Aerobic septic system install question for the installers out there.

[Huntindad]

Any one of you fine gentlemen...or ladies install Aerobic septic systems? I have a question as I think I have a design flaw(well the actual install) and we are(were) hoping to be moving in next week in our new house build.
I know, I know...need more info for the arm chair installers 😁 My tank is about 120' from house with 2 45's close together about 25' from tank. After PVC pipe was put in and inspected, installer came out and put in a 2nd clean out at or around the 45's. When I look in 2nd clean out, it has standing water in it. Don't think it should. And... takes a lot of water down the pipes to push it(water) into the tank. Think I have a "high" spot between 2nd clean out and tank.

[Traildust]

Sheit runs down hit.

[Huntindad]

yeah, I agree...seems to be a bump in the road

[Txhunter3000]

Have your GC check it out.

[Huntindad]

I will send him an email in the morning and also I will video what I've described, just in case. I'm thinking there is a high spot between second clean out and tank.

[Traildust]

Thats a looooooooong way to drain before it hits the tank. Who designed that?

[Dale Moser]

Thats a looooooooong way to drain before it hits the tank. Who designed that?

No kidding, I've never heard of tanks nearly that far from the house. My sprinkler heads for the aerobic system could only be a max of 150' from the tanks.

What you most likely have is a partial obstruction just setting in the line near the tank damming up water for a stretch. Unless there is a lot of fall from the house to the tanks, I don't see how you'll ever move solids through that pipe efficiently.

[Huntindad]

well, I told them where I'd like to have the tank. They chose how to trench it. I don't want to have a septic tank by my back porch area. I agree it is a long way to tank & I figured if they were good with it and the county inspector was good with it, it all should work. Septic guy is supposed to come out today, or maybe tomorrow. I was hoping to be moving in next week.

Oh, they said the first sprinkler head had to be 30' from tank and the 2nd one another 30' away from 1st.

[Dale Moser]

Speptic systems are designed and work far differently from one geographic area to the next. Your setup could very well be normal around your area.

[RutnBuk]

I agree, that seems very far if there's no lift pump to push anything if you don't have the required fall.
To get the proper fall your tank would have to be about 7-8' lower than your house I believe. Is this the case?
Need some more detail

[friscopaint]

I love simple conventional septic

[Graysonhogs]

I love simple conventional septic

We all do.

[Huntindad]

Yep, I would have preferred a plain ol gravity feed system. Septic guy should be out today. He thinks when they put in the 2nd clean out, they shifted the slope wrong to create a belly. Should be resolved by today or tomorrow.

[STICKIT]

I agree, that seems very far if there's no lift pump to push anything if you don't have the required fall.
To get the proper fall your tank would have to be about 7-8' lower than your house I believe. Is this the case?
Need some more detail

Its only a 1/8"/ft. of fall on gravity flow, I always do more. On a system that far from the house I like to recommend 3" PVC to try and hold the solids in the liquid as far as possible. Sometimes when there is multiple houses on one system we go a lot farther than 120' to get them all tied in.

[friscopaint]

We all do.

Government doesn't, too simple and effective........protecting the ground water and wells are 1300 feet approx in our water district.....