Soil test “perk test” with the expert

[@ledjon]

Hey that scientist is my dad! Good job!

[@nyamillennial]

Jon, he is one amazing person! Thanks for watching !!!

[@jeremywallace5961]

No shit? Cool!

[@abbersj2935]

@@jeremywallace5961 Obviously no shit, it's a well designed system!!

[@mpstenz3520]

Your Dad is old.😂. This was great to learn.

[@revankampf]

I have an engineering background and that scientist- your dad - is great! His talk is pretty much a whole course! Blessings

[@donweeks2166]

Man that was educational.The soil master did an outstanding performance.Probably the best i have ever witnessed.

[@nyamillennial]

Jack is a very special soil scientist!

[@erichaworth17]

Thanks Matt for the great video! I'm an installer from southern Iowa. Pretty much use soil scientists here too and your guy did a great job explaining the soils and methodology.

[@nyamillennial]

Eric, that is awesome to hear the similarities in different states. I am sure your soil is different than here also. Thank you for watching!!!

[@miked5106]

Matt & Jack, i greatly appreciate the education. I watched twice!

[@naturelover13693]

I always learn something on this channel. Keep up the good work Matt!

[@nyamillennial]

Sandy, thank you!!!

[@johndernberger1961]

A great educational video! Thx

[@nyamillennial]

Glad you liked

[@cheryllynch5190]

I like this video on the several I watched. I plan on emailing you. Thanks! Keep it coming!

[@nyamillennial]

Awesome!!

[@markkenes4848]

That was very informative . Now evey time I dig a hole that will be stuck in my head like a song !!!! Nice vid Matt..

[@nyamillennial]

I am glad you like it!! It definitely changed what I see and think when I dig a hole!!!

[@SLCFarms]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks Matt for these somewhat behind the scenes or before job videos.

[@nyamillennial]

You are very welcome!! There will be more!

[@harryellingsworth8302]

Matt pass this on to DP Mike, its SOIL not DIRT, I have been in the Soils Business for over 50 years and each State is for sure different on the laws all depended on Soil type, this man you had on did a fantastic job of explaining what he looks for, I sure you get a lot of views on this it's great info for the average people. Nice Video Matt

[@nyamillennial]

Harry, I will!!! But I will admit Soil perfect doesn’t sounds near as good as dirt perfect. Lol!! Jack is a very special person, he is second to none and does an amazing job!

[@FiscalWoofer]

Super clear video from you both! Thank you!!

[@michaelkoop6731]

Great information. That's Matt. Learned a lot.

[@casycasy5199]

thanks matt you both did a great job explaining it

[@nyamillennial]

Casy, thank you. I hope you enjoy the content on my channel.

[@PollardGeorge]

Really good explanation. Thanks.

[@nyamillennial]

George, you are welcome thank you for watching

[@HankinsExcavating]

That was as simple as it gets!! Deeper is cheaper , I love it!!!!!!

[@nyamillennial]

Ryan, that is why we all love Jack! Thanks for watching

[@barbcoulter9024]

Matt, very well done!

[@nyamillennial]

Barb, tell Jack I greatly appreciate his participation!! Thank you!!

[@barbcoulter9024]

@@nyamillennial Jack says you’re welcome and your video is very professional:)

[@nyamillennial]

👍

[@saliemi1]

Very interesting Matt.. Thanks..

[@deanbraden7695]

That’s a good video. Well described straight to the point facts.

[@tedharrison4109]

Great explanation of the different types of soil found in the same trench.

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you

[@danielpullum1907]

I am impressed by the gentleman's knowledge as I am with you and DP's skill in reading the soils you work.

[@nyamillennial]

Jack is great for sure!

[@jeremywallace5961]

Love the education!

[@reneej8623]

Very informative. Thx

[@nyamillennial]

Renee, Thank you! I hope you enjoy all the content on NYA.

[@mes9260]

Educational!! Nice job. You'll do well!

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you!!!

[@elmeralvarez7943]

Great job clear explanation 👍

[@nyamillennial]

Glad you liked it

[@Jared_Albert]

Thank you. That was so informative!

[@nyamillennial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jbro779]

Ok that was extremely cool. He explained that really well. Nice job.

[@nyamillennial]

J, jack is the best! He does an amazing job! Thank you for watching.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Matt I install septic and I have learned a lot it's nice to see hand's to understand how it works I really enjoyed watching and learning 🇺🇲

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you

[@amberbarnum9100]

thats a cool ass old man, thank you for that great information old man the dude who provided the video

[@nyamillennial]

Amber thanks for watching we have another video with him coming out soon

[@raylz19]

First video watched. Mr. Perfect told me about your channel. New subscriber. Very informative video about how septic systems are determined. Will be going back to watch previous videos.

