Repairing a clogged septic leach field

We bypass a clog in the leach field, reattach to the old field and add additional chambers. Their septic tank backed up and overflowed inside the house, which is a sign of a clogged leach field. We offered a repair that also increased the capacity of the field at the same time. This repair has worked very well and the homeowners have not had any problems.
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[@elcheapo5302]

As a lifelong city dweller, I found this interesting. I'd love to have some acreage, but don't want to deal with well and septic. Nice work, Shawn and crew.

[@GCFD]

👍 I'm glad you found it interesting.

[@WildwoodSubRailfan]

I love the septic system videos and hope we see more in the future.

[@GCFD]

Thank you! I like installing them too.

[@Mapantz1]

Great video! I know nothing about leach fields, so I found it interesting. I'm also loving the 5K at 60fps. I recently had full fibre installed, and have a system capable of viewing it, so it looks really nice and clear.

[@GCFD]

thank you for commenting. I'm glad the 5k is working for you. I need to figure out what's going on with others.

[@armbender]

Well done man! Very professional. I love the drone footage! Nice touch.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Mikey!!

[@vernonhess3842]

You are a perfectionist. If I was the homeowner I would have cut out the patio and started over. I would have wanted the pvc pipe like you said was best from tank to T.

[@GCFD]

It's worth noting that the pipe from the tank has worked fine for almost 20 years so I felt all right tying onto it.

[@juliehoffman92]

Great show 👍

[@GCFD]

thank you Julie!

[@onfus]

I probably know more about septic tank leech systems than what I would ever need but this was very entertaining to watch. Will use physics. Here is a cicada nymph (also biology 😀). This was awesome.

[@GCFD]

Thank you loco! I try hard to make my videos entertaining and informative. Thanks for watching and commenting - Shawn

[@steverusie6986]

Wow another great job! Amazing how many types of jobs you can do! I was going to ask if you would be back with the Harley rake but you answered my question at the end of the video. All Good 👍!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Steve!

[@michaelnaak]

Great Video!

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@JE-zl6uy]

Well... I learned a new Syphon technique today!

[@GCFD]

Haha. It might come in handy for you!

[@Goodvibes-Adventures]

✨👍. Great job. Question ❓❓. Is there a perferated or line running under the chamber length or is there just a line going in from the septic tank? How does water go down the whole length of the chamber ...I didn't see any lines under the chambers ...So the bottom of the chambers are just dirt ? No need for gravel? Was that good perking soil ? Looked like some clay ...Did the town require a perk test ? Looks great for a repair..kinda weird covering the septic tank...Not good to have weight on it...✨👍. Also... Couldn't you use a distribution box at the line junction? Just curious ✨.

[@GCFD]

The chambers leave the soil open along their length. Think about a piece of gravel sitting on soil. That area is no longer available to absorb water. That's why you can use 1 foot of chamber as 2 feet of traditional field. The soil was clay but it percs well enough. They did a perc test for the original building permit. We could use a d box, but typically only use those for 3+ laterals.

[@stich1960]

Around here you would jave to have a d box and only virgin ground for new leg. Seems like a d box to spread the flow evenly would be better

[@nancyannirvin4507]

I had to download this video and the last in order to watch. (takes a few minutes) It was a blank screen that would keep loading. Your videos are the only ones that happens with. Unknown why.

[@stevewilson5292]

Thanks Nancyann for describing what you did. I then did it that way myself and was able to watch it as well. That buffering ever 2 seconds was driving me crazy !

[@GCFD]

I will look into the upload settings. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong too.

[@nancyannirvin4507]

@@stevewilson5292 The first one i tried several times waiting it out. After a couple hours of going back and trying it again I was about to give up. I am glad I saw the download button since I learned a bunch. I have never had this problem with any videos from other people.

[@nancyannirvin4507]

@@GCFD Possibly you have changed your editor and it is uploading in the wrong format??

[@GCFD]

I have changed a few settings for better audio but I'm not really sure.

[@daveray6335]

Hi Shawn. Recognizing that different municipalities have different building codes, I'm wondering if you considered placing a distribution sump (A.K.A., "D-box") at the location that you placed the double sanitary "T." D-boxes provide an auxiliary location for small solids to settle (and decompose), as well as provide a way to access/control the even flow of gray water into either leach location.

