It is obvious you care a lot about your customers, that is rare in the world today. You should be VERY proud of your work ethic, your folks must have raised you with skill!
just finding someone to work in those conditions is very rare today, I just finished digging up a system in the rain and mud, but had to be done, the people couldn't use the bathroom the morning after Thanksgiving... love his mall at 7:42
Msgt D Oorah 1 second ago We The Few are back ... thank you , some of my troops are like you .. We got your message. We expected this attack and were not taken by surprise. We continue with you and others .. Our love , our light, our strength and protection for you JC KAY. OORAH! ✝ALL CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE NOR SLAVERY NOR SACRIFICE. THEY WILL NEVER BE ALONG. G'D SPEED PATRIOR. WWG1WGA! ...""Freedom is not Free'''''.. DOMINION AI MACHINES are still in use around the world to control elections . The OCCULT CCP has control of all the DEMONCRACKS and GOP TRAITORS also All those collaborators who support the Occult .. Prepare all you sinners G'D Justice is upon you and ours ..FEAR is what make you weak .. Righteous one believe in yourself and your power .OORAH!!
the thing that really impresses me is u don't have the flashest gear but u leave ur job sites lookin 10 x beter than people that have the mac daddy million dollar equipment that says alot abowt u and ur attitude, keep it up bro,
The high dollar big daddies need to get to that next job quick; they need the money to make the bank payment on that fancy equipment!! They miss one payment and they're through! So much for doing a good job!!! It's boarder line desperation working for the banksters!!!!
Andrew Camarata Hey, just curious how many bathrooms that house has. Our local code calls for 25 feet of tunnel for every toilet, so I ended up installing 3 times as much as you when building my house. Of course this is in the SE US so while my terrain looks similar to that house, percolation rates and stc are probably different. Thanks If you can answer, and Peace
2 days completed. I'm and out fast and quality. One of you pluses is your finishing work. Cleaning the site before you leave. Your really good at this Andrew. Bravo!
I agree. You pay attention to the details right up to the end. Makes it an art. It's an awesome feeling to not feel pressured or hurried. Customers love it too. Over my career of landscape construction staring 1975 it's been about fifty-fifty working alone vs. small crews. Honestly things take longer alone but the emotional return and quality of results makes working alone my favorite. You really inspire me Andrew,...you've been graced to take the road less traveled and am sure Ur aware of that on some level. I dream now of moving back to the mainland and starting a whole new phase of my life running big equipment moving earth and doing maintenance & construction like you. Damn I miss the mountains and all the space to spread out and create. You are in Paradise too,...You know that, right ?! Blessings Oahu, HI 2019
I know the people that use you are so happy to have found you because of all the little special attentions you throw at there property. You are a classic example of what my brothers and me call the DRT''''s (doing the right thing). We always went out of way to spoil the customer and it paid off in huge dividends and I know full well that you enjoy the same rewards. Great job Andrew!
A Camarata classic from the archives! I'm dealing with a failed leach field so time to get to work. I like how you did a hybrid approach with using both gravel and the tunnel system. nice. Most vids with the tunnel just throw it straight on bare soil.
I’m impressed that you get your jobs done AND get so much video and do a great job editing the jobs into something interesting. Easy to overlook how much work goes into the video portion.
I like watching your videos, you do so many different projects. Never heard of a Leach Field, much less knew what it was for. Learn about many things watching your videos, even how to repair equipment that I will never own, well after watching you video on your UTV, I am thinking of getting one. Thanks for sharing you life with us all.
Nice job on the leach field repair and replacement, Andrew. I love when homeowners tell you they need their drain or leach field repaired or replaced and when you get there you find a damn cesspool. :-)
Thanks. Yeah, that's usually the case. I was there a few months prior looking at it, and there was a little water coming out. He waited it for it to completely fail before having it fixed.
Growing up, my family was poor. One summer, our drain field failed. We couldn’t afford an excavation company, so I got out there and dug a new drain field by shovel. Five rows, each about 75 feet long and seven feet deep. The worst part was when I had to dig close to the septic tank and d-box. It’s was pretty shitty.
Casper Wolf: it was a very hot summer so I worked on it mainly in the morning and then again from 5-ish until sundown. I guess it was about three or four weeks before I got all the trenches dug, pipe laid, filled, and closed. Luckily I didn’t hit very many big rocks when digging.
When I sold my house I was worried that the leach field would d ail since it was 35 yrs old. My realtor made such a big deal about it. Also I remember my neighbor paying 20k to replace his leach field. You make it look easy!
Great Job Andrew!!! One man's crap is another man's gold!! Bet he was glad to see you! You do finish the job better than anyone I've seen. Cleanup is as important as the job itself.
Yeah, he had me look at it this spring when the ground was a drop soggy by the tank, he said he didn't have the money, but than the septic started running out of the ground by the house after a big rain, and it turned into an emergency repair, and he sure had the money than.
