Septic problems help

[phibob808]

Well, we are having septic tank issues again. I'm thinking our lateral lines are jacked up. Anyone near Tyler have a hydro jet type pressure system to let me try out before they make me buy a whole new system? Or any suggestions? All help would be appreciated.




Thanks,
Spencer


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[Todd-ty729]

I'm not sure a hydro jet will do anything to roots if that is what the problem is.

Sorry, I am not much help

[Tmag]

Dig the far end of your lateral piping and see if it is flowing to the end. My problem is when it rains for a couple weeks and saturates the ground, I pump my black water tank and water from the field lines backflows into the tank. A little sunshine and we're good to go again.

[Shake N' Bake]

Dig the far end of your lateral piping and see if it is flowing to the end. My problem is when it rains for a couple weeks and saturates the ground, I pump my black water tank and water from the field lines backflows into the tank. A little sunshine and we're good to go again.

Do you pump it yourself? I'm having the same issue at my house, lateral lines are saturated and can't keep up. I paid $350 to have both tanks pumped in hopes it would allow time to dry. But with this rain coming in I will probably be back I'm the same boat next week.

[CrookedArrow]

Crap....Hate to hear that man

[STICKIT]

If it back flows from the field lines, your system is about done. Your last option to try is, pay to have tank pumped, install clean out T on drain field side, find someone to jet lines and pour several gallons of muriatic acid down pipe. Do all this the same day, so the acid has time to work.

Oh, cross fingers!

[twobittxn]

I have a step-by-step procedure for rejuvenating a leaching bed using peroxide.

It was written by a civil engineer I know. You just need to source at least 15 gallons of 30% peroxide. It lacks some detail, but you could probably figure it out.

Drop me a PM if you want it. It's scanned on my work computer.

[Ultrakarl]

I had the "black death mat" on my field lines. I tried the air injection pump (aero stream septic saver) on the secondary tank. I did not want to replace all the field lines. After 4 weeks of the air pump, all started flowing good. I leave the air pump on most of the time. Before I purchased the air pump, I read good and bad both about the air system. I tried it and it worked for me. It's been running for about 2 years.

(no I did not change my eating habits)

[BloodSpiller]

Most counties allow repair without full replacement. Roots are impossible to fix permanently.

[Tmag]

Do you pump it yourself? I'm having the same issue at my house, lateral lines are saturated and can't keep up. I paid $350 to have both tanks pumped in hopes it would allow time to dry. But with this rain coming in I will probably be back I'm the same boat next week.

Yes, I have a small electric submersible pump with 1 1/2" line that works great. I pump it to my lawn that isn't in the leech field.

[bowhunt3]

Having my whole system redone. Lines can't keep up.

[Shake N' Bake]

Yes, I have a small electric submersible pump with 1 1/2" line that works great. I pump it to my lawn that isn't in the leech field.

This is exactly what I have been thinking about doing. With the hope that it will let the leach field rest until summer when hopefully it will dry up a little.

[Shake N' Bake]

I have a step-by-step procedure for rejuvenating a leaching bed using peroxide.



It was written by a civil engineer I know. You just need to source at least 15 gallons of 30% peroxide. It lacks some detail, but you could probably figure it out.



Drop me a PM if you want it. It's scanned on my work computer.

PM sent

[recar]

Dig the far end of your lateral piping and see if it is flowing to the end. My problem is when it rains for a couple weeks and saturates the ground, I pump my black water tank and water from the field lines backflows into the tank. A little sunshine and we're good to go again.

we had this same problem at our office. we added a few additional lateral lines and added a leach pit to the end of it. We tied this into our exiting system above the outlet to the original lines. When it rains the additional liquid drains out the newly added lateral lines. gets us through until the sun shines again.

[Tmag]

we had this same problem at our office. we added a few additional lateral lines and added a leach pit to the end of it. We tied this into our exiting system above the outlet to the original lines. When it rains the additional liquid drains out the newly added lateral lines. gets us through until the sun shines again.

I'm thinking about doing this to mine since I have about 500 feet to the back fence.