[@GCFD]

It’s a good point Dave. I usually only use a d box with three or more let’s if the field. I also use speed levelers.

[@maddierosemusic]

Can I say that it would awful deep for a D-box - I think the whole original system wasn't sone as well as it should have been - including the corrugated pipe - which will go bad.

[@AUTOMOBILZ]

Great video 👍🏾

[@Davesobscurevideos]

I’m surprised the septic tank and field was allowed to be placed this close to the house.

[@GCFD]

The tank needs to be within 10’ from house and field 100’ from well head.

[@Davesobscurevideos]

@@GCFD ah okay. I built my house in Orange County NC and I think my septic had to be 50’ from the house. But they’re weirdly strict around here.

[@milfordcivic6755]

Red states with no regulations equals this

[@Davesobscurevideos]

@@milfordcivic6755 North Carolina is hardly a red state. Not everything has to be about republican vs democrat my dude.

[@GreySharr]

For all complaining about the 2880p60 resolution : you just have to wait for KZbin to process the video so that it is available in lower res. I like having a higher resolution available so that even on my 1440p screen I usually have 2160p or higher if available cause there are more details.

[@GCFD]

Should I be waiting a day before publishing so YT has a chance to catch up?

[@GreySharr]

@@GCFD You might preload the videos and have them programmed to release one day or two after the upload so that YT would have time to process it yep that should work ^^

[@DobbyTFE]

@@GCFD It's very unusual we got to the video before KZbin had chance to make it poor quality for us slow speeders xD

[@rathouskyjan]

This is weird. I've already seen this on Camarata's video. It works ok on mobile but on PC don't see other resolutions than original. On tubeoffline you can also download all resolutions.

[@timearp8185]

Yesterday's video started off as 480 then went up to the one before 2160. Seems to take a while.

[@Sinvare]

A true gift to a friend. A place to put their sh**.

[@GCFD]

Haha 👍

[@AntoniEmanuel7328]

Never knew how a leach field worked or in this case didn’t work. Great video and as always the process was explained perfectly. I had no glitches or tech problems watching this video.

[@GCFD]

Awesome thank you Antoni!

[@magnusE7]

Wanted to write stupid to the one that pored concrete over the septic tank, but maybe they didn't know that it was there. Great save to the leech field. Was there a downpipe in the tank so it did not put debris in the field?

[@magnusE7]

Yeah, is there not like that you have to pump the septic tank every year or so? I think we have that here in Sweden.

[@GCFD]

This was a double chamber tank so we couldn't see the baffle at the outlet. We're pretty confident it was there, but the HO didn't want to cut the rest of the patio up looking for the other access lid to confirm.

[@Surfsail]

Have you heard of call before you dig?This how operators get hurt or neighborhoods lose power and gas😮

[@RyJones]

wow, what a pain!

[@GCFD]

👍 We got it done.

[@Ikyn4]

Would you ever consider doing a job down in Jacksonville, NC?

[@GCFD]

No that's too far from greensboro. We work within about 20 mins of greensboro.

[@keithsnyder3710]

How feet of chambers

[@thomaseck4867]

Idea of the cost, I need one done?? Thx

[@GCFD]

This would run probably around 5k.

[@thomaseck4867]

Thanks!!!!

[@karlberzins9524]

Why doesn't the" Septic Guy " do the repairs. I didn't think you could alter a drain field only repair up to it?

[@donaldmendes184]

The only problem i see i your material your digging in , it looks like red clay material, we're ii ground lecbing at, in Western states you dig like five with completely drain rock before installing drain lech pipes. But also ground has to have a perk test before digging were. Leach feilds go.

[@MarkDavis-xj8no]

Yes, not a good practice of dumping contaminated water on the surface. Should always have it pumped out prior to working in it. I keep my men out of the contaminated water.

[@HB-yq8gy]

No such thing of a cogged leach field in NJ. If you're selling the buyer will requested a perk test & guess what they all fail. Now seller is caught under contract & buyer gets a new septic at $35000 -$45000. This could have been prevented if my neighbor(seller) had the septic system certified first & repairs made. I have seen this tactic done in my township several times.

