Household Septic System

[MossRoad]

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[MossRoad]

Whoops! I meant to write It. My fat fingers missed the 't'. :ashamed:

That's what I figured, but always best to question.... :laughing:

 

[vtsnowedin]

And pay day is on Friday. All you need to know to be a plumber,.

You're forgetting that cold is on the right and hot on the left.

 

[Wagtail]

With the two wires to find underground pipes, loosely hold the short L in each hand so they can turn when you cross pipes. I've done it for underground water lines (under concrete even. My scientific minded buddy didn't believe it until I showed him at his place where I had no idea where his lines were.), sewer lines, and electric lines. Keep forearms about parallel to ground while loosely holding short end of L wire, just hold wires about 12" or so apart, slowly walk over areas until long end of L wires begin to turn toward each other. Probe. Ye've found ye pipes.

Yep, that's the way I do too. I've only done it for water sources to sink a bore (well), haven't tried it for anything else. It should be the same method though... clear your thoughts, think/imagine what you're looking for and slowly walk along (as you've stated above). It just 'happens'.

 

[jlgurr]

Yep, that's the way I do too. I've only done it for water sources to sink a bore (well), haven't tried it for anything else. It should be the same method though... clear your thoughts, think/imagine what you're looking for and slowly walk along (as you've stated above). It just 'happens'.

Was only able to find some #12 wire. Will need to visit the hardware store for #18. Anxious to give it a try...

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[MossRoad]

You forgot "Hold my beer and watch this."

 

[dmccarty]

Not to hijack the thread, but here's a question for the group. Our house is about 30 years old, and we just started noticing that when it rains, you can see the water standing in places where our leach field has settled. Looks like perfectly parallel stripes of water. Is this a sign that our field may be reaching it's "saturation point" and that we may need to dig a new field at some point soon?

I hope not -- we don't have any more flat area back there to dig a new one... Should I be doing something now to help keep this from becoming a problem?

As others have said, the standing water is most likely just rain water.

Our septic filed had to be capped with a certified clay to stop runoff water from affecting the field. I can easily see the line trenches and one of my chores, one day, will be to fill in the trench lines. Course it has been like this for 10 years, so it ain't high on my to do list. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[farmer2009]

Was only able to find some #12 wire. Will need to visit the hardware store for #18. Anxious to give it a try... Sent from my iPhone using TractorByNet

The number 12 should work. I use #9 galvanized fence brace wire. Sometimes they turn away from each other instead of to each other. But it works. My grandfather is much more accurate with this method than I am though. But he's the one that showed me.

 

[JRobyn]

I used about 1/16" x 36" long brass rods from the "K&S" metals box at the local hardware. Bent the "handles" about 6" long in the vise. Mine work good!

- Jay

 

[Depmandog]

We had a drain issue once at work. Plugged up tight. Plumber came out, put a video camera down the hole and found a collapsed pipe. Switched the camera for a sensor, ran it back down the pipe to the collapsed area and then walked around with a receiver to find the sensor signal. Once located, he knew the exact location and depth to dig.

Probably took 30 minutes total. Thís would be an easy way to locate your septic tank.