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       Subject :Septic system.. 2011-04-28 07:22:51 
      Neil Kelders
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      Joined: 2011-03-31 21:21:02
      Posts: 1
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      Hello there

      Several questions concerning my septic system. i bought the house 2 years ago and have never done anything with it.

      We are in a dry spell. The shape of my septic tank is outlined in a perfect square with lush green grass surrounded by browner, less lush veg. I anticipate this is fluids coming up from the tank. Is this typical or should I be on the phone right now with a septic tank pump company? There is no odor, the toilet flushes fine and all drains have no back-up. Also, it did the same thing last summer.

      General Maintenance:
      1) How often should it be pumped? 1, 2 years?
      2) How much does it cost, <ballpark> for pumping?

      Much thanks for input on these matters!
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       Subject :Re:Septic system.. 2011-04-30 10:00:18 
      Darragh Donnelly
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      Joined: 2009-12-28 15:43:51
      Posts: 20
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      Hi Neil,

      I would suggest before contacting a desludging company you contact a local site assessor and get him/her out to inspect the system. It would be best that the site assessor can get as complete a picture as possible. It might be your septic tank was of an older era and was built of concrete blocks. In my experience effluent will always leak out through these type of structures.

      In relation to the general maintenance question the site assessor can dip you septic tank and do a sludge test to see the level of solids in the tank. I try to tell people that septic tanks and bio units are like cars, they all need to be serviced at least once a year. Once a system starts to give you trouble it is a serious costly headache to rectify.

      The average price of a licensed desludging company is approx 240euro. Keep you receipts so you can show any member of a local authority that you are maintaining the system in-case they implement a monitoring system in the next few years.

      If you need to find a Site Assessor or desludging company then click here.

      http://www.siteassessor.com/find-an-expert.html

      best of luck
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