Oh! That's a big deal! I don't do installs but I know that hurt to pay that one. And yes - so nice to have lids at the surface. Thanks for the comments. Hope your resolved your shi*** situation!

@Straight_Flush_Septic The inspector arrived during the "dry" season. But since I knew the issues, I made clear his design criteria included where I knew the water table maxed out. It turns out that silt in sand (this is Forida) leaves evidence of water levels as well.

Oh my! That is crazy. Ground must not perk. I'm with you on that. Finding some alternative and save that $$.

@@Straight_Flush_Septic Depending on Time of Season ( I Live in the Panhandle of Florida ) I can Hit Water at 1-8ft on my land that Slopes Down from Back to Front 18ft.. Hell my Camper is Standard 8ft wide.. From L Side to Passenger Side is a 1ft Slope.. Tires on the Left are Jammed up into the well and the Right Side Hang with 6in to spare..

I see your point - that's not very clear in my comments and is actually the reason I was doing what I was doing - so this is a very important point. So let me clarify. I am required by law to discharge my tank at the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Normally I can NOT dump directly into any sewer I want. You are correct, that by discharging into the sewer, that waste would eventually reach the WWTP. So bypassing is not the best choice of words here. In this case, it was an emergency, so I received special permission to discharge directly into the sewer rather than having to drive to the WWTP. The wastewater plant is about a 25 minute one-way drive and the concern was that this system was going to overflow so it needed to be monitored all night. Therefore that 1 hour round trip drive plus dumping could leave the lift station unmonitored so I was given permission to discharge directly into the sewer. Since I was not having to make that drive back and forth, from my perspective I am bypassing the drive back and forth to the WWTP but the waste itself is NOT bypassing the WWTP. The WWTP charges me a fee for dumping and they keep track of each load we discharge in case someone discharges something they should not. You can imagine if the wrong things are discharged into the WWTP it could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people who depend on that water. Discharging directly into the sewer would be undocumented so it couldn't be traced. Thanks for watching and really appreciate your comments. That def is not clear in the video and is such an important part of why I was doing what I was doing.

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comments. Usually there are 2 access ports of about 2 feet square located near the long ends of the tank (tank is rectangular). One allows entry to that inlet pipe from the house that you can see, and the other allows entry to the outlet T that leads to the drainfield. Older tanks sometimes have several panels on the top of the tank that are roughly 4 feet by 2 feet that can weigh several hundred pounds, instead of those 2 X 2 ports. I have seen tanks that have one of the 2 X 2 ports on one end and no other port and i have seen one 2 X 2 port on one end and one very large opening on the other end. That is even more unusual, but sounds like what yours is. Those larger ports are associated with older tanks - usually earlier than around 1980, at least in our area (central North Carolina)

@@Straight_Flush_Septic House was built in 1974. I found a small opening on each end and in between them a much larger opening. Took a lot of digging but I’m glad I found all of them. Thanks for the response!

@@giftofgabbery - interesting - some of these things can be unusual and this one sounds a bit different. The tanks often do have a smaller inspection port in the center, but i don't think i have seen one with 2 smaller ports at the ends and a big port in the middle. Sounds like you dug the entire tank up! But when we are working on a system from the early 80's or older I do see some odd things. Thanks for sharing.

That was a tough one! The owner didn't want to spend any money and we spent a lot of time trying to find out what was wrong. Very possible the pump wasn't the right one. We did not pull that last pump to check it out. Did so much other diagnosis and owner just ran out of money. Thanks for the comments

mmmmm.... breakfast

Yes - kitchen grease and wipes keep us in business! They will ruin a septic system. Grease goes down the sink as hot liquid, then cools and solidifies into a floating rock in the tank. It also clings to the pipes and over time clogs it up.

Been there. Long painful night.

You must be a doctor or in the medical field somehow! Thanks for the comments. I should have done a follow up or added something about that at the end. Yes, I did get IV treatment the next day! That was a bit scary for me.

Yes, Indeed!

sorry for the delay - I thought i had replied already. You've got me stumped. I have breathed as few of those things in before after opening a tank - you talk about nasty! Never could understand how something could live in there - starved of oxygen. But as to whether they help the system or not - I don't know. These systems typically require very little maintenance. There are things you can't flush or put down the sink - wipes and cooking grease to name the big ones, but not much else you really need to add. There are some folks that tell you to add yeast or use some of those monthly additives, but the marginal improvement you get from them I don't think justifies the cost. Just get it pumped every 3-5 years. If your system is older, you have a lot of people living there or your soil content is not the greatest, pump it more often. Thanks for the comments! David

@@shthappens5124 thanks for the reply! I’m a huge DIYer… obviously pumping my own septic tank is my limitation (I don’t have a tank truck)! I’ve done a little additional research… I agree with you. I don’t think the sewer flies are desirable . My understanding is that they can only access it through broken or compromised pipes. I’m going to stick with your advice and just pump it every several years! Thanks again for replying and also the videos you make!

Hi Karson - thanks for the comments - There's a lotta poop in there! It can't always handle the amount and needs to take a breath sometimes.

@@wheelrideforbeer keep up the good work and don’t fall in. Stay safe my septic be getting done this year. I always keep on top of it.👍🏻

The great shit theft! Would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for the meddling coppers...

What you going to do then? I'm guessing you dont own a septic tank upon your answer

when you flush your toilet it's a scam. Right?

I'm sure he is

Would the water not go out and dissipate in the bed?

Ha ha! $hittie can be good (for me) - glad you learned something

you're welcome. I've used power washers to dig post holes and extracting roots from shrubs and a Holly tree. The Holly tree root ball went down over three feet. Used a plastic bucket to confine the overspray and splashing; used a wet or dry vac to vaccumm up the slurry. Think of it as liquid dynamite.@@wheelrideforbeer