[@mrdbooks7285]

Quality Options is Way too High at 2880p60

[@GCFD]

Should I be waiting to publish?

[@mrdbooks7285]

@@GCFD - I do not know, I just could have been Too Early to your vid. but 2880p60 seems very upscale for a vid that you do not Need to go into Microscopic detail for, 720 or 1080 max is all you Need I feel??

[@johnclements6614]

@@GCFD Hopefully your next video will be viewable.

[@johnclements6614]

Video kept buffering. play for 5 seconds then paused for 30 seconds. Have tried a few times keeps doing it. Other channels play ok. Gave up and did not watch.

[@GCFD]

I'm not sure what's going on John. I've been uploading in 5k and it seems to be a problem for some.

[@johnclements6614]

@@GCFD You tube still gives no other option than the unwatchable at 19 hours after the video was posted.

[@Nunya58294]

If you have a problem with higher resolution then don't go through an ISP with shitty bandwidth

[@tracyrain4941]

I've lived in flats my whole life and am grateful not to have to deal with stuff like this. But if I ever leave the town life behind Ive at least learned how to syphon without sucking! Thank you, Shawn! 😊

[@GCFD]

Physics!

[@elliots4370]

Love this! Repair jobs are so tough since you don't want to destroy everything. Love how your architected so even if one side fails they're still good to go. Hopefully he updates his septic drawings so when it needs fixing in a decade or three they'll know where to dig.

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

My grandfather had to dig up his tank when I was a kid, and still had the measured drawing from when he put that tank in the ground 43 years earlier. I know where the caps are for mine - I set flat stones flush in the dirt directly on top of them, after digging to find them the first time - but I have zero documentation of the leach field, just "over there somewhere" from the previous owner.

[@TheFatesLieutenant]

Does your county require that they come out to inspect prior to covering? We had to replace our leach field (and clear a bunch of trees - doubled(!) the cost...) and the county required submitted plans and then a post installation inspection before covering (North Georgia) - and you are 100% correct about letting the soil compact naturally for a month or more! The chambers are the cat's meow too - efficient and a joy to install.

[@GCFD]

Yes inspections are required. The homeowner can pull the permit and my role is helping them (since I'm not a septic guy). I've done a few that way.

[@jimvincent6408]

In the northeast, those chambers need to be bedded on at least 12 inches of sand or stone, that clay will not perc correctly. Also, no county inspection before you closed the trench?

[@thejohnbeck]

For the government inspections, trade off of inspection versus hassle and cost of dealing with government. I'm in CA, would be very curious to know how much my prices would go up if government had to inspect that

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

I replaced my pipe from the basement wall to the tank inlet, and found out the day after I closed it that I was supposed to get it inspected. Oops. That was probably 18 years ago.

[@GCFD]

This subsoil does perc. Their system had been fine for 30 years.

[@raytalbot5890]

Didn’t, don’t they put tape above the gas line ?? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@GCFD]

This was a private line so there wasn't any tape. Even so, I've found it's easier to dig our trench and repair the line than to spend hours and hours trying to work around the line, just to hit it anyway.

[@Oklahoman-in6ph]

HELLO SHAWN. I'VE CHECKED ALOT OF DRAINAGE CHANNELS ON KZbin , AND YOU ARE BY FAR THE MOST KNOWLEGABLE AND EXPIERIENCED I'VE SEEN. I AM CURIOUS HOW DEEP YOUR ENGINEERING EDUCATION IS. I'M THINKING 6 YEARS OF ENGINEERING .

[@GCFD]

Hahah 8 years of biology!

[@Oklahoman-in6ph]

@@GCFD WOW! You got me there. Your brilliant. You think like an Engineer. I love your Channel...

[@marksmanaz]

I'm surprised that the property passed a perc test before the original installation with all that red clay

[@GCFD]

The clay does eventually perc with standing water on it. Amazingly, right?

[@vinnyhern]

WTF, there are people complaining of too high of resolution? Unbelievable! this is the most backwards comments page Ive come across to this date. high quality equals better picture and sound. so you cant watch it when it premiers, booo hooo, wait a couple hours come back for more viewing resolution options.

