@Semper Fi hahaha nice to visit this comment 2 yrs later
@BosleyBeats4 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting how many different opinions have on septic systems; it’s almost like it’s a religion. Also the music volume is just fine 👌🏾🔥
@zachmichaelg8 жыл бұрын
Can you turn the background music down so we can actually hear the guy...
@davidlewis22977 жыл бұрын
Amen
@nsant3 жыл бұрын
Huh
@gina43195 жыл бұрын
is a perc test required when replacing an existing drain field / Leach field
@dawsonburrell97545 жыл бұрын
Gina Not if a soil report already exists for that property.
@rabone22076 жыл бұрын
The #1 reason for drain field failure is tank outlet failure or not pumping often enough either allowing slug to escape into field lines an plugging off the ability of the soil in an around lines to absorb water!!
@835g6 жыл бұрын
rabone biggy that's the mistake I made I let my take go and I should have had it pumped last summer .about a month ago sewage started to pool over the leech field . I immediately had the tanked pumped. No more sewage is pooling .but I notice just non smelling liquid in the same spot. My question is , how can I get all the sludge out of the pipes is there any chemicals I can pour into septic to disolve all the sludge and clear the pipes or is the leech field ruined ?
@buggsy56 жыл бұрын
Note that when the tank is pumped, it may take a month or so for the tank to fill back up again with waste - it depends on how much waste you have flowing into the tank. During that time, the drain field is idle. No, there is no safe chemical you can use to dissolve the sludge. The leech field may not be ruined, but it is probably at least partly saturated with liquid. Since it is non-smelly, the system is probably working ok - but there is no place for the resulting liquids to go, so they percolate to the surface. Another possibility is that the other leech field lines are plugged and all the effluent is having to go through one or two lines, or even portions of those lines. This would cause local overloading of the field.
@JonathonNeville3 жыл бұрын
@@buggsy5 - While the drain field is idle, any idea what happens to the biomat? If the field is idle, does that mean the field has time to somewhat self-restore? Products like Roebic K-57 aren't chemicals for dissolving sludge, they are bacteria that digest / process the sludge. Might they provide some benefit?
@jyhl437328 күн бұрын
People who use this type of system don't know how to do it the right way .They will be back in a short time .
@PumpThatSeptic20 күн бұрын
Yes we've found that aeration does not last long for drain areas that are undersized or placed in low-lying areas/water table. Also if the stone around the pipes has dirt intrusion or roots present, replacement would be the best option. HOWEVER, if the drain field is adequately sized and not in a water table, but merely needs the biomat to be broken up to work again, aeration is a viable and affordable alternative to replacement.
@s.a.t4195 жыл бұрын
House was built in 83 and had water softener discharge going through it since then and no issues. Nothing wrong w the salt going through the system.
@clattenstrait71749 жыл бұрын
Our first drain field was destroyed by running our laundry machine water through it (all that lint plugged it up).
@JawTooth9 жыл бұрын
+Clatten Strait No it wasnt. Laundry is required to go into the septic. Your system failed for another reason. Probably poor soil, high water use and improper installation.
@PumpThatSeptic9 жыл бұрын
+Clatten Strait have you installed an effluent filter in the septic tank of your new system? That will help with future failure due to lint. Just clean the filter each time it fills with the lint.
@s.a.t4195 жыл бұрын
My house was built in 83. Everything’s going into my system including my softener when it regens and no issues at all. Undersized systems or flushing crap you shouldn’t is the reason these systems fail
@Bjd797 жыл бұрын
I have had done the same thing. I used to work for a septic & sewage company. We had a rejuvenator machine instead of a bobcat like you're using. I bet it was a whole lot easier to steer with the bobcat than the rejuvenator machine.
@nealcox82043 ай бұрын
How many holes can one drill and how close does it need to be to the line? Also, I have the cheap just rock with the little black like infiltrator leach field chamber (so NO piping inside the rock) would aeration work for me?
@steverahn4951 Жыл бұрын
Didn’t clearly explain how this process clears biomass, what the machine is doing, or how long this process will extend the life / function of the leach field!
@cristejada11865 жыл бұрын
Do you prove through the drain pipes or are you probing beside them? Also why do you put the tiny gravel in the probe hole?
@PumpThatSeptic7 ай бұрын
We are probing the stone surrounding the pipe. The small stones just fill the probe hole so there are no longer holes in your yard and also allows oxygen down through the probe holes.
