Chitters Full!

Solids can only break down so far. Eventually what is left is just taking up space in the bottom.

If that's the case then why are some getting 20 years and more and others only 4 or 5?

It’s approximately 400-500 bucks to pump a system. Why not spend that every five years just for peace of mind?

I thought this was the whole idea behind having a perk test. Good sized tank, proper field lines, and ground that perks like it's required to and you shouldn't have any problems for a very long time. I'm almost certain that every county in Alabama has required a perk test since about the 1980s.

Bingo, a man can be separated from his money any way he chooses but I personally don’t spend it on things not required, unless we’re talking hunting of course

Y’all need to eat more fiber.

Ain't no way in hell I'm toting my used chit paper around the house to the garbage can.

I wouldn't pump it if you know a big rain is coming.

We lived in our house in Trussville for 25 years and never pumped the tank. Most of the time we had 5 people living there. Minimum of 2 women. (Lots of flushes and lots of toilet paper.)

Up here at the cabin it's only been the two of us. When it rains really hard for a few days, the toilet upstairs starts to gurgle. It worries me.

I built my house in 1990. I put in the largest septic system available at the time. Two kids, wife and me. It has never missed a beat and I wont do anything until it needs it. My septic man was my wife cousin and he is the best in the business!

Field Line issues are most likely the problem should you EVER have a problem: Not enough field line,improper installation,Soil Perks slowwwwwly,roots grow into lines.

Just because the system doesn’t back up and someone doesn’t pump for 20 years doesn’t mean that the system is functioning optimally. Same said for those that have a problem in 4 or 5 because the problem could be field lines issues or tank undersized or a plethora or other issues that can be temporarily “solved” by emptying and reseeding.

In 1997 when I built house had a perc test . That will tell you how much field lines to have . Think I got 1000 tank an 300ft of field lines . Just last year had pump tank . It was backing up in house . An I live in a poor drainage soil . When I built house had have approved perc test just to get tank installed . Certified installer a someone came an inspected it . Every 25 plus years for me . Not wasting money on it till it full. Cost $300 to pump it . If I ever build another house everything but commode water going down hill instead in tank .

Dang hippies....might as well just schitt in the bag. I'll have mine pumped once a quarter before I do that

My house was built in 79. Field lines were replaced with chambers about 15 years ago. Only time we had any problem. Cant complain but i will not pump it just for the heck of it. Also only toilet water is going in the tank.

Nope. Naw.

Don’t eat peanuts or corn, and don’t have teenaged daughters.

Don't have a choice here living next to the lake.
We are required to have it pumped every 3 years.
God Bless,
David B.

23 years, haven’t touched it (now that I said that it’ll probably back up tomorrow) thats 5 in the household (2 females) A quick search and some math equates to 9900 rolls of paper. It has to be going somewhere.

What we do at camp. Keep little waste basket by the toilet, and burn it in the burn barrel when we leave 😃