Septic Help!!!

[ultrarunner]

They cause me a lot of grief on public sewer too... especially anything labeled flushable... like wipes.

End up spending $2500 for a professional cable machine and it has paid for itself many times...

At times I wish I had a camera with about 75' minimum reach too.

The local sewage treatment plant bales the cotton type paper and wipes like bales of cotton.

 

[teejk]

CR172 that is very common to happen. I've seen where plumbers knocked them off and told the owners they weren't necessary. Most older tanks have and inspection port at each end of the tank where you can check the T. T paper breaks down fairly fast but Kleenex and paper towel are a problem as are wipes & feminine products. If the crust in the tank gets to thick it can come over the top of the T and cause grief as well.

Paper towel...they will clog a toilet even on city water/sewer. I installed power flush toilets here and I think they would clear it at the bowl...but it only sends the problem downstream where it can cause more harm. IMHO schools should devote a few hours to "life skills"...toilets would be on my list of required topics.

 

[teejk]

Being a double wide the tank should be close to the surface so a probe or metal detector should be about a good away as any as mentioned.

If the OP has any clue about where the pipe left the double wide try to find that and snake a garden hose from there to measure distance? Generally the pipe from the house to the tank is a straight line (by design). Modern code would specify the minimum distance from the house but I doubt it would apply in this case.