Odds are many of the worker in your cities are on OSSFs with possibly many failing. So 'wash your hands' signs mean more than just what was released in the bathrooms.
Amazingly succinct. As one professional turd polisher to another, Kudos. We're suggesting yearly inspections with pumping as needed/required by local regs.
This was a really helpful video. I own a precast concrete plant that manufactures concrete tanks in a variety of sizes for septic and grease use (among other precast products). It's really helpful to see things from our customer's perspective- how they use the tanks, how they maintain them, etc, in order to provide more value on our end to our installers.
I live in NYC, where we have a very complex sewage system. I truly enjoy learning about how septic tanks work. Very interesting and informative Thank you for teaching us all
Hope this guy goes into education someday. Fabulous delivery of information. Would love to hear more about recommended house cleaning products for septic.
Outstanding videos. You are super polite to your customers. You take the time to talk to them and help them understand what it is you are doing. I am in the process of building in the hill country as we speak. You will be the one I call. Kirk
The pumpout is to deal with accumulated solids. My dad did this for a number of years. Went with him many times myself. did mostly rural and farm jobs and sometimes the owner would get us to take the truck out to one of his fields and do some fertilizing. Dad would set the truck in gear, slide me behind the wheel and he'd open the drain. and he'd just point to where I should go. Little 10 year old me behind the wheel of a big tandem Ford truck. Pretty good times.
I’ve always understood the idea of a septic system, and have had experience maintaining municipal sewer lines. But I’ve learned more about septics from a handful of your videos than I’ve known over all these years. And I love how you have a quickly dispelled a lot of the magic and snake oil myths about these systems. I’ve got a colleague who keeps telling me to do all those things to never have to pump, and you can’t convince him otherwise. Thanks for sharing, you’re definitely a right person for this job and with an attitude like yours you will continue to be more successful. I am from northeastern Illinois, but if you operated in my service area I wouldn’t hesitate to call you! Take care and stay safe!
Thanks for the info. I have a septic tank and always wondered how they worked. Yes I live in the country. Thus a septic tank. Which I'd rather have than be on a city sewer system.
Thanks for the great information. I'm no longer afraid of septic tanks. We're thinking of moving in a few years and my thought was to find a place that doesn't have a septic tank now I'm thinking the other way. Keep up the great work.
Edit: you explain everything so well, its so easy to understand! This was so informative! THANK YOU! Ive never really understood septic tanks as the past 3 years, I've only rented a room in a house jn the country... So i really technically dont need to know but as someone with Crohns, i still like to know how tf septic works
Excellent explanation as to how a septic tank system works! I recently purchased my first home with a septic tank system and because of your videos, I have a very good understanding of how a home septic tank system works. Oh yes, I do practice the three PPP’s.
It's verry interesting, as here in germany normally everything (I know) is hooked up to the city wast water system and some have an seperate system for rain water, others just have one combined system.
Thank you for all the info! It's great to find video info, it helps understand what I've read elsewhere. So glad I came across your YT shorts that led me to your channel
In my Town the house on the hinterland need a septic tank but the water use a dispersion tube because we have cave underneath ,and water have high limestone to cause more trouble in blocked faucet and other too
Great video brother! I’m trying to educate myself on septic systems. We’ve lived in the house for 20 years. Had it pumped once 11 years ago. Just recently started having issues again.. called around to get estimates. One guy quoted me $400 if they dig or $350 if I dig.😂😂😂With today’s economy, I thought I’d save the $50 and dig myself… which was stupid. I have a bad back and neck.. many spine surgeries and now a headache that won’t guit! I used a heavy duty hotdog roasting rod to probe. Our soil is very rocky mixed with dense red clay. I had a bunch of false positives on tank location. Now my yard looks like the golf course in”Caddyshack”!😂😂 I’m getting a riser installed for the next time! I do have a question for you. My neighbor saw me getting mine pumped ( solid all the to the bottom!). He decided to have his pumped. His looked like black swamp water loaded with sewer flies and their larvae. It was literally boiling with them. His guy said that’s what you want. Ours didn’t have any flies or larvae. I guess there was no room for them 😂😂My question is… should I have the flies and larvae! And how do I introduce them to the tank? Thanks again for your videos!They are entertaining and informative!!