Love your channel and have spent hours watching your videos. I think you need to do a video on using aircrete and buy the Little Dragon or make one for a DYI aircrete System. Aircrete would have been perfect for your hot tub and grotto. To all those septic experts commenting on permits, percs, and soil, you need to think a little more logically. We all urinate at most a 1/2 gallon per day. Go out an dump a 1/2 gallon of urine in your yard. Most people that have wells and septics are on bigger plots too. That 1/2 gallon will do absolutely nothing to your yard or the ground water. Now multiply it by 5 members in a household. You are now at 2 and 1/2 gallons. It will do zero to your yard and will evaporate or soak in before the day is over. Now dilute that water with all of your toilet flushes, showers, teeth brushings, dish washing and laundry and don’t forget rain and we are talking about gallons and gallons of water diluting your urine going out into the yard. There is zero to worry about. Now then there is also the food we eat that gets put in fancy North Face brown puffer jackets and hangs out in the cement or plastic septic tanks and then the water runs by and Parties with the jackets. All those gallons of water carry a little something extra, but it is underground and so diluted it is all so harmless. If you want to know if the effluent is harmless, go look at the grass near a septic tank that has been in a state of over flow. It is the lushest green you will ever see. What is my point? People are worried about effluent that if used and sprayed all over the yard, would give you the greenest yard ever, but ironically we call Green Lawn and Eco Lab and ACME Grass to put all kinds of dangerous chemicals to kill weeds and bugs and nobody worries about that run off, when all that we need for the healthiest lawn ever is sitting in the septic tank. I have an estimate for what you just did in this video, and in plain English it says to budget $45,000 for a leach field replacement. So Andy...hold your head high. You threaded the needle to help the little guy, and provided a safe leach field and ensured no dangerous water will make it to the Hudson and did it without going through the grifter system.
thanks for sharing the video you get a mighty fine job the only thing I would have done different was pulled those trees out that was near the leach line those roots will plug up the leech line within 5 years I like to keep trees and growing bushes 75 ft away from my septic system
when laying pipe, the water should always flow from the straight end of a section into the bell end of the next section, not out of the bell and into the straight
@@eddiehernandez854 its not about pressure its about making a smooth transition just in case something were to be in the pipe don't want it to get hung at that point.
I agree, I have installed that brand system you have 5 years ago and it is top notch!!Some of the issues you have with the rubber tracks I was told rocks kick them off and you and I are working in very rocky areas, when you here popping and clicking I was told to sweep out the rock or run the machine back and forth to help them roll out. Hope that helps! Keep up the good work!
Hello Andrew, how are you doing at this time ?I am doing great sitting at home, lol but I thank God I don't have the virus. I watch you all the time, like I said before I have never saw a man work so hard, and you are good at everything you do, eventhough you did not go to College. You know I watch your videos and the way you talk explaining everything you are good at what you do, I know that your wife are very proud of you, I hope one day I meet a gentleman like you, have a bless day.
@Daniel Sherwood right. When I started educating customers not how to do the job but as to what I was doing. They became more comfortable with me doing their work. Which in turn caused more work! You also stay fresh on your knowledge as well
The pipe from the tank to leach fields can be pitched... leach field itself should be perfectly level so water drains evenly, doesn’t pool up and fail starting one side to the other, this leach field is definatly fixed but would last longer if leach field was level. Good work brother
I would love to see your price on this job compared to the big boy septic companies,I see time and materials and very low overhead on your part.Keep on stylin man,i love these jobs.
8:35 I don't understand why the opening (flap) from this underground channel has not been marked. He was overwhelmed and no one knows where he is. Digging again here may result in accidental damage.
Hell... people hating on your repair. They shouldve saw how my grandfather did our septic/leach field in the mid 80's, it was all haggard and still working great till this day.
LoL you just described what I'm finding outside our house that my grandfather built back in 1970. He made creative use of cinder blocks and plastic pipes. It's haggard. But it held up for about 50 years.
Andrew .. you are the man to do such a disgusting job as repairing a leach reach. Had to do that myself on our home in Wyoming. Had to rent the backhoe, install a new septic tank, 50 to 70 feet of line and many new "infiltrators" or what you called high capacity units. No fun.
love the videos ! you do great work....only thing I would ever critique is maybe to put a tarp down and put the dirt on top. I wouldn't want my yard getting all messed up by dirt! love your videos!!!
good job . i replaced my septic tank with a 1200 gallon cinderblock cesspool and found a 4-500 gallon cwsspool that i put an overflow pipe into. the cinderblocks , lid pvc pipe and excavating cost me. under $500 back in 1980s in NYS . No engineers required, no inspectors etc. Never had a problem with it . My grandkids will be retired before that baby needs service. A buddy of mine had to have an engineered septic designed by a PE. ,and installed by a county approved septic system installer a few years later. It was in a watershed district, and it cost him about 20 thou. Thiw was in 1989 or 1990
hi Andrew i am from Mauritius in Indian ocean i see the work you done but here we make it differently one thing i found that you are like mike plumber ,operator /mechanic learn in a different way after excavate the trench must be meter with a slope of 1 cm and the pipe must be slotted to 65% each side with a distance of 10 cm this to protect the pipe crush and the pipe must be sewer type pn 10 ist step excavate trench 2nd trimming of trench then laying of géotextile membrane the a bedding of 15 cm with 30 to 40 mm gravels then laid the pipe after then you backfill with gravel 40 cm you the géotextile and then finally backfill with soil i made it several time and it work for several year
i once lived with my grandmother, we had a septic tank at the end of the garden, i always wondered why the grass was wet, after watching Andrews videos now i know :)
People should be able to do whatever they want on their own property,but if you tried that in my county you would be in handcuffs. Health department tyrants!
First of all great video and thank you for showing us how you do things. I do the same work with my father here in Georgia and I can say that it's similar to where you live. Here we just install the chamber by itself ( no gravel,sand,ect..). The installer needs a license and has to apply for a permit but no engineer is involved ( unless the ground is complete garbage). The inspector goes to the site prior to our work, writes down the general area where they want it and will come to inspect before we cover up to take records/measurements. I would recommend a quick release bucket for digging smaller trenches quicker and less time spent covering up. Everything else is just preference. Great job man!!
