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Need to Know More About Septic Systems... Help?
Asked by R.Z. from Philadelphia
on September 13, 2009
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My husband and I are looking into some new constuction homes in the Woolwich Twp, NJ area and they have septic systems. We don't know anything about septic systems in ...
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- you have to have it pumped every 3 or so years and it costs around $300 - not a big deal. The issue is where they are placing it. If it is in your back yard then you...
- You will want to ask the age of the system, and when it was last pumped. A septic system consists of a septic tank that fills first -- the "solids" sink to the bo...
- we were told to have ours pumped EVERY year. the issue arises when you don't get it pumped, and then it overflows. ICK. we also use a product called Rid-X once a mo...
Advice on Septic System- It Stinks!
Asked by M.D. from Corpus Christi
on May 19, 2011
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We moved about a month ago to a house with a septic system. We had it inspected and pumped before we moved in. A week or two after moving in- it really stinks in the...
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- we moved 2 years ago and have one but I have never smelled anything like you are describing. I would call the people that pumped it and ask them about it, they would ...
- Everywhere that I have lived have had septic systems and I have never smelled anything like you are describing.
- It should not smell. unless their is a leak somewhere, which is causing it to flow into the yard. I would call the septic tank company and have them look into it. That...
Septic Tank/Aeration System
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on April 4, 2011
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We have a septic tank and aeration system for our house. We got the annual contract with the aeration company last week and it's $185/year to renew. All this covers is...
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- I live in Texas and have never heard of any law that requires us to have a contract. Everyone around us has septic systems, and no one has a contract. We've had a se...
- We have a septic tank. We get it pumped about every 2 years. We don't have a contract and don't get it "checked" otherwise. You can call around and see what the goi...
- In Texas we are required by law to have a contract with someone. We pay around $150 for a year and they are required to come out 3X a year to check it. The company w...
Private Septic Advice
Asked by N.V. from Boston
on September 24, 2009
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We are hoping to purchase a house soon but have come across homes with "private septic" which we are not familiar with at all! One home's description used the term "l...
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- HEllo, I bought a house a year ago with a septic system and was also unfamiliar with it. What I have learned is when you have the house inspected make sure it passe...
- Private septic is just a tank that your waste flows into. Instead of public sewer which is a pipe that everyones flows into and goes to a treament plant. A septic tan...
- HI I'm a realtor in Maine and a septic tends to be more common here than public sewer. leach field is the rainage "field" for the liquid waste and 1250 gallon is the s...
Septic System and Tampons (Maybe TMI)...
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on August 25, 2011
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We moved recently to the country from the city. We had sewer in the city, but now have a well and septic system. I know that certain things are not good for the sept...
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- Sorry if TMI back but....I have septic and just flush 'em. :)
- Get some little brown paper bags, and you can open it up put them in there and kind of close it, and repeat. Yeah it is kind of gross, but hello, it's life.
- I have never flushed them. Even if we lived in the country or city (have lived in both). I have never known anyone else who did either.
Septic Tanks and Powdered Detergent (True?)
Asked by J.G. from San Antonio
on March 21, 2011
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I am planning on making my own laundry detergent (dry with washing soda, borax, oxi-clean, and grated Ivory soap). I have read some reviews that say that 'powdered' s...
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- Liquid is so much better for washing machines and septics. Take it from someone who has had to have septic torn up.
- Hm, well, my husband is certified to inspect septic systems and we have an aerobic and he never told me that. Of course, I use liquid because I don't have to worry ab...
- i use Melaleuca brand laundry soap called Melapower which is the safest laundry soap you can buy from any manufacturer and i recommend that to you instead of having to...
Help I Dont Know What to Do
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on February 16, 2011
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ladys can any of you tell me how to handle this problem.my septic system lines are backed up and my yard is holding water and going across the driveway....do yall know...
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- Yep, my brother is a plumber and you need to call one asap. At the best, your tank(s) need cleaned out and at the worst, you need to replace them. Expect a large invo...
- You definitely gotta call out one of those super dooper pooper sucker upper trucks. Bummer. P-U.
- With my plumbing problem I called Cove Plumbing they was here when they said they would be and even on a saturday without the extra weekend cost there number is ###-##...
Flush Wipes?
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on March 28, 2012
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My husband and I have debated this. I don't flush wipes, (or I try not to) because I am afraid they will mess up the septic system. We are in a subdivision, so we are ...
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- I do not flush unflushable wipes. Regular baby wipes get rolled up in the diaper to go out with the trash. When she could not use wipes, we used paper towels and did t...
- Oops! Yep, I do... Stupid, I know...
- Flushable wipes arent. I use regular toilet paper for the "initial cleanup", then wipes to be extra clean and gentler on my bottom. Less stinky in the trash.
Bathroom Odor
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on December 7, 2010
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i have a house with a septic system...i noticed the last week that it smells in the lower level bathroom that is hardly ever used...when i was doing laundry i open the...
Awful Smell from Drains
Asked by S.Z. from Pittsburgh
on October 20, 2010
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Not really a parenting question but,.... Does anyone know how to get rid of a sewer gas smell that is coming up from basement drains? My mom had the same problem. She ...
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- Baking soda and a vinegar mixture is supposed to help with the odor. Also, check the pipes under the sink....ocassionally they get loose and need to be tightening. Go...
- You may need to use a Rid-X treatment. You put one in each potty at nighttime or when you will be gone all day and the water will not be used for an extended amount of...
- your septic may need to be pumped, but in the meantime i'd try good ol' baking soda and vinegar. khairete S.