[@GCFD]

Should I wait a few hours before I publish? YT said they were finished so I figured we were good to go.

[@vinnyhern]

@@GCFD My opinion is no, push them videos out as many and as fast as possible! Its just some people just need to learn how youtube and if people are here to learn about how youtube works, there have worse things to worry about. LOL

[@vinnyhern]

@jswyman "ease up" ? Really,? The man invest his time and money to bring us the highest quality content videos can afford to and people who don't take the time to educate themselves on the platform they obviously enjoy? I don't get it. He is doing for our viewing pleasure!

[@vinnyhern]

@jswyman again, it's a lack of education "issue", as of right now, two hours later, resolutions available from 144p to 5k for your viewing pleasure. If people already knew this fact about KZbin they would not be posting ignorant comments! If being conceded is knowing why people are posting ignorant comments, then ok I am. If people took the time search KZbin why a video is currently only available in a specific resolution we would not have this conversation, right?

[@vinnyhern]

@jswymanagain sounds like a personal issue not something someone else should fix for you.

[@shanewhite499]

Great job Shawn and crew. We had to replace our leach field almost 5 years ago and we replaced it with the chamber system also. I believe ours is around 4 ft deep and it works great. Glad you posted this video. Can't wait to see the next one.

[@GCFD]

Thanks Shane! Those chambers are an awesome technology.

[@crusesepticnc1976]

I know this is a year old video.. but as a level iv NC installer, this whole site is just off kilter. 😢 I'm sorry but for starters i would never trust a pumper on where a system is. I would pull any and all paperwork associated from the county health department of the original design (records go back to early 70s) if no records are found then probe, follow and flag the gravel. also ANY repair HAVE to be permitted and inspected. I did not hear once of permit or consulting with EHS... ohh the other thing, chamber installers have to be certified by infiltrator. And that smooth edge bucket is not what you use to dig those trenches. They tell you that in installer school, the trench bottom is where the permeation takes place and that bucket just sealed that soil. That repair done no justice. Im sorry but this is a illegal 🚫 repair. You were better off digging that corrugated up and hard pipe the problem area. J M 2 C

[@GCFD]

I would love to talk to you more about this. Call me!

[@nathanmillan9538]

Great video guys, Shawn you have a very good crew working with you, I am impressed with their enthusiasm and commitment to all the great jobs you do and in this vid I particularly enjoyed the overhead drone footage of the "Ronald dance" between 20:09 and 20:23. He got quite the jig going there. Thanks heaps for all that you do...

[@GCFD]

Thank you Nathan! Yes I got lucky with the drone flying while Ronald was doing his thing!

[@HYUKLDER1]

Instead of a 'T' piece shouldn't you have installed a 'distribution box' which ensures the levels stay equal?

[@GCFD]

If you have exactly two you can use a double san tee. If you have more you would want a D box for sure. Make sure to use the speed levelers in your D box to really dial it in. Great question!

[@Pr3stag3]

That's quite possibly the dumbest thing anybody could do knowingly concrete over the tank lid. That should be a criminal act and i feel really sorry for the new owner that has to pay for the work done. Great video

[@anthonyfindlay466]

Great job Shawn making the best of every given situation and you always come out on top keep up the good work as always, shout outs to the main man Ronald and Jeremy, peace.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Anthony! This was an interesting job for sure and the guys carried me through.

[@nancyannirvin4507]

We just call them drain fields here. When my parents built a new septic system in the 1970's they used a 12" concrete pipe with tons of holes. It is still there and working fine. :)

[@GCFD]

👍

[@KeithBeville]

Doesn’t the smooth edge bucket on the backhoe smear the bottom of the trench and potentially seal the bottom so the water won’t soak in

[@GCFD]

Toothed buckets are preferred but no you can't seal soil.

[@philipallen8648]

Thanks for the video. Did you consider/propose backwashing/jetting from the tank to the double tee to ensure that wasn't blocked in any way? Great channel, thanks.

[@GCFD]

Yes, I brought my snake and jetter/pressure washer but the line was flowing very well.

