Re: Could use some perc test/septic advice.
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Your only option is to ask the city/county to extend a variance to the time given the pandemic. We have lost 4 months or more due to government shutdowns in factories and their suppliers.
There is no short cut to septic. Try to get your system inspected. You may have a very sub par system and it would be better to fix the system now and have peace of mind foe the next 30 years.
New systems in our ares are $10.000+. Having an engineered system can cost $20,000 to $30,000
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: Could use some perc test/septic advice.
[Re: hudsonhornet7x]
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07/04/20 11:02 PM
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David_in_St_Croi
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Look into an Aqua Klear system if you run into problems. Just needs 120 VAC to an air pump and a hole in the ground to put the tank. Processes the septic well enough that you can use it for irrigation. Down here one of those or similar is required if you are in CZM (Coastal Zone Management, basically within 1 mile of the shore) We put one in so we could use all our waste water, (toilets, shower, sink, washing machine etc) for irrigation even though we are more than 1 mile form the shore. Given how dry it has been we are glad we went that route. Pretty inexpensive, of course we decided to go with this system from the beginning so no refitting. i have no idea what a perc test is, is it something to make sure your coffee maker is up to snuff???? after having our Aqua Klear I can not figure why anyone would use an old fashioned septic system.
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Re: Could use some perc test/septic advice.
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07/05/20 10:08 AM
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Look into an Aqua Klear system if you run into problems. Just needs 120 VAC to an air pump and a hole in the ground to put the tank. Processes the septic well enough that you can use it for irrigation. Down here one of those or similar is required if you are in CZM (Coastal Zone Management, basically within 1 mile of the shore) We put one in so we could use all our waste water, (toilets, shower, sink, washing machine etc) for irrigation even though we are more than 1 mile form the shore. Given how dry it has been we are glad we went that route. Pretty inexpensive, of course we decided to go with this system from the beginning so no refitting. i have no idea what a perc test is, is it something to make sure your coffee maker is up to snuff???? after having our Aqua Klear I can not figure why anyone would use an old fashioned septic system. . A perc test is when 2-3 holes are drilled in your drainfield area, then filled with water, then they record how many inches the water has dropped over a certain length of time. You want a certain amount of gallons over a certain amount of time so the bacteria have the right amount of crap to eat. A drainfield in heavy clay or one in hourglass sand percolate at very different rates so it must be engineered accordingly. In lots of states, when the ground water rises, it makes a stain on the soil to indicate the high water mark, then the state will require the bottom of the drain field trench be so many inches above the high water mark. Sometimes as much as 2 or 3 feet above, that is why a mound system is necessary. At first glance, a septic system seem very basic, but a lot of engineering has to go into it to make it work for a long time.
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Re: Could use some perc test/septic advice.
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07/05/20 08:46 PM
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Thanks for the explanation. If the original poster has an issue with failing a perc test then something like the Aqua Klear might work. It uses what is basically a giant air stone (if you have ever brewed beer this will make sense) to stir up and aerate the sewage. The bacteria that break it down in this sytem are aerobic bacteria as opposed to anaerobic bacteria that exist in the soil. All the processing happens in the tank, not the soil which is why I am thinking it might be a good solution on the failed perc test front. The systems are made in Mississippi I believe. The one thing that the person we bought it from said is that there are a couple of laundry detergents to not use. I think it was Tide and Gain but would have to confirm. Basically you do not want anything that is anti bacterial as that defeats the purpose.... We had to replace the diaphragms in the air pump after 7 years of continuous running but that is the only maintenance so far.
Last edited by David_in_St_Croi; 07/05/20 08:48 PM.
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