@JohnnyX2628 ай бұрын
I am wanting to rejuvenate my drain field since its failing. But the guy that came out to pump my septic said since i have "chambers" i cant do a rejuvenation. Is that true?
@PumpThatSeptic8 ай бұрын
It's not impossible, but it's difficult to restore them because the clogged soil is below the chambers and not accessible with the air probe. You may get enough restoration by probing next to the chambers. Another option would be to retrofit something a SludgeHammer that introduces rejuvenating bacteria and oxygen into your system. It would heal itself that way over time, as long as the current drain area is properly sized and no roots present. Otherwise an immediate resolution would be new drain area. Contact us if you need any more help! pumpthatseptic.com
@TheBambie865 жыл бұрын
Good presentation but but music background is way too loud or even something softer and "sweet" in nature Thanks Bob
@albertmashburn60307 жыл бұрын
next time skip the music please
@davidlewis22977 жыл бұрын
Amen
@oilspill3216 жыл бұрын
I'm a hands on mechanical guy, but this septic stuff has a lot of variations......
@joelt89156 жыл бұрын
We have one of those filters for our drain field. Every year we gets smell in the basement of sewer. It’s really bad. So I go out and dig up the filter access. I pull out the filter to the drain field and sure enough it’s completely clogged up with black muck. I clean it and the smell is gone within a few minutes to an hour. My question is. Is there a way to minimize the build up? We had our tank pumped last year. Thinking that would help. There are only two people living here. For a 3 bedroom house. Permit for build was a 4 bedroom. We don’t use harsh cleaners. Etc. that would kill good bacteria. But we do have a garbage disposal. I beg my wife not to put any food waste down it. But he’s constantly putting egg shells, vegetable seeds like peppers and tomatoes. Could that be the source?
@dawsonburrell97545 жыл бұрын
Joel T garbage disposals are terrible on the septic system. A tank is designed to separate “previously digested foods” and have a hard time breaking down raw foods due to the lack of oxidation. It is better to totally remove the garbage disposal to keep it from being used. Hope this helps.
@Bo95083 жыл бұрын
Continued aeration of drain field lines. Has this ever been tried? Using a blower connected to D-box and supply air to increase aerobic bacteria. Good video. Thanks for making it.
@PumpThatSeptic2 жыл бұрын
Yes, there are many secondary treatment and aeration treatment options available these days.
@Kay1900311 ай бұрын
King county drain field
@henryjohnsawesomeytchannel73757 жыл бұрын
Aeration can be a real life saver..way to go Dervin....love the agitator...
@PumpThatSeptic7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Henry John's Awesome YT Channel!
@TexasBarnRats3 жыл бұрын
Get rid of the music. Can't understand what the guy is saying part of the time.
@MIARACING7 жыл бұрын
Forgive my question but I tried to find other video of similar techniques and couldn't find any. Is this something you guys came up with? And where are you air probing (part of the drain field)? Penetrating the baffles, perf pipe, etc. thanks
@PumpThatSeptic7 жыл бұрын
Yes, we are probing the soils around the pipe and under the drainfield.
@MIARACING7 жыл бұрын
Pump That Septic thank you for your reply. Love the videos
@scor44011 ай бұрын
How do you know it’s not the drain pipe to the field full of roots and dirt etc ?
@dervinwitmer737111 ай бұрын
We have scoped the drain lines with our pipe cameras.
@kencleg77214 ай бұрын
Scope it from tank to field
@nobodyyouknow2229 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing how professionals use cameras and electronic location to inspect and locate leach lines. Light years beyond those guys who failed 8th grade, and drive a shit truck...Well designed and sized systems in reasonably decent soil, not killed by household chemicals can work for decades. Our tank getting its first pumping in 40 years. Too many undersize systems out there, and too much ignorant use of cleaners, and crap.
@JawTooth9 жыл бұрын
+Capt Larry Most systems fail due to being improperly installed in poor soil, undersized, with poor drainage and high water useage. Nothing that these guys did in this video is going to help that septic long term. That system was installed way too deep. Look how deep that first line was. It was sitting right in the clay and seasonal high water table and there is no way that it is going to absorb liquids properly. Watch out for snake oil scammers of the such.
@PumpThatSeptic9 жыл бұрын
+Capt Larry thanks for your kind words! Professionalism is our motto.
@JonathonNeville3 жыл бұрын
@@JawTooth How do you know where the seasonal high water table is by looking at this video?