[@nyamillennial]

Raylz19, Greatly appreciated!

[@videoscontrabandos3879]

This is a perfect example of the value of the internet. That guy just packed about 40 years worth of knowledge in an 11 minute video.

[@nyamillennial]

Exactly!

[@JohnCho_RE]

Who would have thought soil can be so complicated and complex. Thank you so much for giving us insight and knowledge. I appreciate that.

[@nyamillennial]

John, thank you for watching!

[@terrywaldrop5973]

Excellent video and explanation. I live in Texas and getting ready to build on land that requires a septic system.

[@nyamillennial]

Terry, I wish you the best of luck with that endeavor! Thank you for watching.

[@charliehill6914]

Great information. Around here the health department does all of the determination and they are very secretive about the process. Their approach seems to be to find any excuse to turn it down. No explanation.

[@nyamillennial]

That would definitely be a tough situation! My opinion is that would only hinder the local potential

[@budlvr]

Great information Matt; and this just popped up on my feed due to the YT algorithm ! (I am subscribed to All).

[@nyamillennial]

Awesome! Glad you liked it!

[@f250ford2004]

great video!! Matt you need to turn on the notification bell !!

[@nyamillennial]

Tony, thank you. I will get that turned on!

[@jerryroberts631]

Good vid great info. Thanks

[@davidbehnke4417]

Excellent video

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you

[@jamesmuhlenberg8827]

Great Video, I am totally new to perc testing and this content is very helpful. Seem like great guys too-good stuff!

[@nyamillennial]

Thank ya

[@clarencewiles963]

Good job and thanks!

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you too!

[@VideosByAl]

Great video.

[@nyamillennial]

I hope you enjoy all my video and the new to come

[@markdlt2989]

Great video. What do you mean by deeper is cheaper? If im considering land in the mountains (Idaho) that has a dozen or so homes already surrounding the plot. Is it safe to assume a spectic will be able to be installed? Is there a better time of the year to preform a perc test (We know winter the ground is too hard)?

[@nyamillennial]

If your soil has no limiting layer you absorb deeper which mean more simple systems can be installed hence cheaper. Not always there could be a sewer line they are hooked to which feed a processing plant. Not sure what Idaho regs are. But I sure love Idaho!!! Have been once to hunt elk! Such a beautiful place.

[@sandireedburns9504]

That was a great and very educational video. Thank you

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you!

[@WaynesAdventure]

Awesome, if land has trees is it ok to have the land cleared out before testing ?

[@nyamillennial]

Prefer to test and clear when system is installed

[@Jrock2478]

Jack, is the best it’s always interesting working with him.

[@nyamillennial]

Jeremy, he is awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@Jrock2478]

Matt how can I contact you about some work

[@thcenterprisellc112]

Very good video ! Great work !

[@nyamillennial]

THC, thank you.

[@afterburner666]

Very informative. Currently looking at properties in central TN. and wondering how large a field would need to be to add a 2bd guest house on a property that already has an existing home. Is there any "average" sq. ft. size for a septic for a 2bdr guest house?

[@nyamillennial]

Depends on your states regs

[@afterburner666]

@@nyamillennial Thanks.

[@abundantlandinvesting1930]

Thank you

[@seanpierce7673]

Wow now that was cool thanks matt

[@georgetirebiter4343]

Whaddyer do to keep the perc test hole open if the soil is completely non-cohesive?

[@nyamillennial]

So you mean more like sand. We would dig a wider hole to be able to still get down in to perform checks.

[@gregallsup9522]

Awesome Video!!

[@nyamillennial]

Jack is a special person. Very good at what he does.

[@geo1815]

Great Channel

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you!! More to come!!

[@mrs.9315]

This is the first video I've watched about perc tests and soil science, so this is probably a really stupid question, but why is it based on the number of bedrooms? To gauge the number of people that will be using it all the time?

[@nyamillennial]

Correct

[@markfree6832]

What is required/solution when drainage occurs to rapidly ? Our area is mostly glacial tilt and water drains very quickly.

[@nyamillennial]

Interesting question

[@willpreachforfood6882]

I could listen to Jack talk about the history of soil for hours. I remember him once trying to teach Dirt Perfect and myself how gravel way on top of the hill was river washout.

[@nyamillennial]

Agreed. Jack is a special person.

[@marknunya3035]

Thank you this was very 😎.

[@nyamillennial]

Glad you liked it

[@dignation216]

Well next time I do a septic I will definitely use this video as a reference. Thank you brother 😎👍

[@nyamillennial]

@dig nation21, no problem at all, even with Jack’s explanation being the tip of the iceberg it is still valuable information for sure! Thank you for watching.