[@TeeJay10664]

Great video...do like your "how to videos" especially when it involves a real innovative solution. As a bonus, your physics solution was a classic. More and more septic systems are becoming real problems ...please include more of these if you get the chance. I think your scuba friend is going to regret not having you replacing the pipe to the septic tank even if it involves removing part or all of the patio slab. BTW: Video quality was fine for me Shawn

[@GCFD]

It's a possibility but the pipe has been flowing for almost 30 years so we went ahead and did it. I told him if he ever replaces that patio to definitely do the pipe.

[@truckguy6.7]

My question is about perc. You want lots of perc? With the rain water just sitting there and not going anywhere I am surprised this area worked. I was always told it needs to drain away in a certain amount of time??

[@GCFD]

Hello everyone! I'm checking into the resolution issues some viewers are having. I contacted yt and they are getting back to me. I'm using premier pro and the shots are 5k. I think it might be a settings issue on my side, so please comment if you know how I can solve this. Thank you!

[@silverclaw4]

Just letting you know it's now working for me, I have all the resolution options like normal

[@GCFD]

@@silverclaw4 Were you having the resolution issues earlier? I may need to wait 24 hours to publish after uploading finishes.

[@silverclaw4]

@@GCFD I was, it took almost 17 hours for the normal resolution options to show.

[@GCFD]

@Mike Thanks for reporting back. I may need to start waiting longer to publish.

[@idontgiveoutname3122]

Given your crew work around sewage sometimes, do you advise them or facilitate them getting the Hepatitis C Vacinne?

[@GCFD]

No I haven't thought about it. I've done a lot of work in WWTPs and haven't heard about that being an issue.

[@johnclements6614]

From CDC "Develop vaccination recommendations for workers exposed to sewage or human waste in consultation with local health authorities. Tetanus vaccinations should be up to date, with consideration also given to the need for polio, typhoid fever, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations." Here in the UK last time I was working near foul drainage I was give typhoid and cholera but that was at an airport.

[@danne77sthlm]

This was very interesting, never knew that there was another type of leach fields than the old gravel way actually, not sure if they would approve this in my country, but I sure will keep it in mind if it would be needed in the future

[@GCFD]

I never did either but these chamber systems are awesome.

[@dj-bn1fj]

Have my leach field fixed last year and they did try to pack it down but it still settled 12 to 18" so they came back to level it out and put down more grass seed and all done. Also I had a raiser added to my tank so no more digging to get it cleaned out the best 100.00 bucks you can spend.😁

[@GCFD]

That's why we leave it mounded like that Daryl. It settles and flattens back out. Some people throw a fit that we leave it mounded like that but it's the best way overall.

[@1976Datsun]

Still not watchable. I'd reload. There's something wrong here. I only see 2880p60 as a Quality option. I've never even seen that before, it's an odd one. I checked some videos and 1440 is the highest res. Not even sure what the p60 means. Looks like some sort of "4K" format, which is really just another sales tool for the streaming services. You don't need it. Maybe you accidentally set a format that can't be converted.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Using slotted corrugated flex pipe as the leech pipe for the septic system proves that whoever installed it did everything on the cheap. That makes the entire system suspect in my mind. Where I live the ground water is 120+ feet deep. When my parents had their house built in 1973 they had the leech field dug 10 feet deeper than the level of the leech pipe and filled with rock before the leech pipe was installed and covered. They also had 5 100 foot long trenches dug from the septic tank to the edge of the property. They have had zero problems with the leech field in 50 years.

[@pilatusvideos]

Why is there only the 5K Version to watch and not a lower Quality? Ahhh just saw the other questions about it down here.....

[@GCFD]

I have no idea! Does anyone know?

[@skipd9164]

I didn't see your location of propane gas line. I was a gas line location tech for a utility so it's a pet peeve. I always loved digging in the dirt and structures below ground level. Trying to fix a poorly built system is a battle some won't touch. The concrete patio shows how previous owner just built what ever and where ever

[@arnoldromppai5395]