So glad I found your channel im EXACTLY what you described, lifetime in cities and just moved to the country. Uh oh!! 2 questions, RidX?? People tell me to use Rid X or yeast packets in mine. 2) why do I smell my tank when I'm near it and why do I hear water gurgling in it?? I have a large concrete tank with its large square top above the ground a bit. My drain field? is under a wooded area 😳 im told thats bad. Ok, eager to see if you cover these questions in your other vids.
I would not use the pods, my friend used them and had to pay the septic company to spend an hour scraping the pods off and out of the tank, I guess there were a ton of them! I only use liquid dishwasher soap and laundry detergent without a pod type thing!
my grandparents old house they lived in the had a tank the last owner don’t had it clean out it was full we had the toilet back up we couldn’t flush their toilet it was just them live as me and uncle we traveled to vist them
Love your videos. I live on a property with a tank / drain field from the mid 1970s. When they pumped / inspected it, they said the tank looked good and everything was working. I put Roebuc leech field cleaner twice a year since the drain field is old. I've never had any back up problems. Is tge roebic leech field cleaner ok?
Thank you for providing helpful information about septic systems. I have a question regarding my own situation. I recently built a house in Horry County, SC, in April 2024. Now, in September 2024, my septic system is overflowing when I use water in the house. I can see water running over both ends of the system. Previously, I had an issue with water coming out of the ground in my drain field. I had the Septic professionals who put down the system advised me on adding more dirt, which my builder did, and that seemed to resolve the issue. However, now I'm experiencing the septic tank overflowing. Do you have any suggestions on what the issue could be, or is the septic tank functioning as it should?
I'm in my forties and never owned a home, so I've heard of septic tanks but thought they were just reservoir tanks that captured overflow and that waste was sent to a central line that took a neighborhood's waste to a purification plant or dumping ground. Now I understand that you have them in places that don't have sewers. Thinking about my waste sitting underneath my yard would gross me out. 🤮
I've had tank pumped 3x and every timemthey used the cleanout directly on my tank. I'm really annoyed that not one of them i used did it right. I'm digging up my lids and putting risers.
Question: Should I have any concerns about the effect on my septic system from detergents, body-hand soaps, food debris from washing dishes, household cleaning products, etc.?
A dishwasher is good because it mainly only adds dirty water to the septic tank. septic tank cannot operate without water. What you want to avoid is non soluable solids. Like hard paper, raw food, feminine hygiene products.
If we were to unplug our aerator pump in our septic system would it be ok? I find that the aerator always clogs our filter to the other tank and sets our high water alarm off.
Hey man, I'm in del Valle, tx. If I have pooling water downhill from my drain field, do you think a product like septic liberator will break up the bio mat so it can drain again or do you think the drain field failed? Again it is just below the drain field, not within it. Thanks if you respond, I've been watching your videos since I became a home owner! I am wipe free and running bidets!
My Computer started to smell like POOOOOOO than all of a sudden your video appears ... Nice to see you need more videos where the Heck you been hiding ???? BTW my Grandpappy always said if you leave the sewer cover off the sun will evaporate the wastewater is that TRUE LOL .. Also i am from the New England area if you want to find your Septic System just look for the best growing green grass in your backyard .. Again lots of fun to watch and very informative videos
I did not use paper or a rag.for a bunch of years. I would just take a shower after and use soap and water. My wife thought I was gross. I don't give a dam what anyone thinks. 😀😀😀😀
One thing you are wrong about is if the water us above the pipes...if the water table is high the water has no where to go....nothing wrong it is just a high water table
I got a cheap one off Amazon that I’m happy with. Had it for going on 3 years. It’s paid for itself several times over with how little toilet paper I have to buy now
@@simonh317 sure they are. I am in Europe and my entire valley is on septic tanks, as are the two valleys either side of me. It's very common away from urban centres
I've seen the basketed 🧻 and throw 🧻 down the 🚽 in homes. My cuz had family from Honduras visit and the amount of 🧻 they throw in the basket from wiping their ) | ) was atrocious! Stank too as it was emptied only when full. OTOH, peeps use on average 3 - 5 🧻 sheets depending upon thickness for each wipe when tosssed down the 🚽.
Great explanation !!!! Will follow your advice to the letter !!! Thank you, sir !!!! How can I kill the hairlike roots in my tank and drain field ????? What's your advice ???? 😄🤮😵😫💩💩💩💩👍👍
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Couldn't explain any better,good job,Cheers!
Thank you!
I don't even have a septic system, but I love watching your videos!
Odds are many of the worker in your cities are on OSSFs with possibly many failing. So 'wash your hands' signs mean more than just what was released in the bathrooms.
