I added two each lines last summer. We got 3 inches of rain in two days, after two weeks of off and on rain. my lines are completely full. It will drain off but only after it stops raining.
notice how he describes the process of water seeping into soil and keeping up when its dry but when its saturated it cannot keep up so this means signs of failure...Ummmm , that would mean that its far more normal not to keep up when things are saturated and water has no where to go , sounds like like loss of common sense
Except for when you live in an area where the soil is heavy red clay and it's been raining heavily on and off for 3 months! This is beyond ridiculous rain.
Hey are you able to answer a quick question? I had my tank pumped and the very next day it was filled with water again. I used a sump pump and pumped it out again myself and when it was empty I could hear water literally rushing back into the tank. What could be causing this? Is there a crack in the tank maybe? Or do you think the drainage field is saturated.
My house gets backed up during rain. I did some inspection on my pipes that go outside of the house to the septic and it turns out that in some spots the pipe is broken or par of it sagging and the opening looks like a football. Before I take my attention to the drain field, is it possible that my backup is due to pipes taking in water? Thanks
New sub, I am enjoying your videos. I have a question, do I need an inlet baffle? I have a 1000 gallon concrete tank, it has three lids large center lid and two small inspection lids at the inlet and outlet. I am in the process of replacing my inlet pipe that had sagged and was misaligned. I realized there is no inlet baffle on mine. My outlet baffle is part of the inspection lid. But the inlet has none. The level of the tank stays a few inches below the inlet. Should I add a sanitary t style baffle to the inlet? Is there a downside to having not having an inlet baffle. Thank you in advance.
Many areas do not require an inlet baffle but adding one, especially in a single compartment tank like yours can be a good idea. It helps to eliminate a lot of the "churning" that happens in the tank when water is used from the house which helps lessen the amount of solids that are able to get pushed out of the tank to the drain field. The downside to an inlet baffle is that it can plug up. Since you know where the inlet lid is located, if you ever have that issue of the inlet baffle plugging up, you should be able to easily break that loose with a small shovel or rod to get things flowing. Thanks so much for the sub!
If you have a lot of rain falling from frozen ground then pummels rain any septic system can get backed up.
I added two each lines last summer. We got 3 inches of rain in two days, after two weeks of off and on rain. my lines are completely full. It will drain off but only after it stops raining.
notice how he describes the process of water seeping into soil and keeping up when its dry but when its saturated it cannot keep up so this means signs of failure...Ummmm , that would mean that its far more normal not to keep up when things are saturated and water has no where to go , sounds like like loss of common sense
What if there’s no backup, just odors (sewer smells) after a heavy rain?
Except for when you live in an area where the soil is heavy red clay and it's been raining heavily on and off for 3 months! This is beyond ridiculous rain.
Where are you located? I'm having similar issues.
I am going to install a 1050 gal poly septic tank with two lids.
My question is can I add a aireater to it and eliminate the leach field.
Hey are you able to answer a quick question? I had my tank pumped and the very next day it was filled with water again. I used a sump pump and pumped it out again myself and when it was empty I could hear water literally rushing back into the tank. What could be causing this? Is there a crack in the tank maybe? Or do you think the drainage field is saturated.
My house gets backed up during rain. I did some inspection on my pipes that go outside of the house to the septic and it turns out that in some spots the pipe is broken or par of it sagging and the opening looks like a football. Before I take my attention to the drain field, is it possible that my backup is due to pipes taking in water? Thanks
New sub, I am enjoying your videos. I have a question, do I need an inlet baffle? I have a 1000 gallon concrete tank, it has three lids large center lid and two small inspection lids at the inlet and outlet. I am in the process of replacing my inlet pipe that had sagged and was misaligned. I realized there is no inlet baffle on mine. My outlet baffle is part of the inspection lid. But the inlet has none. The level of the tank stays a few inches below the inlet. Should I add a sanitary t style baffle to the inlet? Is there a downside to having not having an inlet baffle. Thank you in advance.
Many areas do not require an inlet baffle but adding one, especially in a single compartment tank like yours can be a good idea. It helps to eliminate a lot of the "churning" that happens in the tank when water is used from the house which helps lessen the amount of solids that are able to get pushed out of the tank to the drain field. The downside to an inlet baffle is that it can plug up. Since you know where the inlet lid is located, if you ever have that issue of the inlet baffle plugging up, you should be able to easily break that loose with a small shovel or rod to get things flowing. Thanks so much for the sub!
@@askthepumperdude thanks so much for the reply.