What interval would you say is recommended for septic pump out?
We texted the previous owner last night, he said it was last pumped 8-10yrs back.
We don’t pour anything like grease down the tank.

Everything seems to be fine septic wise best I can tell

It's going on 20 years since mine was installed. Never been pumped or.missed a beat
That's with five people for the majority of that time

There’s about 1.5 of us living at our house when you factor me gone a decent bit.

I have seen people say every 3-5 years for preventive maintenance
But then I have heard, you will know when it is time to pump it out...

Depends on your lines. I lived at a place 13 years that never needed pumped but my lines ran south with no shade, good pull

I met a guy recently that installs and repairs septic systems. He stays busy and told me that if a system is put in and used correctly it should never need pumping. He said bad installs keep the pumping fellas in business. BTW, I asked the same question on here since our new house is the first one that I've lived in as an adult with a septic tank. I got the same answer from several on here. Then I got several that said to go ahead and get it pumped so you'll know it won't be a problem soon.

It depends on the size of the tank, and the number of people living in the house along with the type of soil that the field lines are in. Where I am at I pump mine every 4 to 5 years.

If it ain't broke.....don't FIX it!!

You should never have to pump a septic tank. We never flush toilet paper and haven’t had a problem in 20 years we been here.

If it is like ours, there is a filter between tank 2 and the leach line. That filter will clog up and give the appearance that you need to pump out your septic. I clean mine out every six months.

This is the correct answer. Waiting until you have problems is like changing the oil in your car after a rod is knocking. As the tank fill with solids and scum layer on top, you loose effective capacity, therefore the ability to treat the effluent before it enters the drain field is less. Obviously that interval may be affected by homes with less or more use, but the general rule is 5 years.

Tank at my parent’s house was installed in 1982 and has never been pumped out.

So many questions.

Well what do you do with the paper?

From my experience when I investigated illegal dumps, it was put in the bathroom garbage.

Roll Tide!

I’ve been in my house since about 2008ish and haven’t ever pumped mine. I believe it was pumped before we bought it but that has been it

Toilet paper is nothing but problems for a septic system. We throw the $hit paper in Wal Mart plastic bags. Tie them up and dispose of it in the garbage when you’re done. It really ain’t a big deal and it will save your septic system from a lot of problems.

My installer told me every 10 years. He also said to add the septic treatment every month or two.

Whats causing yalls septic tank to fill up? Toilet paper disovles same as turds. If it's full of liquid it's a fill line problem.