Pollution......we’re all going to die.

[Stew Cook]

There are several options on Amazon if you have a friend with a prime account.

Yeah, I'll propably spend $100, or so, for 50lbs through Amazon. About the best option per pound.. I had seen that stuff at Walmart, but for what I need (about 25 pounds) might as well get 50lbs.

Besides, somebody has to be the Guinea Pig on this supposed septic drain field remedy.

 

[Stew Cook]

You need to talk to @Septic.

The thought did cross my mind

 

[distrovol]

The thought did cross my mind

Stew, would you happen to be a Credence Clearwater Revival fan?

 

[Orangeslice13]

I'm not going to jinx it by saying anything more, but we've got a septic system. It works well and puts moisture right back into the ground. Unless you have a well, it has always seemed to be the best residential solution.

We’re going with the infiltrators septic system.
Much easier to maintain.
Ironically made of plastic

Plastic Leach Field Chambers | Infiltrator Water Technologies

 

[Stew Cook]

Stew, would you happen to be a Credence Clearwater Revival fan?

I am, but that'd make me Stu Cook,. If he were the origin of my user name. Haha,. but you are the first to ask that.

 

[1972 Grad]

Stew, would you happen to be a Credence Clearwater Revival fan?

I don't know, but he was born on the bayou, runs through the jungle, and looks like the old man down the road when he puts a candle in the window..

 

[AM64]

Stew, would you happen to be a Credence Clearwater Revival fan?

I'm a CCR fan, and trying to figure out where you're headed with this.

 

[Stew Cook]

I don't know, but he was born on the bayou, runs through the jungle, and looks like the old man down the road when he puts a candle in the window..

and.. I ain't no senators son... no no

 

[AM64]

I am, but that'd make me Stu Cook,. If he were the origin of my user name. Haha,. but you are the first to ask that.

Ahh. I was thinking what song fit.

 

[distrovol]

I am, but that'd make me Stu Cook,. If he were the origin of my user name. Haha,. but you are the first to ask that.

Yeah, I know the bassist spelled it differently, but thought I’d ask anyway. Big fan myself.

 

[1972 Grad]

and.. I ain't no senators son... no no

My main question after these last few days is who'll stop the rain?

 

[distrovol]

I'm a CCR fan, and trying to figure out where you're headed with this.

Stu Cook was the bassist for CCR.

 

[1972 Grad]

My favorite

 

[AM64]

Stu Cook was the bassist for CCR.

For some reason I never really looked into the members ... except the Fogertys. I've got bunches of the records and a couple of disks so it wouldn't have been hard to do.

 

[AM64]

My favorite

Mine has always been "Bad Moon Rising"

 

[distrovol]

They were great. Stu Cook and Doug Clifford (drummer) are still touring as Credence Clearwater Revisited. Different singer and guitarist. Great show, highly recommend.

 

[AM64]

We’re going with the infiltrators septic system.
Much easier to maintain.
Ironically made of plastic

Plastic Leach Field Chambers | Infiltrator Water Technologies

I like the looks of that. And it says "recycled plastic", so you're doing a good deed anyway.

 

[Stew Cook]

We’re going with the infiltrators septic system.
Much easier to maintain.
Ironically made of plastic

Plastic Leach Field Chambers | Infiltrator Water Technologies

They are.. If you put the inspection ports on them, basically a pipe on the ends with a cleanout screw cap that rises to just below ground level, it gives flexibility on maintaining the field. i.e. check fluid levels/perc rate, and other good reasons to have them

 

[82_VOL_83]

Waa Pinkley a cook in the Dirty Dozen?

 

[Orangeslice13]

They are.. If you put the inspection ports on them, basically a pipe on the ends with a cleanout screw cap that rises to just below ground level, it gives flexibility on maintaining the field. i.e. check fluid levels/perc rate, and other good reasons to have them

My understanding is with a 4in clean out you can have the field pumped just like the tank.

 

[Stew Cook]

My understanding is with a 4in clean out you can have the field pumped just like the tank.

You can in fact.. and have them "jetted" out if you need to. Also in an emergency situation,. drain it over the bank.

Wrong thread for that last bit of info, though

 

[AM64]

They are.. If you put the inspection ports on them, basically a pipe on the ends with a cleanout screw cap that rises to just below ground level, it gives flexibility on maintaining the field. i.e. check fluid levels/perc rate, and other good reasons to have them

That may be what my next door neighbor used when they had their field line redone. I know whatever they used had cleanouts.

 

[Septic]

You need to talk to @Septic.

Whatever, you're in DC. I'd say you're more of an expert in sewage.

 

[Stew Cook]

That may be what my next door neighbor used when they had their field line redone. I know whatever they used had cleanouts.

Probably so. I was in the process of digging the old field lines up 2 years ago, just to discover they were 7 ft down.. too deep to mess with. The ground had been built up, some time before, by several feet.

So, as a temporary solution, I put a run of infiltrators, over the old field bed, about 3 ft down. Put in a new relocated tank and tied into the infiltrators. It's not ideal, but until I settle on a new drain field location, it's better than nothing.. perc rate is horrible because the ground underneath is shot from the old failed lines. I was really hoping I could get by several years like that, but with the amount of rain we've had, it doesn't seem likely.

The inspection port is useful, that is for sure, will be especially useful when I dump a buttload of lye in there to try to help rejuvenate the old greasy dirt. It's worth a shot.

So, yeah.. It's not something anyone would want to have to do twice on a single property.

 

[DC_Vol]

Whatever, you're in DC. I'd say you're more of an expert in sewage.

I’m from Maryland...it’s an actual state.