I wish my replacement drain field was that easy. I guess health dept rules different in each county and state. I had three 100+ foot long, very deep rows of ditches and baffles out front. A smaller one from the septic tank leading to another one which was deep curving around into my side yard, finally connecting to the front yard. No gravel. Done by licensed installer with county permits.
@Free abortion for all girls and women And I like it When you have the bell end of the pipe going the wrong way on a gravity drainage systems you are susceptible to clogging as debris catches on the pipe ends facing uphill, this is pipe layer 101.
Only applicable on the house sewage side of the tank. Effluent side should have no solids. Not saying that its not best practice for the sake of consistency, just that it isn't required and makes minimal to no difference.
In the old days before PVC, it was important to assemble the pipe as you stated so it would act as a funnel and not leak. With today’s PVC and glue makes a very good connection and doesn’t require orientation anymore.
Love the Septic Chambers! not just better & efficient & massive flow but it's save $$$ in leach field service in the long run. The pvc pipes with pre-drill holes is awful idea cuz moisture and rain will saturate the soil and seep into these tiny holes and all it needs is to clog up the 1st few feet of the pipes and the total leach field is a total failure. not to mention if it's a mountainous area then the roots will penetrate these tiny holes and again all it needs is to clog the 1st few feet of the leach field and it'll fail the whole leach field system. i don't see many contractors using the "Chambers", so i'm not sure if it's Legal per certain local/state Codes.
Nice Job man, bottom line... This customer of yours was in a tough spot and you made something happen for very short money. Whatever time they get out of it is time they can use to save money up for the crazy expensive system that will "never fail" if they really feel like they need it... BTW, has anyone ever seen a "guarantee" on a septic system? Hell's no! No installer is going to sign his name to a guarantee---other than on his workmanship---soil, groundwater, trees, people etc are all unpredictable and clearly shit happens! ok sorry, that one slipped out. LOL!
Very nice job but you need to bed your pipe before back filling your pipe. That protects the pipe from rocks and it also protects you from redoing a job because of a rock that broke your pipe. Just a little bit of advice from someone that has been there
Andrew Tiefry thanks. I think that schedule 40 is bulletproof, I've never had a problem with that. Maybe if it was thin wall of even sdr35, it would need sand or something.
Yeah, that's a very good idea. That wouldn't be necessary in this case, because the ground under the pipe was not disturbed and had already settled. I often make sure I pack the area tightly when backfilling around a new septic tank. Did you see my test video testing the SCH40 pipe? I don't think that would break off easily. Maybe thin wall or the green pipe.
I had to dig one up last year, done exactly like this with sch 40. The backfill material was too soft (looked similar to yours) and the inlet and outlet developed swayback/low spots
we did a geothermal system and had like 12 1" black water lines which is heavier then the sch 40 and ill be damed if we didnt have to dig up their front yard and sidewalk from a single freakin rock that just hit the pipe so perfect and punctured it! we couldnt believe it! i tried to blame the excavator operator but we dug it up and was a rock haha!
"only southerners" lmfao alright, let me guess they're the only people that hunt, fish, do blue collar work, drive semis, pour concrete, farm, build houses too, right?
I have never had a septic tank, but I wonder about the PVC being run under an unpaved road. For example your dump truck would not compromise the pipe? I just purchased a property with a septic system.
Very nice video Andrew and you give some great tips for people that may need to do this in the future! I'm sure you saved this guy a LOT of money since you don't have a big crew and fancy machines with large payments! Oh, got my shirt the other day, looks great! Thank you!
I have to agree. The over lap should not be hit by running water. I was surprised he did that... I do like the new location easy to seep into the adjacent swamp.
Yes, he should've cut the bell off the first section, then put the rest of them on accordingly. He's a smart guy, but I hope he reads these comments from us "experts". :)
Love how clean the site was left!!!!!!! I'm in my grandparents home now, and our septic is near to fifty years old. I have had it pumped every two years. It was a gift to me and our fam but was hardly maintained. We just had the February snow/ice storm here in Maryland and in a day my septic ran into my shower. Its taken us 5 years to barely get on our feet. Estimates here for this run 5-20,000$!!!!!! Suggestions???????? No, movinfg is not an option. Applied for xmas in April and everything else.
This is the same problem I am having with our home. It's so financially and emotionally straining to need to put a new septic tank in. They basically rob you
@@h2ouxb No guarantee of that, he should know better if he is in this business. There is no bedding under the first section of pipe from tank to leach field, lots of gaps under pipe that will definitely rely settle due to backfill surcharge and traffic on driveway.
Thanks for the video, I've got to replace my leach field. Had a guy spread fertilizer and the extra he decided to put in my yard. In the process he drove over my leach field and ruted it up and broke the leach pipe in two spots. So now I'm going to have it repaired like what you did.
Good Job. But I wonder....where was the inspector? Did they purchase a repair permit? Did inspector check level grade on leach field line? How much fill dirt cover can you have on the leach field line? I like that you added washed stone gravel. It’s good that you pointed out the importance of the baffle (t fitting on 4 inch pvc in exit of tank). The t will simulate a baffle and keep solid out of leach field line. I hope you used caution around the risk of viruses in the effluent waste. Yikes. I have gotten very sick working around sewer all my life. Not fun. - I love the yanmar. Why does the track come off? Idler worn?