Amazingly succinct. As one professional turd polisher to another, Kudos.
We're suggesting yearly inspections with pumping as needed/required by local regs.
This was a really helpful video. I own a precast concrete plant that manufactures concrete tanks in a variety of sizes for septic and grease use (among other precast products). It's really helpful to see things from our customer's perspective- how they use the tanks, how they maintain them, etc, in order to provide more value on our end to our installers.
Excellent job. No questions you are the number one in the number two 💩💩 business. 👍👍
I live in NYC, where we have a very complex sewage system. I truly enjoy learning about how septic tanks work. Very interesting and informative
Thank you for teaching us all
Hope this guy goes into education someday. Fabulous delivery of information.
Would love to hear more about recommended house cleaning products for septic.
Outstanding videos. You are super polite to your customers. You take the time to talk to them and help them understand what it is you are doing. I am in the process of building in the hill country as we speak. You will be the one I call. Kirk
The pumpout is to deal with accumulated solids. My dad did this for a number of years. Went with him many times myself. did mostly rural and farm jobs and sometimes the owner would get us to take the truck out to one of his fields and do some fertilizing. Dad would set the truck in gear, slide me behind the wheel and he'd open the drain. and he'd just point to where I should go. Little 10 year old me behind the wheel of a big tandem Ford truck. Pretty good times.
I’ve always understood the idea of a septic system, and have had experience maintaining municipal sewer lines. But I’ve learned more about septics from a handful of your videos than I’ve known over all these years. And I love how you have a quickly dispelled a lot of the magic and snake oil myths about these systems. I’ve got a colleague who keeps telling me to do all those things to never have to pump, and you can’t convince him otherwise.
Thanks for sharing, you’re definitely a right person for this job and with an attitude like yours you will continue to be more successful. I am from northeastern Illinois, but if you operated in my service area I wouldn’t hesitate to call you! Take care and stay safe!
Bout to move to the country. This is absolutely a fantastic well put together informative video! Thank you!
Thanks for the info. I have a septic tank and always wondered how they worked. Yes I live in the country. Thus a septic tank. Which I'd rather have than be on a city sewer system.
Thanks for the great information. I'm no longer afraid of septic tanks. We're thinking of moving in a few years and my thought was to find a place that doesn't have a septic tank now I'm thinking the other way. Keep up the great work.
Best thing about having a septic system is you’re probably a good distance away from neighbors. I love having breathing room lol
I was just wondering about it this morning
Just bought a house in NY with septic and well. This will be a first for me! I'm excited to learn!
Edit: you explain everything so well, its so easy to understand!
This was so informative! THANK YOU! Ive never really understood septic tanks as the past 3 years, I've only rented a room in a house jn the country... So i really technically dont need to know but as someone with Crohns, i still like to know how tf septic works
Excellent explanation as to how a septic tank system works! I recently purchased my first home with a septic tank system and because of your videos, I have a very good understanding of how a home septic tank system works. Oh yes, I do practice the three PPP’s.
Would love a video about starting a septic cleaning business. I’m Looking for a career change and this for some reason has sparked my interest.
It's verry interesting, as here in germany normally everything (I know) is hooked up to the city wast water system and some have an seperate system for rain water, others just have one combined system.
Fantastic Video Sir, Thank you !!
Thank you for all the info!
It's great to find video info, it helps understand what I've read elsewhere.
So glad I came across your YT shorts that led me to your channel
Great video! Love your channel. God bless
what a great video to show our pumpers, gives us some great lines to share with customers while we are pumping today! thanks man
Great overview and septic system health recommendations. Thanks!
Thanks for the shout out while stinky Steve was at my house this morning, smell of money!!!! 👍🇺🇸
Good video. I usually see ramneck on all concrete portholes.
In my Town the house on the hinterland need a septic tank but the water use a dispersion tube because we have cave underneath ,and water have high limestone to cause more trouble in blocked faucet and other too
Thanks for all the helpful info!! My septic was done in 1981, I don't see a clean out, could it be buried?
