problem was me wife and 4 kids we always poured a 1/2 gallon of buttermilk in tub furthest away from tank and have not have problems had it pumped last fall just because and everything was fine guess the ol buttermilk trick works

We’ve lived here for over 20 years just had ours pumped out a couple years ago for the first time not sure how long before we moved here that it was ever pumped out. The last pump out was $350 minus the $240 for the coons I removed from his place so that worked out pretty well.

I expected trouble when the lake flooded over its bank but it never caused any issues it’s a septic tank with a drain field I thought the drain field would get saturated and back up the tank but never did.

I’m not sure if it’s a compliment if the sewer got says I have good bacteria but I thanked him anyway.

If your septic and drainfield is working properly there is no need for pumping. In fact pumping when not needed can lead to problems.

Uplander your baffle might be too close to the inlet. Most plumbers leave too much pipe sticking into the tank on inlet side . I add 1 lb of bacteria to my tank every month. Get it thru the company that supplied my sewer plants. It is souped up rid ex. It eats up the solids.
If anyone is pumping for less than 200 he is dumping it illegally in a creek or sink hole in the back field. Dump fees have gone way up in last 3 years. That's what sewer plants charge septic haulers to unload. Local plant here charges 90 bucks

Why not put in a septic system ? At 1000 -1250 bucks a year wont take long to pay for one.

Cause we are too close to a creek, and the DNR won't allow one.

My wife can make rolls of TP disappear in no time like a magician can.

400 to pump

Something else I learned today was there was a filter about 2 ft long on the second tank, he pulled it up out of the sleeve it was in and wash it good.

Good advice. Also, no cigarettes (nicotine kills good bacteria), cotton balls, tissues or FOG (fat/oil/grease). Should pump your tank every 4/5 years. $275 here to pump/dispose of septic waste.

Put a trash can in there NO TP down toilet unless its SUPER nasty......

If you can rout washing machine and dish washer to a french drain or field rather than tank it saves a lot. The lint, dirt, soap etc create a film over the gravel in field and slow/stop draining. My dishwasher and washing machine go to the old tank that we disabled when we moved in over 20 years ago. I can switch them back to regular septic if old one gets overwhelmed but that's only happened a couple times when all the kids were still at home and it was a wet year.

Flushable wipes are not septic safe regardless of what it says on the package. I used to help my buddy out at his tourist camp in Canada. Nearly every time there was a problem in between pumps it was from the new (back then) flushable wipes.

We always pumped ours every 2-3 years when all 5 of us were here. Now its around 5-8 years and the guy says it all looks good, could go longer.

330 you need to be banned for this!! I had to get mine pumped today!!

No choice here. Every 5 years by law. Last years was $285

I'm sure there wasn't a legislator's brother with a pumping business or anything like that responsible for that law. Things like that never happen.

Anerobic bacteria takes oxygen from the water to live and breakdown the organic matter, byproducts are among others Methane gas and Hydrogen Sulfide gas. Aerobic bacteria must have oxygen introduced usually low pressure blowers. Some places have oxygen added using paddles that look like old paddlewheel boats. Most private systems are Anerobic because it costs power to run blowers or using anything else to introduce oxygen. A huge cost to treat wastewater is power to run equipment to supply Oxygen. We had Cryogenic oxygen plants and introduced pure oxygen to keep bacteria alive and happy. A major byproduct of Aerobic bacteria is H2O(water). Yeast or any other additions are a waste of money because the bacteria comes from your gut and that is the only thing needed.
Gary J

I am an old beat up carpenter and car[entry teacher. When I retied I started working as a code enforcement officer and Licensed Plumbing inspector for extra cash. Naturally I had to do a lot of studying, take bunches of classes and a herd of tests.
Your guy is not misleading you.

Mac

That's crappy

Just br glad you have a septic unless it's giving you issues. Where I'm at they're running sewer lines throughout the county. You have to hook up to it and eliminate your septic unless you're house/building is far enough off the road. I'll be lucky if mine stays septic for 10 years. Highway Dept is doing a widening project in the next few so that might put that day off farther.

In hoping the latest expansion they did is the last because the first company didn't have a clue what they were doing and now an another is having to redo all the work because the pipes got full of mud.