Beautiful! Just what I need to do at my cabin in the woods. I guess those baffles also help with roots? and the landscape fabric. I'll bet that damn guy could have hugged you after fixing a problem like that and leaving the site so nice. Funny to hear these armchairs giving you advice when you obviously wrote the book and have the videos to prove it.
Don't worry, they'll be able to hug him when he's called back for repairs. And I'm not an armchair, been doing this work for sixteen years now. And have seen it all when it comes to septic system repair. And i gaurentee you that job was one hundred percent illegally done. I don't care what state you're from, you're not allowed to move an existing system. It's not repair at that point but new construction, and all applicable codes for new construction must be followed. Including digging perc test holes, not looking around and saying, i think over there looks good.
We just had a septic tank and leech field installed. New or repair is no different, our county officials require, pre-plan drawing, perc test and pre-site inspection before doing anything. We have gravel/sandy soil that water runs though and drains fast. They required 2-75' long leech lines for a 2-3 bedroom house and also require vertical inspection ports at both ends of each leech line. So many rules here and we live in a designated wilderness area. I love Andrews videos even if the rules are different I still learn a lot.
I wish septic fields were that easy where I'm in Western Canada, they have to be engineered and approved, a basic gravity fed drain field a person is looking at 10-15,000 dollars, most drain fields have to be pressurized systems now your looking at 30-40,000 dollars. Most contractors don't want to do septic systems because of the regulations plus the fact the contractor is liable for any failures for the life of that field. If you are a home owner and you've screwed up your septic system from neglect its going to cost you a fortune.
New systems here need to be engineered and approved, repairs don't. But for new smaller systems, many people choose not to have it engineered/approved. Sometimes engineers don't know as much as they should.
It’s a risk to the homeowner not having it engineered, perc tested, etc. If they sell the property and the field fails or doesn’t pass a dye test, they can get sued by the buyer and have to shell out $20k for a new system. But few homeowners have $20k sitting around to repair a system. I have to say that a friend had a system that needed to be pumped and an improperly repaired pipe fixed and they didn’t ask too many questions about the rest of the system either!
Love your videos but there’s no way that field is going to last long... that’s not NEAR enough infiltrators. Not even close man. You need like 200-300 feet for most houses and they have to be level.
Over all very nice. One change/suggestion, lay the pipe so the bell end is on the upstream side. Slightly less of a chance of debris getting caught in a joint.
The baffle should have been a little longer unless it is a ledge or lowboy tank. When I do baffles I measure top of tee to bottom of cover opening, you should have a air gap of at least two inches when cover is on to let air from roof vent flow thru tank to leach field. I just cut top of tee off to be sure. Also putting a vent on end of leach field would help.
@@AndrewCamarata That would also explain the PVC seams which I thought were backwards. (See my take above.) Amazing that I could be critical of anything you do, knowing I could never do anything you do... Love your channel, dude, and recommend it to all kinds of folk.
I like those Tunnel things you used!, That's alot better than just the Perferated Pipe!, Here in Harris County Texas this type of system hasn't been allowed since the 80's!, Has to be a " Arobic " Type
Not once did I see a level of any sort, not handheld or laser as you dug that trench. When you back-filled it, I cringed watching as you piled all the weight on the end near the tank. The pipe had no support under it as you piled it on, may have created a low spot.. Just curious too about an inspector? Guess there is none in that state?
Other people have asked similar questions. I was using a level the whole time, it was the water flowing down the trench. The pitch from the tank to the field doesn't matter as long as its pitched. That SCH40 pipe will be fine. Repairs don't need inspection. New systems do.
I can agree with that.. I thought there is a chance the laser wasn't ever in the shot.. I agree too about the pipe being fine, but sometimes the right hit from a large rock near the tank can damage it. The little area under it without backfill could have sunk, but you would have noticed the baffle raised a little. That is a new field bed (system), isn't it? I know laws/regulations differ state to state, not ruffling your feathers really just curious.
I love seeing how guys in the states do things compared to the UK. Ive worked for a drainage company which then expanded into construction and civils for over 20yrs, and i wish I could have an Andrew Camarata on every site!
Done the same thing Andrew. Forgot PVC hack saw and used a hand tree saw. Job done ! Some where along the line purchased a cheap batt sawzall,... much easier, LOL !
since it was going under the driveway why not use sch 80 pipe? wouldnt that be stronger? i ask because the septic tank outlet pipe to dist. box just failed on me. and its under my driveway. i just hope my drain fields are still good. what did you charge for this job also??
Thanks. I sometimes do that, especially with stuff that's delicate, dangerous, or hard to repair. Those materials are none of that. Plus you really need to be digging hard to break that white pipe, its very strong. Plus whenever someone is digging on a new site, they should ask the home owner where buried utility's are.
Nice job Andy. Just an FYI, we recently had a geothermal system put in, a 50'x100' pit and 200' of trench to the foundation, They laid a metallic tape down as they backfilled and then tagged it at the foundation showing you could then use a metal detector to find it if needed.
It is obvious you care a lot about your customers, that is rare in the world today. You should be VERY proud of your work ethic, your folks must have raised you with skill!
Yeah!
just finding someone to work in those conditions is very rare today, I just finished digging up a system in the rain and mud, but had to be done, the people couldn't use the bathroom the morning after Thanksgiving... love his mall at 7:42
@Pantyboy SISSY Susanne Belinda Andrew Camarata has just replaced a leach field, using chambers after an old leach field was ruined by sludge.
