well today has gone to shit already. Have to dig up the access ports for the septic tank!
Damn screen is clogged.
Last time the pump truck almost ran me over. I'll post the story later with pics if I have them. Can prove Shit rolls down hill! 
Not my idea of fun!... Septic tank
-
Plumbers rule " Hot on the left ,cold on the right and shit flows down hill " Sorry for your stinky problems, been there and done that .
-
well today has gone to shit already. Have to dig up the access ports for the septic tank!
Damn screen is clogged.Last time the pump truck almost ran me over. I'll post the story later with pics if I have them. Can prove Shit rolls down hill!
Seems like you just can't catch a break lately. Lost a canard, ECU issues, and now the s#!t is hitting the fan. At least problems always come in threes. Things should start looking up.
-
Bummer @Ruptured Duck!! No way, No how, is that even close to being considered fun in my book!! Hope they don't rape you on costs!!! We have a septic system as well, and they can be costly at times!!!
Oh, I popped a Thumbs Down just because it's a shitty deal for you...not to give ya a bad rating!!! -
Seems like you just can't catch a break lately. Lost a canard, ECU issues, and now the s#!t is hitting the fan. At least problems always come in threes. Things should start looking up.
very good point..... Maybe I'll play the Powerball today... 230million would be nice pick me up!
-
well today has gone to shit already. Have to dig up the access ports for the septic tank!
Damn screen is clogged.Last time the pump truck almost ran me over. I'll post the story later with pics if I have them. Can prove Shit rolls down hill!
Get one of these
............................................... tom n carol
or this -
Bummer @Ruptured Duck!! No way, No how, is that even close to being considered fun in my book!! Hope they don't rape you on costs!!! We have a septic system as well, and they can be costly at times!!!
Oh, I popped a Thumbs Down just because it's a shitty deal for you...not to give ya a bad rating!!!nope it is not. I marked the bungs last time I had an issue. Just finished digging the access holes to help reduce my cost. Hell might even pull the screen and clean it myself and just have them pump it. Should not have had to do this just yet. Was only three years ago it was last cleaned. Then again i do have 2 college kids living in the basement apartment. Hate this crap...
-
Not good, but to lighten things up, don't change your name to "Poop-man-do"....or...."Royal flush"
-
Sorry you're having a shitty day @Ruptured Duck.
It's interesting they use screens in your septic tank. We just have baffles here. I used to install septic systems years ago and none of the tanks had screens.
For those that give a crap, here's how they work
-
Every now and then, our baffle gets stopped up. I run a hose with an expanding balloon type thing on the end of it, into the access plug in the main line. Blast it with water pressure, and bingo, good for another three months
-
My buddy owns and operates a stool bus for a living. He recommends every 2 years to get her pumped out, especially if you are a family of 4.
-
HOLY CRAP!
-
I dread the first time I need to get pumped
I unknowingly built a deck over my tank - gonna be ugly
I make my wife go in the woods as often as possible to save space! -
I dread the first time I need to get pumped
I unknowingly built a deck over my tank - gonna be ugly
I make my wife go in the woods as often as possible to save space!Is the access port covered? I hope it's a wooden deck.
-
I is a wooden deck - there was one port (inspection port I guess) that was marked and I was told that that is what they needed access to. But it is not the correct point of entry for the pump. - so I just pray it happens the next owner and not me.
Really won't be hard to get to but will waste a lot of wood and will have to do a lot of by hand diggingSuch is Life
-
I is a wooden deck - there was one port (inspection port I guess) that was marked and I was told that that is what they needed access to. But it is not the correct point of entry for the pump. - so I just pray it happens the next owner and not me.
Really won't be hard to get to but will waste a lot of wood and will have to do a lot of by hand diggingSuch is Life
ooops.... Man that is gonna suck. Well good news is that it's simple the strainer-screen. About 12 years ago they added the screen under a new code standard. It really is a bad design because the openings in the screen can clog rather quickly with simple small solids. Both tanks look good with the first with a lot of water and not much solid. Second tank is pretty clear so I'm cancelling the pump based off the clean health of the two tanks. I cleaned the main drain line into the tank similar to @Solow method and cleaned the screen. All is good relatively speaking. Going to HomeDepot and get material needed to build an acess manhole with lids. Will do landscaping around them to help hide the ports. This way in about a year I can have them pumped easiely and save some money. Digging the holes suck and mine was set rather deep. 20" at the outlet side and 30" at the inlet.
-
-
That will give new meaning to the age old question of where were you when the shit hit the man?
-
That will give new meaning to the age old question of where were you when the shit hit the man?
guys the last time I had a pumper truck at my house it almost killed me.... No shit!
I was standing with the guys pumping the tank when I heard a pitch change in the sound of the suction. Looked up to see the pump truck rolling down the hill straight for us. I had just enough time to warn the other guys as we dove out of the way of the rolling tanker. Ran over the access holes pass us and through a fence and down the second hill in my backyard... Yes the same freaking steep back yard where I slipped under the running lawnmore last year..... The tanker then proceeded to barrel roll three times before landing on its side. Lucky to be alive. Took two days and three trees to extract it from my back yard. Also lucky the tank didn't bust open.
-
I bought one of those fake rocks to hide the access port. Not cheap but a hell of a lot nicer than looking at the concrete cover.