When I lived in Dallas my septic tank was sunken in. I remember playing around it 😳😂🤣
Thank you 🙏
Bidet all the way! Love mine. 😂
Great video brother! I’m trying to educate myself on septic systems. We’ve lived in the house for 20 years. Had it pumped once 11 years ago. Just recently started having issues again.. called around to get estimates. One guy quoted me $400 if they dig or $350 if I dig.😂😂😂With today’s economy, I thought I’d save the $50 and dig myself… which was stupid. I have a bad back and neck.. many spine surgeries and now a headache that won’t guit! I used a heavy duty hotdog roasting rod to probe. Our soil is very rocky mixed with dense red clay. I had a bunch of false positives on tank location. Now my yard looks like the golf course in”Caddyshack”!😂😂 I’m getting a riser installed for the next time! I do have a question for you. My neighbor saw me getting mine pumped ( solid all the to the bottom!). He decided to have his pumped. His looked like black swamp water loaded with sewer flies and their larvae. It was literally boiling with them. His guy said that’s what you want. Ours didn’t have any flies or larvae. I guess there was no room for them 😂😂My question is… should I have the flies and larvae! And how do I introduce them to the tank? Thanks again for your videos!They are entertaining and informative!!
Just subed, I get mine pumped every year. 500 gal, I sit a lot.
You do such excellent work.
So glad I found your channel im EXACTLY what you described, lifetime in cities and just moved to the country. Uh oh!!
2 questions, RidX?? People tell me to use Rid X or yeast packets in mine.
2) why do I smell my tank when I'm near it and why do I hear water gurgling in it?? I have a large concrete tank with its large square top above the ground a bit.
My drain field? is under a wooded area 😳 im told thats bad.
Ok, eager to see if you cover these questions in your other vids.
I have no idea how I got here, but I stayed. Great video.
Good job dom😊
Very very good information
That other stuff mention at the end could be interesting
Great video. Anybody else hold the breath the entire length of the video 😂
Excellent. Thank you.
great informative video
How about laundry detergent pods or dishwasher detergent pods?
I would not use the pods, my friend used them and had to pay the septic company to spend an hour scraping the pods off and out of the tank, I guess there were a ton of them! I only use liquid dishwasher soap and laundry detergent without a pod type thing!
Top tier content!
Informative video. Thanks !
thanks boss
What is the smell like?? New to the channel and enjoying the content. The cockroach infested tank got my attention.
my grandparents old house they lived in the had a tank the last owner don’t had it clean out it was full we had the toilet back up we couldn’t flush their toilet it was just them live as me and uncle we traveled to vist them
Golf courses advertise that they use effluent to water the grass. Is that fluid any different to what you have in your own residential septic system?
Love your videos. I live on a property with a tank / drain field from the mid 1970s. When they pumped / inspected it, they said the tank looked good and everything was working. I put Roebuc leech field cleaner twice a year since the drain field is old. I've never had any back up problems. Is tge roebic leech field cleaner ok?
Hey brother where did you get your crust buster slug tip
Great video! I have a mound system for my house and I think I have a 3 chamber tank with a filter. Can you explain how this system works? Thanks
Thank you for providing helpful information about septic systems. I have a question regarding my own situation.
I recently built a house in Horry County, SC, in April 2024. Now, in September 2024, my septic system is overflowing when I use water in the house. I can see water running over both ends of the system.
Previously, I had an issue with water coming out of the ground in my drain field. I had the Septic professionals who put down the system advised me on adding more dirt, which my builder did, and that seemed to resolve the issue. However, now I'm experiencing the septic tank overflowing.
Do you have any suggestions on what the issue could be, or is the septic tank functioning as it should?
What is your gross income for that size truck? How to get started (recommendations)
Are you supposed to turn off your aerobic system before servicing the aerobic system?
I feel like you guys get a bunch of 1st timers lol. Customers and viewers!!!
I'm in my forties and never owned a home, so I've heard of septic tanks but thought they were just reservoir tanks that captured overflow and that waste was sent to a central line that took a neighborhood's waste to a purification plant or dumping ground. Now I understand that you have them in places that don't have sewers. Thinking about my waste sitting underneath my yard would gross me out. 🤮
At first I thought the channel name was "Poo Pumper Society". You should consider changing it cause thats the best LOL! Chceers
At one question how do you know how big your tank is
I was wondering can you make the dranage field under a stone driveway or would you not recommend that?
I've had tank pumped 3x and every timemthey used the cleanout directly on my tank. I'm really annoyed that not one of them i used did it right. I'm digging up my lids and putting risers.
@PoorPumperSociety Can you build a concrete slab on top the drain field or is that not recommended?
Question: Should I have any concerns about the effect on my septic system from detergents, body-hand soaps, food debris from washing dishes, household cleaning products, etc.?