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We The Few are back ... thank you , some of my troops are like you .. We got your message. We expected this attack and were not taken by surprise. We continue with you and others .. Our love , our light, our strength and protection for you JC KAY. OORAH!
✝ALL CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE NOR SLAVERY NOR SACRIFICE. THEY WILL NEVER BE ALONG. G'D SPEED PATRIOR. WWG1WGA! ...""Freedom is not Free'''''.. DOMINION AI MACHINES are still in use around the world to control elections . The OCCULT CCP has control of all the DEMONCRACKS and GOP TRAITORS also All those collaborators who support the Occult .. Prepare all you sinners G'D Justice is upon you and ours ..FEAR is what make you weak .. Righteous one believe in yourself and your power .OORAH!!
the thing that really impresses me is u don't have the flashest gear but u leave ur job sites lookin 10 x beter than people that have the mac daddy million dollar equipment that says alot abowt u and ur attitude, keep it up bro,
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Thanks, yeah those were a drop difficult to put together, I may get 20's next time. I wear XL shirt.
The high dollar big daddies need to get to that next job quick; they need the money to make the bank payment on that fancy equipment!! They miss one payment and they're through! So much for doing a good job!!! It's boarder line desperation working for the banksters!!!!
I could not have seed it better.
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Hey, just curious how many bathrooms that house has. Our local code calls for 25 feet of tunnel for every toilet, so I ended up installing 3 times as much as you when building my house.
Of course this is in the SE US so while my terrain looks similar to that house, percolation rates and stc are probably different.
Thanks If you can answer, and
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2 days completed. I'm and out fast and quality.
One of you pluses is your finishing work. Cleaning the site before you leave. Your really good at this Andrew. Bravo!
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I agree.
You pay attention to the details right up to the end. Makes it an art. It's an awesome feeling to not feel pressured or hurried. Customers love it too.
Over my career of landscape construction staring 1975 it's been about fifty-fifty working alone vs. small crews. Honestly things take longer alone but the emotional return and quality of results makes working alone my favorite. You really inspire me Andrew,...you've been graced to take the road less traveled and am sure Ur aware of that on some level. I dream now of moving back to the mainland and starting a whole new phase of my life running big equipment moving earth and doing maintenance & construction like you. Damn I miss the mountains and all the space to spread out and create. You are in Paradise too,...You know that, right ?!
Blessings
Oahu, HI 2019
I know the people that use you are so happy to have found you because of all the little special attentions you throw at there property. You are a classic example of what my brothers and me call the DRT''''s (doing the right thing). We always went out of way to spoil the customer and it paid off in huge dividends and I know full well that you enjoy the same rewards. Great job Andrew!
A Camarata classic from the archives! I'm dealing with a failed leach field so time to get to work. I like how you did a hybrid approach with using both gravel and the tunnel system. nice. Most vids with the tunnel just throw it straight on bare soil.
I’m impressed that you get your jobs done AND get so much video and do a great job editing the jobs into something interesting. Easy to overlook how much work goes into the video portion.
I like watching your videos, you do so many different projects. Never heard of a Leach Field, much less knew what it was for. Learn about many things watching your videos, even how to repair equipment that I will never own, well after watching you video on your UTV, I am thinking of getting one.
Thanks for sharing you life with us all.
Dude I found your channel the other day and it's awesome! I've watch probably 20 of your uploads. They're great and you do really good work.
Thanks.
Nice job on the leach field repair and replacement, Andrew. I love when homeowners tell you they need their drain or leach field repaired or replaced and when you get there you find a damn cesspool. :-)
Thanks. Yeah, that's usually the case. I was there a few months prior looking at it, and there was a little water coming out. He waited it for it to completely fail before having it fixed.
You did a great job even though...:-)
Andrew Camarata I thought on these types of systems they use sand instead of stone. Just curious but great job by the way
Growing up, my family was poor. One summer, our drain field failed. We couldn’t afford an excavation company, so I got out there and dug a new drain field by shovel. Five rows, each about 75 feet long and seven feet deep. The worst part was when I had to dig close to the septic tank and d-box. It’s was pretty shitty.
I reckon you can say, 'you've shoveled your own shit.'
How long did that take?
Mechanisation and tractors in particular have been transformative.
Casper Wolf: it was a very hot summer so I worked on it mainly in the morning and then again from 5-ish until sundown. I guess it was about three or four weeks before I got all the trenches dug, pipe laid, filled, and closed. Luckily I didn’t hit very many big rocks when digging.
Much respect to You !
When I sold my house I was worried that the leach field would d ail since it was 35 yrs old. My realtor made such a big deal about it. Also I remember my neighbor paying 20k to replace his leach field. You make it look easy!
Great Job Andrew!!! One man's crap is another man's gold!! Bet he was glad to see you! You do finish the job better than anyone I've seen. Cleanup is as important as the job itself.
Yeah, he had me look at it this spring when the ground was a drop soggy by the tank, he said he didn't have the money, but than the septic started running out of the ground by the house after a big rain, and it turned into an emergency repair, and he sure had the money than.
I can't believe you did all that in 13 minutes.
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Andrew.. Great job and so well explained for those of us who are not up on the workings of replacing a field.
Love your channel and have spent hours watching your videos.
I think you need to do a video on using aircrete and buy the Little Dragon or make one for a DYI aircrete System. Aircrete would have been perfect for your hot tub and grotto.
To all those septic experts commenting on permits, percs, and soil, you need to think a little more logically.
