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SweetTooth
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Lauren
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septic tanks
The house has an original septic tank and the owners don't think it has ever been serviced... what is the deal with this? Should we ask for them to replace it or get it pumped? Is this something that is usually done?
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Posted 11/29/06 1:49 PM  |
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lululu
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Re: septic tanks
Our house has a septic tank. You should not have it pumped if there is nothing wrong with it. Pumping it can actually compromise the integrity of the structure.
How old is the house? I dont know much about septic tanks but i think that replacing it would be an enormous inconvenience and large expense. If i remember correctly - if you know where the septic tank is the inspector can check that area to make sure the ground seems okay.
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| Posted 11/29/06 1:53 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: septic tanks
Posted by lululu
Our house has a septic tank. You should not have it pumped if there is nothing wrong with it. Pumping it can actually compromise the integrity of the structure.
How old is the house? I dont know much about septic tanks but i think that replacing it would be an enormous inconvenience and large expense. If i remember correctly - if you know where the septic tank is the inspector can check that area to make sure the ground seems okay.
the house is over 40 years old... thats a lot of sewage to build up!!
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| Posted 11/29/06 1:55 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: septic tanks
My inlaws just replaced there's 2 years ago when it backed up into the house. It cost them $7K to replace it and have the front yard mowed up while they fixed all the pumps into the home.
Best bet - have it cleaned out when you move it. More than likely, you won't get the owner to do that from what my IL's have told me (but we both know how they are!)
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| Posted 11/29/06 1:58 PM |
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lululu
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Re: septic tanks
Posted by SweetTooth
the house is over 40 years old... thats a lot of sewage to build up!!
Wait - is a septic tank the same as a cesspool?  I have been talking about cesspools but i just realized maybe they arent the same???
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| Posted 11/29/06 2:00 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: septic tanks
Posted by lululu
Posted by SweetTooth
the house is over 40 years old... thats a lot of sewage to build up!!
Wait - is a septic tank the same as a cesspool? I have been talking about cesspools but i just realized maybe they arent the same???
you know, I am not completely sure how they are different myself - I found this:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CESSPOOL AND A SEPTIC TANK?
A septic tank is a chamber through which all waste water from the home passes. The tank collects the water and allows the heavier solids to sink to the bottom forming a "sludge". Lighter solids such as soap, grease and oil rises to the top and forms "scum". Natural bacterial action works on the solids, helping to break them down.
The tank's design keeps the solids from flowing out with the residual liquid, called "greywater", into the cesspool drainage area where it leeches into the soil.
Cesspools (or leaching pools) are pits into which concrete, brick or cement block walls have been placed. Wastewater flows into the cesspool and drains or "percolates" into the soil through perforated walls.
Cesspools which serve only as "overflow" pits from septic tanks are much more efficient than the older systems because they receive much less solid material. However, where there is no septic tank to hold the solids, the cesspool will require much more maintenance. Over time, when the drainage area around the leaching pool becomes saturated, additional pools may have to be dug to handle the volume.
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| Posted 11/29/06 2:06 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Lauren
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Re: septic tanks
Posted by PotofLuck06
My inlaws just replaced there's 2 years ago when it backed up into the house. It cost them $7K to replace it and have the front yard mowed up while they fixed all the pumps into the home.
Best bet - have it cleaned out when you move it. More than likely, you won't get the owner to do that from what my IL's have told me (but we both know how they are!)
Yeah I am thinking this what we will do... my parents had a problem with theirs a few months ago and they only had to get a chemical treatment done, and it wasn't that much money.
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| Posted 11/29/06 2:08 PM |
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