We dont use anything with bleach. It kills the bacteria you need in there.
What's your take on a dishwasher in the home? Use that or better to wash dishes by hand? I'm guessing not much can be done about a wash machine.
A dishwasher is good because it mainly only adds dirty water to the septic tank. septic tank cannot operate without water. What you want to avoid is non soluable solids. Like hard paper, raw food, feminine hygiene products.
How many home can you empty, in one truck tank?
My tank was installed in 2015 and has three compartments, three lids, and a sand mound. Why do I have 3 compartments? Thanks in advance!
where do you empty your truck after all the pump outs
If we were to unplug our aerator pump in our septic system would it be ok? I find that the aerator always clogs our filter to the other tank and sets our high water alarm off.
Where are you located in Texas
Nice👍😎
Are there tanks that are just huge tanks Likes one that aren’t going to drain fields? Like just a huge water bottle with a fill and drain hole.
First! Also thank you for this great info
How can i learn to do this trade.im in Texas
Thinking about starting this company in Virginia, how much does your company make in annual revenue?
Hey man, I'm in del Valle, tx. If I have pooling water downhill from my drain field, do you think a product like septic liberator will break up the bio mat so it can drain again or do you think the drain field failed? Again it is just below the drain field, not within it. Thanks if you respond, I've been watching your videos since I became a home owner! I am wipe free and running bidets!
How come I only have 1 real big lid
Do you need a license or certification to only own a septic tank truck and pump septic tanks and grease traps!?
Love the Trump sign! 🇺🇸
can we get a crust-buster compilation please MMM👹 smells like money
My Computer started to smell like POOOOOOO than all of a sudden your video appears ... Nice to see you need more videos where the Heck you been hiding ???? BTW my Grandpappy always said if you leave the sewer cover off the sun will evaporate the wastewater is that TRUE LOL .. Also i am from the New England area if you want to find your Septic System just look for the best growing green grass in your backyard .. Again lots of fun to watch and very informative videos
Can puke go into a septic system?
Anything out of your body is fine.
Idk if I should be upset that I jumped when u sprayed the camera or the fact that u didn’t warn me
Have you ever dropped a camera in the tank by accident
😒Domonic, you missed the mmmmmmmmm (as only you do) 16:52
I did not use paper or a rag.for a bunch of years. I would just take a shower after and use soap and water. My wife thought I was gross. I don't give a dam what anyone thinks. 😀😀😀😀
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Excellent!!! Answered all my concerns for a first time "Tanker:!!! #PumpOn
Sprinklers that will spray shit water? Smells like money 😂
My local septic company's slogan is "A straight flush beats a full house". 🤣
Dude I didn't know any of this, my tank hasn't been pumped out in 25 years
One thing you are wrong about is if the water us above the pipes...if the water table is high the water has no where to go....nothing wrong it is just a high water table
Hoo
I didn't think there was a channel about this. Hold the song ruclips.net/video/riNRMfJB87w/видео.html
Smells like money
Yeah
Basket for toilet paper, reminds me of my abuelitas house.
Hard pass for me.
Same bro. That’s why I use a bidet.
@@PoorPumperSociety gonna have to check that out. Any recommendations on brand?
I got a cheap one off Amazon that I’m happy with. Had it for going on 3 years. It’s paid for itself several times over with how little toilet paper I have to buy now
Trump flag in the background baby!
why am i watching this
Meanwhile all of Europe asks ` you are not connected to a mains sewarge system?`
Septic systems are used in places where it’s too far or too expensive to connect to the city’s sewer
Lots of Europe are on septic tanks.
@@humfelbert2079 erm, no?
@@simonh317 sure they are. I am in Europe and my entire valley is on septic tanks, as are the two valleys either side of me. It's very common away from urban centres
For example there are an estimated 1.5 million homes in the UK with septic tanks and 5 million in France.
I've seen the basketed 🧻 and throw 🧻 down the 🚽 in homes. My cuz had family from Honduras visit and the amount of 🧻 they throw in the basket from wiping their ) | ) was atrocious! Stank too as it was emptied only when full. OTOH, peeps use on average 3 - 5 🧻 sheets depending upon thickness for each wipe when tosssed down the 🚽.
Great explanation !!!! Will follow your advice to the letter !!! Thank you, sir !!!! How can I kill the hairlike roots in my tank and drain field ????? What's your advice ???? 😄🤮😵😫💩💩💩💩👍👍