We all urinate at most a 1/2 gallon per day. Go out an dump a 1/2 gallon of urine in your yard. Most people that have wells and septics are on bigger plots too. That 1/2 gallon will do absolutely nothing to your yard or the ground water. Now multiply it by 5 members in a household. You are now at 2 and 1/2 gallons. It will do zero to your yard and will evaporate or soak in before the day is over.
Now dilute that water with all of your toilet flushes, showers, teeth brushings, dish washing and laundry and don’t forget rain and we are talking about gallons and gallons of water diluting your urine going out into the yard. There is zero to worry about.
Now then there is also the food we eat that gets put in fancy North Face brown puffer jackets and hangs out in the cement or plastic septic tanks and then the water runs by and Parties with the jackets. All those gallons of water carry a little something extra, but it is underground and so diluted it is all so harmless.
If you want to know if the effluent is harmless, go look at the grass near a septic tank that has been in a state of over flow. It is the lushest green you will ever see.
What is my point? People are worried about effluent that if used and sprayed all over the yard, would give you the greenest yard ever, but ironically we call Green Lawn and Eco Lab and ACME Grass to put all kinds of dangerous chemicals to kill weeds and bugs and nobody worries about that run off, when all that we need for the healthiest lawn ever is sitting in the septic tank.
I have an estimate for what you just did in this video, and in plain English it says to budget $45,000 for a leach field replacement.
So Andy...hold your head high. You threaded the needle to help the little guy, and provided a safe leach field and ensured no dangerous water will make it to the Hudson and did it without going through the grifter system.
thanks for sharing the video you get a mighty fine job the only thing I would have done different was pulled those trees out that was near the leach line those roots will plug up the leech line within 5 years I like to keep trees and growing bushes 75 ft away from my septic system
when laying pipe, the water should always flow from the straight end of a section into the bell end of the next section, not out of the bell and into the straight
Yes u write but remember no pressure in this pipe
@@eddiehernandez854 its not about pressure its about making a smooth transition just in case something were to be in the pipe don't want it to get hung at that point.
I agree, I have installed that brand system you have 5 years ago and it is top notch!!Some of the issues you have with the rubber tracks I was told rocks kick them off and you and I are working in very rocky areas, when you here popping and clicking I was told to sweep out the rock or run the machine back and forth to help them roll out. Hope that helps! Keep up the good work!
Hello Andrew, how are you doing at this time ?I am doing great sitting at home, lol but I thank God I don't have the virus. I watch you all the time, like I said before I have never saw a man work so hard, and you are good at everything you do, eventhough you did not go to College. You know I watch your videos and the way you talk explaining everything you are good at what you do, I know that your wife are very proud of you, I hope one day I meet a gentleman like you, have a bless day.
No old man, he's not going to reuse the old broken pipes from the 1960s on the new job. Don't worry.
@Daniel Sherwood right. When I started educating customers not how to do the job but as to what I was doing. They became more comfortable with me doing their work. Which in turn caused more work! You also stay fresh on your knowledge as well
Just tell your client to dig up the old pipes himself, clean them all up, repair them, and sure, I'll reuse it all!
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Andrew, as always I learn something watching your videos. Brilliant job.
I really am inspired by your work ethic and quality of work. You lead such a cool life and career!
Thanks
You’re do a great job, no cutting corners, that is why you will always have work. Customers appreciate this!
The pipe from the tank to leach fields can be pitched... leach field itself should be perfectly level so water drains evenly, doesn’t pool up and fail starting one side to the other, this leach field is definatly fixed but would last longer if leach field was level. Good work brother
Your neighbours/clients must be very happy you live nearby! Excellent job...nicely done!
As well as hugely entertaining to watch, this channel is so educational.
Thank you for your popular e-learning delivery lesson for this week 😜
Should have installed an affluent filter in the baffle and added a riser with access to the tank.
That's what I was thinking.
I would love to see your price on this job compared to the big boy septic companies,I see time and materials and very low overhead on your part.Keep on stylin man,i love these jobs.
Good you replaced that so quickly! It is also great how cleaned up you leave your working areas.
Watching an Artist at work. This young man should be an inspiration to other young people.
Good work and I like the way you take the time to explain the job...Better than any Classroom teacher.
8:35 I don't understand why the opening (flap) from this underground channel has not been marked. He was overwhelmed and no one knows where he is. Digging again here may result in accidental damage.
A tradesman work is their signature, and this tradesman has very fine penmanship!
Hell... people hating on your repair. They shouldve saw how my grandfather did our septic/leach field in the mid 80's, it was all haggard and still working great till this day.
LoL you just described what I'm finding outside our house that my grandfather built back in 1970. He made creative use of cinder blocks and plastic pipes. It's haggard. But it held up for about 50 years.
Andrew .. you are the man to do such a disgusting job as repairing a leach reach. Had to do that myself on our home in Wyoming. Had to rent the backhoe, install a new septic tank, 50 to 70 feet of line and many new "infiltrators" or what you called high capacity units. No fun.
I started watching your videos when I ran across your hot water pressure washer. And now I’m addicted to watching your channel. Nice work bud 🤙🏾
Always polite and respectful in addition to a good job
The world is nuts right now and I'm just over here watching Andrew Camarata non-stop.
why am i compelled to watch your stuff? i don't know, but i do know you do a great job and make a great upload at the same time, keep it up and thanks
Milwaukee needs to send you a bunch of tools. I'd say you are a better candidate and investment then half these UA-camrs they do send tools to
love the videos ! you do great work....only thing I would ever critique is maybe to put a tarp down and put the dirt on top. I wouldn't want my yard getting all messed up by dirt! love your videos!!!
good job . i replaced my septic tank with a 1200 gallon cinderblock cesspool and found a 4-500 gallon cwsspool that i put an overflow pipe into. the cinderblocks , lid pvc pipe and excavating cost me. under $500 back in 1980s in NYS .
