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Name:   John C The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   Septic Tank talk
Date:   3/27/2012 10:50:56 PM

if you have never had it done, I would have it pumped so you can start with a clean slate. I bought a new house in 08 and it had been vacant for 1.5 years, then was a rental for 2, so it had been a while since an owner lived in it. I pumped it just to start a fresh.

Oddly, septic guys tell me that infrequent (part time) use is worse on a system for tree roots because the roots must infest the lines to find water, whereas a full timer would be putting out water more regularly.

Also oddly enough septic systems are rated by the # of bedrooms, not bathrooms, in a home.  I guess they figure that bedrooms are more accurate way to estimate people.

Also see below a post I wrote in 08, ignore my attempts at humor at the bottom, but I did think the test of "flushable" wipes was enlightening, at least to me.

URL: Guerrilla Septic Tank tactics
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Septic Tank Rules - wehapa - 3/27/2012 9:12:12 PM
     Septic Tank Rules - Ulysses E. McGill - 3/27/2012 10:11:46 PM
     BTW - Ulysses E. McGill - 3/27/2012 10:28:28 PM
     Septic Tank talk - John C - 3/27/2012 10:50:56 PM
          Septic Tank talk - Ulysses E. McGill - 3/27/2012 11:53:21 PM
               Septic Tank talk - lakeplumber - 3/28/2012 7:09:40 AM
     Septic Tank Rules - Summer Lover - 3/27/2012 11:33:01 PM
          Septic Tank Rules - wehapa - 3/28/2012 9:48:43 PM
     Septic Tank Rules - greycove - 3/30/2012 2:58:30 PM



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