[@waynesteudler847]

excellent enjoyed the time and knowledge. thank you

[@nyamillennial]

Wayne, thank you for watching, I appreciate your views!

[@russellbelton8213]

Great video at last I now know what you lot are doing dirt perfect captain etc

[@nyamillennial]

Russel, thank for the view. I appreciate the compliment!!

[@blackdogexcavator21]

That was very informative

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate you watching

[@Jfresh55]

Perched high seasonal water table is a known limiting layer and is represented by grays as well

[@nyamillennial]

Agreed

[@mrmikeyd2]

Do they not figure sq ft per bedroom in the linear requirements? I have never understood that calculation in determining depth of lines but this was a very informative video. Thanks for posting.

[@nyamillennial]

Mikeyd, it is bedroom count. How they determine that is a health dept thing. Thanks for watching

[@GardenGeek103]

It depends on state regulation, but a bedroom is sometimes calculated up to 150gpd. Oversized for extra water use. EPA figures say a person uses about 60gpd.

[@jackduggan7249]

Perk tests with water not done anymore? We developed a rural estate subdivision with 2.5 acre min.lot size and 2 septic beds, Primary and secondary. I remember walking the site with a souls engineer and a post hole hydraulic drill on a tractor,we drilled holes on each lot on each bed site,filled them with water and monitored the time it took for water to permeate into soil,

[@nyamillennial]

Jack, it is based on the type of soil. We are mainly looking for the limiting layer. Which gives us the depth in which the water absorbs to until it starts going horizontally instead of vertical.

[@parker1ray]

In Tennessee, all they did was use a tile spade to dig a hole about 1 foot deep and pour water in and measure the amount of absorption!

[@nyamillennial]

Interesting!

[@richardward2352]

nice job

[@nyamillennial]

Thank ya

[@clem95627]

I'm wondering what kind(s) of systems I might have for options if I have ~ 4 feet of soil over a bedrock layer?

[@nyamillennial]

It really comes down to the what types of soil make up that 4’.

[@fuzzyheadsjournal]

This is such a good video. If I wanted to do this work, what is required? Is there a training program and certification that can qualify someone to perform perc tests for people? Or do the counties and agencies require someone with a degree to do this work and assessment?

[@nyamillennial]

Lucas, it is a Degreed skill plus field experience at this point to my understanding.

[@cecilsink9901]

Various States have different licensing requirements but a general answer would be a degree in soil science, geology or other earth science plus specific training classes , a written exam and a field exam, then a on the job training period of two to six years with a fully licensed individual.

[@digitors]

Great vid. Can I dig and do soil test myself?

[@nyamillennial]

Nope

[@ChadAnderson-f4s]

Good video

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you

[@bumpadoesthings]

Miles away in Atlantic Canada we follow roughly the same as you do there. The old fashion 'Perk' test has changed.

[@nyamillennial]

Interesting! That far away and still similar. I would have assumed the types of dirt would have been completely different.

[@bumpadoesthings]

@@nyamillennial we have more rock and gravel but the soil layer method is the same.

[@bumpadoesthings]

@@nyamillennial and its also based on the numbers of bedrooms not square footage or bathrooms etc.

[@nyamillennial]

Ours is based on bedrooms as well. Seems like the standard now days.

[@Linda-ub3ow]

Does the land get tested in more than one spot? And it is considered passing if one of the 3 spots passes the Perc test? Or does it fail completely if only one spot passes? I’m currently in the process of buying land and we are waiting for the Perc test to be done. Kind of nervous. 😬

[@nyamillennial]

3 test holes per spot must pass. Multiple spots can be tested, each of those spots must have 3 passing holes. Make sense?

[@Linda-ub3ow]

Oh ok. I get it. Thank you! This is nerve racking not knowing what the result will be. We are purchasing land in Jim Thorpe area.

[@Linda-ub3ow]

Jim Thorpe is in Pennsylvania

[@nyamillennial]

@@Linda-ub3ow I hope it all works out!! Good luck !

[@Linda-ub3ow]

Thank you! Take care!

[@markheffernan7016]

Why is there not also information about how many running feet of drain field length there needs to be that varies depending on soil type and water volume? Can't someone just go with a longer drain field if more capacity is required? Maybe not every site will allow this, but...

[@nyamillennial]

It is site dependent plus your county requirements dependent.

[@markheffernan7016]

@@nyamillennial but if the site has more space surely the county should not limit the length...right?

[@lindsaytempel7176]

Love this.

[@barryhansen6854]

So you got the message then great job.

[@nyamillennial]

Barry, that’s right! Thank you!

[@FelonyVideos]

Where was the stuff about the perc test, Lt. Dan.

[@nyamillennial]

🤷🏻

[@brucewayne857]

So what is the difference between a “presby” and a sand mound?

