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Any of you live on Septic?
What do I need to know? I have no idea about it, but I saw a cute house that had it.
Re: Any of you live on Septic?
Dh used to have it...
not always great - not always bad
make sure the tank and lines are inspected and in tack when/if you buy. Also make sure the drainfield is in good shape and not swampy/smelly
do the monthly maintenance and have it "honey dipped" if it is too full to filter out and drain on its own.
Know the capacity of it so you are aware of how much water you can use without causing an overflow/backup into your yard.
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No, but my dad's office has a septic tank. I think they have to be cleaned out periodically in order to work correctly. I'm also pretty sure you can't flush things like tampons because they can clog them. It's really, really bad when they overflow - remember the scene from Meet the Parents where the cat flushes the downstairs toilet and the yard fills with poop?
A house with a septic tank rather than being on city/county sewer would not deter me from buying it. I would just make sure I knew how it needed to be maintained and how often.
You also might want to find out where the drainfield is. That's where the water coming out of all the septic tanks in the area drains back into the ground. I think it's a big deal when they flood, and you probably wouldn't want to live in the house next to it.
We have a septic tank...there isn't much we do to it... I know we have to get it cleaned and drained eventually, but not like every month. I think it may depend on the septic tank's size though.
DH knows a lot more about the septic tank than I do. He's responsible for all that stuff!
My parents have one. Its fairly big and in seven years has only had to be cleaned and drained once.
They do "monthly maintenance" with Rid-X though, just like the commercial says and it really does seem to help. They also do not use "cushy" toilet paper, just plain Scott TP so as not to clog the tank.
Grew up with a septic. I don't think there was much diff btwn that and regular, other than getting it cleaned out. I do know the area went to city sewer and they had to change from being septic to city, but the septic was there for over 25 yrs. It was $$ for them to close off theirs and bring in pipes as they had a long distance to go.
Also, they say you aren't supposed to have a garbage disposal IF you have septic, but they've come out w ONE specific model especially for septic that has this bio stuff in it. I have yet to find someone who has purchased this (being in the field)..., but just an fyi!http://www.insinkerator.com/product/product.php?id=205&template=hhd
I wouldn't let a septic hold you back if you get it checked out... GL!