@kencleg77213 ай бұрын
True 47 years and got a blocked and backed up I thought I’ll just snake. Till it came up mud. Replaced both lines going in know Iam finding Iam blocked out by tank no access on both sides so I core drilled 12” holes Know having access. Both baffles missing and line broke going out just out side tank what I found is just lateral line as a out line from tanks ? Anyway Mimi x rental Tuesday will see how far Iam blocked Iam hopeful it. - 5’ out and once replaced the field is ok. Wish me luck
@kencleg77213 ай бұрын
On the most part 50 gallons a day of use family 3-5
@andrewmullins40947 жыл бұрын
So we're planning on buying a house soon the owners had the septic pumped, it's a 1500 gal tank. Can you tell me how they managed to pump 1825 gals?? Is there leeway for more than 1500 gals?
@PumpThatSeptic7 жыл бұрын
If your drainfield is saturated the water from the field can cause runback into the tank. You might want to have a camera inspection done into the drainfield pipes to see if your field is failing. Sounds like it is from how much they pumped out of the tank.
@MadMetalShop5 жыл бұрын
Yup. Back flow from drain field.
@JonathonNeville3 жыл бұрын
Good idea getting the septic pumpers to tell you how much came out.
@FredFlintstone212 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video! Are you still under the belief that water softeners are bad for septic systems? Thanks
@dervinwitmer9059 Жыл бұрын
Yes, the hydraulic load of a water softener is not necessary to run through the septic tank.
@jerrynonofbss25884 жыл бұрын
How much does this cost? Can it be done in South Florida?
@BritishRG6 жыл бұрын
Why don't you tell us the theory behind the process, would like to know
@bradmacwithey19734 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know more.. send your email please
@BasicPoke9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. But what about the guideline of never driving heavy equipment over the drain field? So you are aerating the drain field? How does this help long term?
@JawTooth9 жыл бұрын
+Basic Poke Aerating the drain field will not help anything. Think about it. Once these areas are saturated with water, where is the additional water going to go? That video is a scam along with the ones about additives and worms. Just contact your health dept for advice.
@PumpThatSeptic9 жыл бұрын
+Basic Poke thanks for the question. We use rubber tracked equipment to minimize the impact on the soils while aerating.
@russellclugsten47978 жыл бұрын
+Jaw Tooth. The problem in any leaching system failure 95% of the time isn't due to hydraulic overload or over saturation. It is due to biomat and the changing of the bacterial environment in the leaching system. You need to have aerobic bacteria in a leaching system for it to work properly. Inside the tanks is where you have the anerobic bacteria. Once the effluent reaches the leach system, it changes to an aerobic or oxygenated state. If the bacteria stay in the anerobic state in the leach, it produces the black slime or biomat. it coats the pipes and the soil and gravel. It is that slime that prevents the system from percolating. By aerating the soil like this by using this type of system or like the terralift, breaks up the biomat, refractures the soil, and allows the soil to perc. It also allows the oxygen back in to the leaching system and changing the bacteria to an aerobic state.
@imaspacewoman5 жыл бұрын
I cant hear what you are saying well because of the distracting background music. WOULD have been a good informative video if you fix that.
@raypelletier99206 жыл бұрын
Can you dry out biomat?? without using system.
@AngelWitchee8 жыл бұрын
How much does a job like the one shown on this video cost?
@avenged06x7 жыл бұрын
AngelWitchee 6k
@Christinecedar9 жыл бұрын
Is your final septic system electricity free?
@PumpThatSeptic9 жыл бұрын
+Christinecedar yes it is electricity free. We aerate the field manually to give the bacteria the oxygen needed to restore the soils under the field. The probe holes are filled with small piston to follow oxygen to continue to get into the system.
@UchihaSumairu4 жыл бұрын
This is why im so confused on my septic issues. I have no soggy ground and most of the time no issues at all! I only have a problem if someone uses specific things at the same time. then my toilet bubbles and draining slows down a lot. I had someone come out and check for clogs in the house and they found nothing so i would guess it has to be with the septic tank/drain field. had tank pumped and pretty much instantly still had the same issue even after my wife and I weren't in the house for 3 days (had our baby on the 31st woo!). Sadly no one in the area i can find on google ACTUALLY tests stuff like you seem to. they just pump and go "oh its your drain field we need to replace it all" without actually looking. I didnt even know there is supposed to be a box between the tank and field so for all i know thats just clogged. Frankly its prolly time though i think the system is from the 70s i just hate that they refuse to actually check to be sure :( i cant afford it either way. i can afford this sort of thing maybe though but i dont want to do it if no one can check to see if it will work first..