Old video. But it cant drain in red clay thats why pond dams an bottoms with clay. 20 years ago i built my root cellar that would also hold my well presser tank and water softner. The guy i had digging i put a 45 gallon plastic drum 10 feet in the ground full of holes wraped in fabric and i wanted him to back fill the drum with sand to foot over top an dig a trench across the hill side an day light out the side of the hill and put 3 feet deep sand in the whole trench to day light an id put fabric on top an back fill with the clay. As the water softner has to back flush the salt brine every 3000 gallons i didnt want that salt water going in my septic an kill it from fermenting. He refusd to do as i asked saying i done this hundred times water will go though clay. I knew it woudents. He told me if it didnt work he come back an fix it. Well it was many months later before it back flushed an it backed up into the root cellar. I called him up to come look. But he never did. I rented a excavator the next spring after brake up an had to rip up my graval road to the barn and my costly road fabric i put down on the clay to prevent the clay eating my 2 feet of gaval and do it the way i wanted it done in the first place an fixe my road over 2 years as clay sinks with freeze an thaaw know mater how much you try to compact it. When i did my septic i had to import the whole feild due to red clay. 4 feet bed of sand 250x250 wash crushed stone foot over pipes an 4 feet of aproved setic sand over top an a clay berm all around it. For 5 years i had this huge sand mound in my yard until i biult with walk out basment an used the clay from the dig to lift the whole front grade up over top the sand . That how it had to be done to pass.

[@GCFD]

You're describing a dry well installation. Those don't work here with our clay. They quickly get overwhelmed. Leach fields do work because the give the water time to percolate into the ground. You have to size the field to the soil type and the number of bedrooms being serviced. In this case the plumber suggested hooking onto the side of the field that was still working, but I didn't like the idea of a smaller field. That's why we installed a new leg of chambers AND tied back to the good field. In NC we get two feet of credit for ever one foot of chamber systems. Now they have wya more field than needed for their size house. In other words, they're good to go. 👍

[@arnoldromppai5395]

@@GCFD yes in the first part I am talking about a dry well known here in Canada as a gray water pit. But like I said its only for the salt water brine back wash of my water softner that only puts out 8 gallons of back wash brine every 3000 gallons of water used. You can fit a number of 8 gallon back wash into that 45 gallon drum full of 1" holes before its full. It could not drain that 8 gallons though the red clay before the next 3000 house gallons used an gone though the softner as my water not hard or have iron in it only A little high in calcium. Was not long before it backed up an flooded my root cellar. The 2nd part i explained was when I did my septic feild the ministry of heath looked at the test holes an told me its all clay. You have to import your whole septic feild in using a proved septic sand. I couldn't use the sand from my vain of sand in the huge gray hill I had out by the road even tho that sand vain is like white beach sand unless I paid 10k to have it approved. So I had to have a 4 foot deep bed of sand trucked in that went out 50' out side the edges of the drain feild including the whole drain feild area. Then 4 rows of them tunnels set in. Back filled to 6" over top the tunnels with 1/2" washed crushed stone. Then covered with road fabric and another 3' of approved septic sand on top. As well Out 50' all around the outer area of the feild. Then a 3' minimum clay bank all around the edges of the high sand mound. Water do not Circulate into clay at all thats why ponds dams are built using clean red clay. And the bottoms lined with few feet of clay. They also line road ditches here with red clay were its lose sand or graval. I dont get how they allow you to put a system into clay. Unless no $4000cnd permit and a 3 stage inspection. Water do not go though clay.

[@mrnobody_23]

this problem will always be there. bad ground, a lot of clay. It would have been better to fill in 2-3 meters of crushed stone before putting chambers. this will serve as a filtration pad. and send water into the underground water.

[@nextjin]

I'm from Greensboro, and have done all sorts or research and what not on drain fields, along with doing my own. I've never in my life see one use corrugated pipe. Seems like a horrible idea, I'd have ripped up all that and did it all over. That's probably why it failed in the first place. Failed right when it got from under the pad.

[@brucelarson5267]

I tried to view this episode in 5K and my computer viewed it for a few seconds and then buffered. I tried to change the resolution, but it was 5K only . Finally had to go to the TV to view it. Ronald makes a very good tamping machine to settle the hoods. Can your transmissions be viewed in 4K in the future?

[@JE-zl6uy]

This has to be a KZbin issue because they normally render the video out into multiple resolution settings, it's not GCF's doing. They upload at the highest quality and KZbin should be downscaling from there.

