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[MikeSchinlaub]

Hillbilly bidet, garden hose hooked up to toilet water line.

 

[Mc Tool]

Don't you guys ever sleep? Anyway, McTool got it. The window casing isn't square. I cut one board too short, thought "I'll deal with it later, it won't take much to compensate". Then later came and I forgot, already had more in than I was willing to take back out, so it's good enough.

Yay . its one of them things Mike ,if you hadnt prompted me I probly wouldnt have seen it .
My Mrs is a fan of the trailing /dangling house plant strategically placed to hide such personal touches

 

[Mc Tool]

You might be giving them an idea ! All jokes aside, my wife has bowel issues and we were going thru tons of toilet paper...having a septic tank, that speeded up the time between pump outs. At 550 bucks per pump out, a bidet was far cheaper....and yes they work quite well actually. Especially when you ate to much of the wrong thing ! That jet of water cleans well and a much smaller wad of TP is needed.....I have had almost no clogs since switching to a bidet...

I just had to cough up 400 to get ours cleaned out . Been here 10 years so I guess thats not so bad . The outlet was blocked with them wet wipes and we have never put them down there.
Beats me where it goes after the tank .
Sounds like the bidet is the answer .....toilet paper ......even the stuff made from baby fur seals gets like sand paper after a few ......ah ....applications

 

[dingbat]

we were going thru tons of toilet paper...having a septic tank, that speeded up the time between pump outs.

A buddy owned a plumbing supply company. Gave me a couple of cases of commercial "bacteria/enzymes" treatments to put in my septic system.

Never thought much about it until we sold the house several years later and the buyer wanted the septic tank pumped.

The septic guy came out, popped the cap and asked why we thought it needed pumped. Hardly had anything in it.

 

[aspeck]

A buddy owned a plumbing supply company. Gave me a couple of cases of commercial "bacteria/enzymes" treatments to put in my septic system.

Never thought much about it until we sold the house several years later and the buyer wanted the septic tank pumped.

The septic guy came out, popped the cap and asked why we thought it needed pumped. Hardly had anything in it.

Those treatments are great! And use Scott TP ... all that soft stuff doesn't deteriorate well.

 

[airshot]

Those treatments are great! And use Scott TP ... all that soft stuff doesn't deteriorate well.

Yessir, nice strong comfy toilet paper is not good for the septic tank, but the cheap paper that is good for the tank is not good for the bottom ! Have used those chemicals for breakdown, works great on organic waste, but not so much on TP itself. With my wife's bowel issues she probably goes thru a roll every other day, had pro's out ant tried numerous chemicals, but the TP just can't break down fast enough.

 

[Mc Tool]

Yessir, nice strong comfy toilet paper is not good for the septic tank, but the cheap paper that is good for the tank is not good for the bottom ! Have used those chemicals for breakdown, works great on organic waste, but not so much on TP itself. With my wife's bowel issues she probably goes thru a roll every other day, had pro's out ant tried numerous chemicals, but the TP just can't break down fast enough.

Do you mean actually break down compostingly or just disintegrate . The stuff I got last about 3 hrs in water and then its mush .
We do terrible things to our tank , not really intentionally . Soft food waste gets stuffed down the plug hole in kitchen sink .....after the fat from last fry up , and I dont spose the stuff we tipped in the water tank helped ( smells like chlorine) ,all the discharge from the washing machine .

 

[DeepCMark58A]

General guidelines get your tank pumped every other year for drainfield health.

 

[redneck joe]

We've done ours once in 20 years and that was 4 maybe 5 years ago. 130 ft of line.


Now, while poop discussions are random here is a more 'normal' post....

 

[WIMUSKY]

Here's another "normal" post.....

 

[DeepCMark58A]

We've done ours once in 20 years and that was 4 maybe 5 years ago. 130 ft of line.


Now, while poop discussions are random here is a more 'normal' post....


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I am lucky in that I do not have a mound system, if my drainfield goes bad it is over $20,000 for a mound system I will spend $250 every other year.

 

[redneck joe]

Here's another "normal" post.....
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Back in the day dad was way into jogging and followed Jim fixx, even kept one of his running logs. The ol Jim up and croaked of a heart attack at a young age, while jogging iirc.

 

[airshot]

General guidelines get your tank pumped every other year for drainfield health.

Depends on soil type, tank size, and how many people. Our gut recommends every 5 years at least. When new, went 10 years twice, but as the system ages, we need to clean it more often.

 

[dingbat]

We've done ours once in 20 years and that was 4 maybe 5 years ago. 130 ft of line.

Same here.
First house went 20 years. Been at least 20 years at our current residence.
It's not a "thing" around here

 

[southkogs]

... here is a more 'normal' post....


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... an "Abby Normal" post.

 

[metalchewy]

Our leach field is 40 years old. Been 20 years since I added new topsoil and re-leveled. Looks like a project to add some this year under the grass, to fill in the low spots.

Our tanks, once every 10 years. Much higher capacity than my neighbors. The septic company can empty the second tank and first tank from the primary lid. Never had to dig up the second lid.

 

[tphoyt]

I do ours 5 as well and its time to do it.
I had to replace the drain field 5 years ago.
Lucky for me I have a friends in the business and he did it for $4,500 and 30 pack went to my engineer buddy for the plans and pulling permits.

 

[redneck joe]

... an "Abby Normal" post.

I was so hoping someone would do that...

 

[aspeck]

Man this conversation has gone down the toilet!

Our township put in a sewer system that uses our tanks and then the liquid flows to the sewer plant. They have a rotating schedule to pump out our tanks depending on the amount of use we have ... ours gets pumped about every 5-7 years.