How long between septic tank pumps?
How often should a septic tank be cleaned out? Just two people and only two stools go into it. Everything else goes into a field tile and disappears into a 200 acre field.
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Our house was built in 1990, we bought it in 1995. I started wondering about the septic tank, so had it pumped in 2012. The service man told me we have a 1200 gallon tank, and would not need pumping again for at least 20 years. I talked to the man who built the house and he said he had installed twice as much field line as was needed because his FIL was the plumbing contractor, and had extra materials he gave them.
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Wattza septic tank?🙃
Oh yeah, that rusty glob of metal the backhoe snagged 40 years ago when I had the basement wall replaced.
"Our county mandates a cleanout every 5 years"
OMG, how can you bear to live in a place with such invasive regulations!!!!!!!!😕
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The ground must perk good around here compared to most places after reading this posts. The house I grew up in the septic system was put in the late 50s and has never been pumped and works well still. Around here from what I have seen very few people ever need a septic pumped out. There is a local guy that does it but his truck sets a lot from what I have noticed. Virginia inspections are pretty hard to meet on putting in a septic system and maybe that is paying off for most. They have to be done right before electricity can be approved to be put in the house.
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As a lad, we had a hand built basalt rock septic tank. Four of us kids in the house. Every fall we would dig down the 2 feet to the cover and remove the crust on top. 6” to 12” thick.
Not the most pleasant way to spend an afternoon, but we never had any problems with the system.0
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