[@Surfsail]

Have you ever heard of a sump pump😂😂😂 hillbilly technology SMH😱 no gloves on sticks his hand in the 💩 💦sends it down the garden hose of the owner's house and uses it to put poo poo water down in the neighbor's yard and then his friends going to wonder why he had to go to the hospital after he took a drink out of that 💩 hose 6 months from now and don't you dare say that hose was sanitized by running clean 💦 running through it😮😂😂😂😂😂

[@donaldmendes184]

Even with the Chamer system on top clay how do you get it leech into ground , because you that nothing pen-e-trate clay materials. That why they use clay material for building Dams to water.

[@wb2194]

Some years ago I watched my friend's father-in-law install a very similar system however he put a layer of stone/gravel under the chambers. He used four legs of chambers. then covered it over with gravel before the fill.

[@GCFD]

Interesting. The whole point of chambers is to not use gravel. The idea is the bare soil has more surface area to absorb water into it.

[@wb2194]

Yes. I had just had my drain field done so I wanted to see if his was done different.

[@gracewoodard9134]

Do the sharp angles hooking up the PVC create a potential problem. Do you provide a schematic for the homeowner for the future. A good map of piping, field direction?

[@whip205inthebam3]

Shawn, and to all the guys and gals on the crew Great Job. 👍 I added a double sanitary T in order to access and if need be clean out my lines in either direction and it allows me to check out what's going on in case of a blockage.

[@GCFD]

They work very well for cleanouts that go both ways 👍

[@grimspyder0001]

You think that's bad. The genius which extended my house (before I bought it.) Built part of the extension on top the septic tank!

[@charlesfehl1551]

How does the chambers work for the septic field. I'm sure I understand the process of keeping the liquid in the ground. Thanks from Ohio

[@zackhopkins5185]

Were also in NC and the pipe going from the tank is corrugated just like that one. No solid pipe anywhere. Looks like it's the same exact set up as this. Our leach field is also failing.

[@richardterry.]

Do you not have to lay some kind of warning tape above a gas line when burying it? Would make sense, even if it’s not required by building regs.

[@paulntraci99]

So how do you apply enough pressure with the clamp to the corrugated pipe to get a good connection? Seems as though it would collapse .

[@Vaseemm]

I couldn't watch the video it was painful with 2880p60 resolution please can you drop the resolution?

[@MarkDavis-xj8no]

Yes, not a good practice of dumping contaminated water on the surface. Should always have it pumped out prior to working in it. I keep my men out of the contaminated water.

[@Paradoxical124]

Can you inform me on what a leach field is, I’m guessing it has something to do with leaches, but I’m not too sure! Never heard of this or seen of this in Australia.

[@GCFD]

A leachfield is the same as a soakaway. It allows effluent to spread over a large surface area of subsoil and percolate back into the ground 👍

[@Paradoxical124]

@@GCFD Thanks for the info.

[@missgina7334]

In Florida we call it a drain field.

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Excellent video,thats why I like watching your videos you explain things so someone like me can understand well done and thank you the information.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Taylor!

[@hey_youtubeim_back2159]

Sounds like your kubota has a bit of rod knock

[@GCFD]

I'm not sure. It runs great

[@jm.inc343]

The fitting is a 2way clean out fitting not a 2way tee or double tee or whatever you called it. A lid for the tank should be high on the list also. A kid or pet falling in would be bad for business.

[@stevewilson5292]

I'm impressed. That's a real hard-bitten bunch you've got there Shawn - sittin' around for your late lunch at 14:38, just downwind from the open septic tank tank with the dog wandering around peeing on the back of your lawn chairs. If I'm ever privileged to work in your crew, you'll have to excuse me when I want to eat my lunch alone in the truck !

[@GCFD]

Hahah Steve. I was debating on adding that lunch with the dog or not.

[@donaldblank8873]

You never use a regular rubber fernco for a horizontal connection. It must be a shielded furnco or it will sag and cause a blockage.

[@Harpadzo]

Yikes. How many thousands of dollars was that job!

[@sheli4239]

On the compaction, why not use a small compactor so you don't leave the homeowner wit a dirty pile of poo dirt in their back yard, and you don't need to do a return 3 months later?