No engineers required, no inspectors etc. Never had a problem with it . My grandkids will be retired before that baby needs service.
A buddy of mine had to have an engineered septic designed by a PE. ,and installed by a county approved septic system installer a few years later. It was in a watershed district, and it cost him about 20 thou. Thiw was in 1989 or 1990
Setting a pool timer
hi Andrew i am from Mauritius in Indian ocean i see the work you done but here we make it differently one thing i found that you are like mike plumber ,operator /mechanic learn in a different way after excavate the trench must be meter with a slope of 1 cm and the pipe must be slotted to 65% each side with a distance of 10 cm this to protect the pipe crush and the pipe must be sewer type pn 10 ist step excavate trench 2nd trimming of trench then laying of géotextile membrane the a bedding of 15 cm with 30 to 40 mm gravels then laid the pipe after then you backfill with gravel 40 cm you the géotextile and then finally backfill with soil i made it several time and it work for several year
i once lived with my grandmother, we had a septic tank at the end of the garden, i always wondered why the grass was wet, after watching Andrews videos now i know :)
People should be able to do whatever they want on their own property,but if you tried that in my county you would be in handcuffs. Health department tyrants!
First of all great video and thank you for showing us how you do things.
I do the same work with my father here in Georgia and I can say that it's similar to where you live. Here we just install the chamber by itself ( no gravel,sand,ect..). The installer needs a license and has to apply for a permit but no engineer is involved ( unless the ground is complete garbage). The inspector goes to the site prior to our work, writes down the general area where they want it and will come to inspect before we cover up to take records/measurements.
I would recommend a quick release bucket for digging smaller trenches quicker and less time spent covering up. Everything else is just preference. Great job man!!
I'd say in this situation its more of a "hey buddie, can you do a septic?" Yeah man..be right over. In and out.
I need mine done. In Georgia
I wish my replacement drain field was that easy. I guess health dept rules different in each county and state. I had three 100+ foot long, very deep rows of ditches and baffles out front. A smaller one from the septic tank leading to another one which was deep curving around into my side yard, finally connecting to the front yard. No gravel. Done by licensed installer with county permits.
Good job Andrew you always seem to make a nice job of everything!
Thanks
Did the soil perk before you put the system?????
Never run the bell end of the pipe that way cut the bell end off the first piece and run the bell end opposite way
exactly !!!!!
Yes, Andrew did that WRONG...
@Free abortion for all girls and women And I like it When you have the bell end of the pipe going the wrong way on a gravity drainage systems you are susceptible to clogging as debris catches on the pipe ends facing uphill, this is pipe layer 101.
Only applicable on the house sewage side of the tank. Effluent side should have no solids.
Not saying that its not best practice for the sake of consistency, just that it isn't required and makes minimal to no difference.
In the old days before PVC, it was important to assemble the pipe as you stated so it would act as a funnel and not leak. With today’s PVC and glue makes a very good connection and doesn’t require orientation anymore.
Love the Septic Chambers! not just better & efficient & massive flow but it's save $$$ in leach field service in the long run.
The pvc pipes with pre-drill holes is awful idea cuz moisture and rain will saturate the soil and seep into these tiny holes and all it needs is to clog up the 1st few feet of the pipes and the total leach field is a total failure. not to mention if it's a mountainous area then the roots will penetrate these tiny holes and again all it needs is to clog the 1st few feet of the leach field and it'll fail the whole leach field system.
i don't see many contractors using the "Chambers", so i'm not sure if it's Legal per certain local/state
Codes.
Nice Job man, bottom line... This customer of yours was in a tough spot and you made something happen for very short money. Whatever time they get out of it is time they can use to save money up for the crazy expensive system that will "never fail" if they really feel like they need it... BTW, has anyone ever seen a "guarantee" on a septic system? Hell's no! No installer is going to sign his name to a guarantee---other than on his workmanship---soil, groundwater, trees, people etc are all unpredictable and clearly shit happens! ok sorry, that one slipped out. LOL!
What a dude , a one man wrecking crew. Really came out Nice..
Very nice job but you need to bed your pipe before back filling your pipe. That protects the pipe from rocks and it also protects you from redoing a job because of a rock that broke your pipe. Just a little bit of advice from someone that has been there
Andrew Tiefry thanks. I think that schedule 40 is bulletproof, I've never had a problem with that. Maybe if it was thin wall of even sdr35, it would need sand or something.
That's a good comment, I'm going to do a video very soon testing the strengths of all the different types of buried utility lines.
Yeah, that's a very good idea. That wouldn't be necessary in this case, because the ground under the pipe was not disturbed and had already settled. I often make sure I pack the area tightly when backfilling around a new septic tank. Did you see my test video testing the SCH40 pipe? I don't think that would break off easily. Maybe thin wall or the green pipe.
I had to dig one up last year, done exactly like this with sch 40. The backfill material was too soft (looked similar to yours) and the inlet and outlet developed swayback/low spots
we did a geothermal system and had like 12 1" black water lines which is heavier then the sch 40 and ill be damed if we didnt have to dig up their front yard and sidewalk from a single freakin rock that just hit the pipe so perfect and punctured it! we couldnt believe it! i tried to blame the excavator operator but we dug it up and was a rock haha!
