Septic Pump Out

[NoBozo]

This morning I went up to my newly picked Septic Pumpout place and Cancelled my appointment to pump out this Friday. I have a REAL problem when someone Reaches for my "Wollet". In addition, BR reinforces my thoughts over the years.....IF the system is working..It should be a self sustaining biological system....leave it alone. NB

BTW: When I came home yesterday, I actually "Dug Out" the manhole cover. It took me 10 minutes..enough time for me to get ticked off.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

This morning I went up to my newly picked Septic Pumpout place and Cancelled my appointment to pump out this Friday. I have a REAL problem when someone Reaches for my "Wollet". In addition, BR reinforces my thoughts over the years.....IF the system is working..It should be a self sustaining biological system....leave it alone. NB

BTW: When I came home yesterday, I actually "Dug Out" the manhole cover. It took me 10 minutes..enough time for me to get ticked off.

I think you will sleep better if you get it pumped out. You have dug out the tank cover so there won't be an extra charge for that.

You need to give the leach field all the protection that you can and pumping out the tank might help do that.

If you think the $256 is a lot of money then just think what a whole new system would cost.

You have had good luck all these years so why not stay with the pumping routine.

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

This morning I went up to my newly picked Septic Pumpout place and Cancelled my appointment to pump out this Friday. I have a REAL problem when someone Reaches for my "Wollet". In addition, BR reinforces my thoughts over the years.....IF the system is working..It should be a self sustaining biological system....leave it alone. NB

BTW: When I came home yesterday, I actually "Dug Out" the manhole cover. It took me 10 minutes..enough time for me to get ticked off.

My guess is the charge is in place because of all the times the septic service has been called to pump out tanks and the cover turned out to be difficult/impossible to find.

My brother and I spent an hour and a half searching for my tank cover one hot July day about 5-years ago. We finally found it and had the tank pumped. I marked the tank cover with a cobblestone to avoid the fiasco in the future. Unfortunately, someone moved the cobblestone and now I need to start all over again this spring. I am not looking forward to the prelude to the pump and wish I could find someone to dig mine up! Based upon my prior experience, $75.00 seems like a bargain. Where do I pay?

When I find the tank this time, I plan to measure the tank off the house.....20 feet from the left hand side of the house and 10 feet out, etc.

[Rusty]

I wonder what most forum members think about NoBozo getting his septic tank pumped out:

customer survey

[Resident 2B]

To pump or not to pump, that is the question.

I would have someone from a septic service company open it up and see what you have for solids. If the solids are anywhere near the outlet to the leaching field, you need to pump.

If there are very little solids, that is the sign of a well-balanced system. If that is the case, pumping could actually upset the balance. It is all about what you put into the tank. If it is mainly waste and water, the balance should be good. If it also services the washing machine, it comes down to what is being used for detergents. Detergents can mess up the bacteria and enzymes that need to be in the tank to eat away at the solids. Tanks servicing the washing machine usually need to be pumped much mire frequently that those just handling waste with some dishwater.

Time is only one variable and a well balanced septic system will run a very long time without being pumped.

Good luck!

R2B

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

This morning I went up to my newly picked Septic Pumpout place and Cancelled my appointment to pump out this Friday. I have a REAL problem when someone Reaches for my "Wollet". In addition, BR reinforces my thoughts over the years.....IF the system is working..It should be a self sustaining biological system....leave it alone. NB

BTW: When I came home yesterday, I actually "Dug Out" the manhole cover. It took me 10 minutes..enough time for me to get ticked off.

If you have the cover located, pop it open get a long stick and prob the bottom of the tank to see how much solids are in it.

[BroadHopper]

That is the time I owned the lakefront property. I never touch the septic system. I thought that was what Rid-Ex is all about?