[@larryehrlich57]

It will settle a little and only a little because of all the space those sewer covers take up. Very nice video.

[@Henry_Jones]

Nice work. Glad im on sewer but I had my line get blocked and broken by tree roots before. That was a very bad day.

[@GCFD]

that's a bad day for sure. We've done a bunch of repairs like that before.

[@donaldmendes184]

But the big Question what your doing , about lid for Septic tank ???

[@donaldmendes184]

But the big Question what your doing , about lid for Septic tank ???

[@10lauset]

Nice job. It's interesting with the new chambers. The cicada life cycle adds to my knowledge as well. Thanks. Cheers

[@GCFD]

👍👍 Laurie

[@sjpropertyservices3987]

Two questions: 1. Was there an advantage to the one 40' run vs. two 20' runs 9f the chambers? 2. Did you consider installing a distribution box ( D-box) instead of the double sanitary T to provide for future inspections of the field?

[@sturnie1]

All I saw was clay soil and said this is going to be messy. Nice work hope your buddy has many years of happy flushes!

[@GCFD]

Thank you! So far so good!

[@milfordcivic6755]

This is why I'll never buy a home with a well or a septic. City water and sewer is a must.

[@kencleg7721]

Technology has changed w the chambers no gravel or pipe w holes and have it legal pit just a level trench and go

[@stevezamarron6193]

Those are the greatest ways of replacing a waterlogged leach field, I’ve had this system for over five years also tied into the old and not a problem with my septic since. Nice to see you git r done.what’s nice is the strength that can support a three axle loaded dump truck with no flex.

[@GCFD]

Nice. I didn't know they were that strong! Those chambers are really awesome.

[@smitcher]

Thanks Shawn, another very interesting installation. Just wondering what your thoughts are on pipe re-lining (like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnike4aBfdaCgdU). I know usually corrugated pipe failure will be from crush and lining is probably not possible but thinking that that corrugated from the sanitary T to the tank, under the concrete is perhaps one of the best candidates you've ever shown for doing this re-lining since it's probably not crushed "yet" but if it does fail then it's likely to be an incredible headache to repair. What's your thoughts and have you ever or would you consider doing this lining in places such as under concrete that are not likely to be crushed?

[@rickreed5666]

Ok so I am confused as to how the new chamber system actually works. The chamber don't have a bottom correct? No gravel covering it? So the water goes into the chamber that sits on the ground and soaks into the ground that way? It also looks like there are open ports on top of the chambers as well? Help me understand this. I'm old school.

[@GCFD]

Yes Rick, the chambers expose the bare soil. The idea is a piece of gravel on the soil makes that much surface area unavailable for percolation. The inside parts of the chamber are actually wells that support the center, and allow chambers to nest together. www.infiltratorwater.com/products/chambers/quick4-plus-series/quick4-plus-standard/

[@rayw3294]

Hi Shaun, how does the septic system work? Does the leech field just get rid of liquids? I think they are called washaways in UK.

[@GCFD]

The tank provides time for the water to stagnate. The solids sink to the bottom and the grease floats to the top. The clear middle layer is what flows into the leach field and percolates back into the ground. 👍

[@rayw3294]

@@GCFD Thank you. My brother has septic tank and could not understand it. His whole place sits on granite bedrock and forever flooding and block drains. I do understand now.

[@madman432000]

pretty weird leech field system. It's just one leg that snakes around? No D-box? I would think it would be multiple legs out of a D-box.Should have removed patio and dug out entire drainfield and replaced.

[@GCFD]

I see your point with replacing it all. That would have been a much bigger job so we took a stab at it. I only charged for materials and labor on this one so it was a nominal cost to try.

[@jvcyt298]

Not my favorite job to do. Where I'm from in New Jersey most leach fields are turkey mounds because the soil won't pass a perk test, but a septic tank isn't as disgusting as a grease trap, I Threw-up the first time that I opened one of those.

[@GCFD]

I have never had that pleasure of a grease trap.

[@mspeir]

I've never seen a leach field so close to the house. Is that common in North Carolina?

[@fullblastman]

Didn't know you could use chambers in an environment with clay like that one. I know they use them here in FL where everything is sandy.....seems like that system would find trouble getting absorbed into the soil.