[@nyamillennial]

Bruce, presby can be in the ground. minimum 4” in required. Mound is basically a presby but all above ground. You are creating the absorbing area all above ground. Hope this helps!

[@jzwillows]

Actually, very heavy clay, for example, clay resembling pottery clay has essentially no drainage. My leach field is in poorly draining clay made worse because below it us about a 9-inch layer of this clay. I am breaking through it to create drainage. Better yet is replacing the material with drain rock or sand.

[@nyamillennial]

Understood

[@jzwillows]

@@nyamillennial I am having my septic tank replaced ($5,800 for 1,500 gallon concrete tank - northern California). Noticing the leach field drains poorly I investigated and found the layer of heavy, expansive clay (including the notorious - unless you are building a pond - montmorillonite). So I am having the contractor dig through the clay layer as deep as his backhoe can get and filling in with gravel.

[@chazco]

Awesome education.

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you!

[@paulbetka2966]

Interesting 🤔😞✌️ 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@flutey28]

So you have to have a soil test BEFORE the perc test? Or, Is it the same, just called something else?

[@steverahn4951]

Was this a test or a lecture? I learned very little about a test.

[@nyamillennial]

🤔

[@alanhutchins4233]

Seatbelt?

[@nyamillennial]

Alan, I have been hit by that several times now. You are correct. I will work on that.

[@dougeckert1822]

I need a perk test in Dubois County Indiana, is this the guy who does that?

[@nyamillennial]

Doug, he is one of a few. If you need assistance you can contact me at [e-mail]

[@bb8503]

Is this soil scientist the voice over for hank on king of the hill?

[@GardenGeek103]

Wow, 24 inches of cover is unheard of in the southern states.

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you

[@larryiowatexasrooster9317]

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed!

[@nyamillennial]

Thank you larry!

[@allensharlow7763]

Well I think I will just leave all that information to you guys, as most of that , went over my head anyways, lol, but good to know that you know what your looking for , as far as soil, Matt👍👍👍😎😎🍮🍮

[@nyamillennial]

Thank ya

[@mpstenz3520]

Great content Millennial dude……

[@nyamillennial]

Thank ya

[@vannessa5044]

Hello do you have a business email that you can be reached at?

[@nyamillennial]

[e-mail]

[@BroLarry]

Dam good video.....

[@TheIggypop1]

Listen to Colonel sanders brother

[@nyamillennial]

Absolutely

[@jackduggan7249]

That should be soils engineer

[@nyamillennial]

Jack, regardless what you call it. It is a valuable trade to have!

[@wadepowell7879]

Thanks for the informative videos. (unlike Mikeys) Lol. Just kidding! Well, kinda'. I have enjoyed the many different construction and land sculpting videos. Anyway, I bought 12 wooded acres north of you guys in Brown County and will be doing the whole vacation cabin thing on virgin ground. Too bad you guys aren't located a little closer business wise. Even though I live in Florida, but from Anderson, IN. area, I enjoy and miss the Hoosier banter back and forth. Apparently, being a smart a## is a Hoosier heredity thing!

[@CMDSR]

There you go Matt. Nothing like getting a little geeky. Ones like this and the bidding video you did are helpful to those of us who want to know why tf they doing it like that. Just saying

[@nyamillennial]

Lol glad you enjoyed!!

[@jprh96]

What kind of expert would get into a test pit and call it a perc test .

[@robertscott4182]

👍👍

[@jessannchittum9360]

We have a lot of bedrock and having a horrible time trying to get a septic done

[@nyamillennial]

Bedrock definitely makes it very difficult to get septic systems approved! I wish you the best of luck getting a system that will work for you all!

[@jamesbergfeld5923]

DP sent me over but don’t hold that against me.

[@nyamillennial]

James, We try not to hold that against, people. We just keep a close eye on them!!! Lol

[@tysonadams6744]

He sounds JUST like Hank Hill? Am I crazy?

[@nyamillennial]

Not crazy at all. He is an awesome dude!

[@bradwatkins7241]

1st your newest video comments are turned off. 2nd you and captain Cleanmen need to tie up dirt perfect for mrs pirt perfect, take him to the doctor. 3rd give mrs dirt perfect a good deal on one of your puppies.

[@nyamillennial]

Brad, I think I fixed the comment stuff. I tried the doctor stuff last week. He is too stubborn. Mrs DP and I go further back then DP and I. They both will be happy if they decide to get a pup. Thanks for watching!!

[@donbullock8790]

The information regarding soil testing is interesting. I could not hear and/or make out what you were trying to say while you were driving. Your tires were TOO loud. I know as a young man they are fun but next time roll up your window.

[@nyamillennial]

Don, thank you for watching! I appreciate your feedback.