@DigItExcavating4 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t pumped your tank in the last three years I would start with that. Otherwise, it almost sounds like an air-lock situation where a vent pipe is plugged not allowing the flow of air in behind a flush of water. Also, have you recently changed indoor plumbing? Improperly vented drain lines will have air-locks and cause flow trouble.
@UchihaSumairu4 жыл бұрын
@@DigItExcavating I did pump the tank and I thought that about an air lock issue too. They checked the ones coming out of my roof but I was thinking maybe there is something somewhere else as they only checked the roof. As for the history I have no idea :( I guess I'll have to see if someone in a bigger city might be willing to do a real diagnosis on it
@PumpThatSeptic2 жыл бұрын
Depending on how deep your system is installed you may not have water surfacing but if two people flush it the same time and something backs up in another place it could be that your pipes are too small or there’s a restriction between the house and the septic tank.
@pbraun44966 жыл бұрын
Shitty job eh..
@JonathonNeville3 жыл бұрын
What is that Ridgid tool at 1:40? (with the two spheres on it)
@dervinwitmer73713 жыл бұрын
@Ridgid Scout Locator
@PumpThatSeptic2 жыл бұрын
Scout Locator.
@itshurleytime46075 жыл бұрын
THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD
@septictankpumpinggreasetra64036 жыл бұрын
Hello, again Dervin....just wanted to say "nice job" on your septic system rejuvenation video. Any other newer technologies out there now besides blasting open the biomat? Just wondering as this video is 4-1/2 years old now. Thanks, man. Dan S
@dervinwitmer9059 Жыл бұрын
Yes, We now offer @Sludgehamer ABG technology that can be installed in your septic tank. (Some restrictions apply like small drainfield or prohibitions by the local health depts.)
@PumpThatSeptic8 ай бұрын
We do use the Sludgehammer ABG units for restoration as well. This converts an Anaerobic system to Aerobic.
@starratlarry8 жыл бұрын
VERY INFORMATIVE SERIES OF VIDEOS. THANX.
@DavidSanchez-qz2cm6 жыл бұрын
To much work. Honestly. Just replace those lines. Illegal? Who cares it's your yard. You've been grand fathered in😉 plus you'll save some money
@wallyklw55 жыл бұрын
This is not a fix. A poor bandaid at best
@topnotchit2 ай бұрын
Do you have any reference material for this statement
@dervinwitmer737110 жыл бұрын
You don't have to disconnect your water softener, just disconnect the discharge from going through the septic tank. If your area allows it you can surface discharge the water or put in a separate drywell or trench to handle the discharge like the video recommends.
@keystonerecordpool51469 жыл бұрын
How would you do that if all of your softened water flows into the sewer water except for the grey water
@JawTooth9 жыл бұрын
+Dervin Witmer You would have to get a permit from the health dept to install any new trenches or septic components. You cannot disconnect any plumbing device from the septic without approval and or a variance.
@PlantBasedPachyderm5 жыл бұрын
With an LPD system equipped with 1 1/4" lateral lines that are 12" deep, that Bobcat would crush the lines. How would you drive over the drain field without damaging the lateral lines?
@reginahouser32234 жыл бұрын
The music is loud.
@bobisthebuilder39826 жыл бұрын
It this process a permanent repair or just another bandaid on a gunshot wound?
@buggsy56 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, it is a bandaid - at best.
@bobwolf33706 жыл бұрын
buggsy5 That’s what I thought. Anytime I called a septic guy for jobs with failed leach field ; they almost always resulted in a replacement.
@buggsy56 жыл бұрын
The biomat is absolutely necessary for the leech field to work properly. The bacteria there destroy viruses, other pathogens and some fine organic matter that are not decomposed in the anaerobic conditions found in the septic tank. There are companies that produce oxygenators that are meant to be installed in the septic tank. From my understanding, that is absolutely the WRONG thing to do. You need anaerobic conditions in the tank, even if it is two chambered. I don't recall if the bacteria in the biomat are aerobic or anaerobic. If the latter, then you don't want to be injecting air/oxygen into the drain field.
@bobisthebuilder39826 жыл бұрын
You had it right with the tank is anaerobic (lack of oxygen) and the field being aerobic sufficient oxygen.