steve terplak
Member
Hey Guys...
Had some "crappy" issues this weekend...
Thought we had a malfunctioning toilet...or maybe we're victim's of sabotage from our 2 year old...just had been flushing funny for a a couple weeks...inconsistent...it was odd...my "B" option was a plugged vent...
Then yesterday while laundry was going, I noticed the toilet was not flushing at all and was not slowly draining and our waste pipe was completely full and slowly backing up...
Found the tank cover...got it dug up
Called a septic guy...pumped 1000 gallons for $200 which included a $20 Sunday call fee (I don't think that could have been more reasonable).
First time it had been pumped since '87....to be fair, no one lived in the house from '52 until 2007, but in the last 7 1/2 years' we have had some heavy usage...
So...
How often should my septic tank get pumped?
Also,
What are the odds that Jan 31 in upstate NY would allow me to find and dig this with a shovel...no snow, no frozen ground...
Had some "crappy" issues this weekend...
Thought we had a malfunctioning toilet...or maybe we're victim's of sabotage from our 2 year old...just had been flushing funny for a a couple weeks...inconsistent...it was odd...my "B" option was a plugged vent...
Then yesterday while laundry was going, I noticed the toilet was not flushing at all and was not slowly draining and our waste pipe was completely full and slowly backing up...
Found the tank cover...got it dug up
Called a septic guy...pumped 1000 gallons for $200 which included a $20 Sunday call fee (I don't think that could have been more reasonable).
First time it had been pumped since '87....to be fair, no one lived in the house from '52 until 2007, but in the last 7 1/2 years' we have had some heavy usage...
So...
How often should my septic tank get pumped?
Also,
What are the odds that Jan 31 in upstate NY would allow me to find and dig this with a shovel...no snow, no frozen ground...