Awesome job brother, I thought only Southerners knew how to operate an excavator like that. Loved your video.
"only southerners" lmfao alright, let me guess they're the only people that hunt, fish, do blue collar work, drive semis, pour concrete, farm, build houses too, right?
Good job. You are a hard working fellow. Blessings to you! 😎
Nine clean job on the back fill. Most of the contractors around here leave the area looking like a war zone.
Always kick ass videos, I don't know why I like them so much, but I do. !!! :)
Thanks
I have never had a septic tank, but I wonder about the PVC being run under an unpaved road.
For example your dump truck would not compromise the pipe?
I just purchased a property with a septic system.
Very nice video Andrew and you give some great tips for people that may need to do this in the future! I'm sure you saved this guy a LOT of money since you don't have a big crew and fancy machines with large payments! Oh, got my shirt the other day, looks great! Thank you!
Thanks, glad you like the shirt.
Good job young man, good job. I must say I hope you don't wear those boots in the house. My wife would trip a two hundred amp breaker.
As a general rule you should put the slip joints the other way around.
I have to agree. The over lap should not be hit by running water. I was surprised he did that...
I do like the new location easy to seep into the adjacent swamp.
And make sure the tank has been pumped before you replace the field...
He said it was,but no proof 100 pct. I guess.
Yes, he should've cut the bell off the first section, then put the rest of them on accordingly. He's a smart guy, but I hope he reads these comments from us "experts". :)
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Wow very large expansion, good for them. Great videos. Keep em coming.
I like that pluming hammer Lol
Good job man! I'm impressed at how you did it all by yourself.
is a perc test required when replacing existing drain field
Love how clean the site was left!!!!!!! I'm in my grandparents home now, and our septic is near to fifty years old. I have had it pumped every two years. It was a gift to me and our fam but was hardly maintained. We just had the February snow/ice storm here in Maryland and in a day my septic ran into my shower. Its taken us 5 years to barely get on our feet. Estimates here for this run 5-20,000$!!!!!! Suggestions???????? No, movinfg is not an option. Applied for xmas in April and everything else.
This is the same problem I am having with our home. It's so financially and emotionally straining to need to put a new septic tank in. They basically rob you
Andrew! You laid the pipe backwards.
That was my question (see above.)
In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter
@@h2ouxb No guarantee of that, he should know better if he is in this business. There is no bedding under the first section of pipe from tank to leach field, lots of gaps under pipe that will definitely rely settle due to backfill surcharge and traffic on driveway.
Andrew sos mi idolo !! no teme ensuciarse los pies con lodo !! buen trabajo
And up from the ground came a bubbling crude, Oil that is, Black Gold, Texas Tea! (a line from the Beverly Hillbilly's song)
Also, the bell of the pipe should be facing toward the uphill side.
I bet that smelled like fresh baked chocolate chip cookies!
Thanks for the video, I've got to replace my leach field. Had a guy spread fertilizer and the extra he decided to put in my yard. In the process he drove over my leach field and ruted it up and broke the leach pipe in two spots. So now I'm going to have it repaired like what you did.
Instead of rock ,stick your shovel on end of pipe - no level ? Need grade to field .Piping ‘Shoot into bell’
Good Job. But I wonder....where was the inspector? Did they purchase a repair permit? Did inspector check level grade on leach field line? How much fill dirt cover can you have on the leach field line? I like that you added washed stone gravel. It’s good that you pointed out the importance of the baffle (t fitting on 4 inch pvc in exit of tank). The t will simulate a baffle and keep solid out of leach field line. I hope you used caution around the risk of viruses in the effluent waste. Yikes. I have gotten very sick working around sewer all my life. Not fun. - I love the yanmar. Why does the track come off? Idler worn?
Beautiful! Just what I need to do at my cabin in the woods. I guess those baffles also help with roots? and the landscape fabric. I'll bet that damn guy could have hugged you after fixing a problem like that and leaving the site so nice.
Funny to hear these armchairs giving you advice when you obviously wrote the book and have the videos to prove it.
They probably do. Usually you only want grass over your septic area.
Don't worry, they'll be able to hug him when he's called back for repairs. And I'm not an armchair, been doing this work for sixteen years now. And have seen it all when it comes to septic system repair. And i gaurentee you that job was one hundred percent illegally done. I don't care what state you're from, you're not allowed to move an existing system. It's not repair at that point but new construction, and all applicable codes for new construction must be followed. Including digging perc test holes, not looking around and saying, i think over there looks good.
H T fuuuuuuuuuuck off hero.
We just had a septic tank and leech field installed. New or repair is no different, our county officials require, pre-plan drawing, perc test and pre-site inspection before doing anything. We have gravel/sandy soil that water runs though and drains fast. They required 2-75' long leech lines for a 2-3 bedroom house and also require vertical inspection ports at both ends of each leech line. So many rules here and we live in a designated wilderness area. I love Andrews videos even if the rules are different I still learn a lot.
There isn't much Andrew can't do. Nice work.
I wish septic fields were that easy where I'm in Western Canada, they have to be engineered and approved, a basic gravity fed drain field a person is looking at 10-15,000 dollars, most drain fields have to be pressurized systems now your looking at 30-40,000 dollars. Most contractors don't want to do septic systems because of the regulations plus the fact the contractor is liable for any failures for the life of that field. If you are a home owner and you've screwed up your septic system from neglect its going to cost you a fortune.
New systems here need to be engineered and approved, repairs don't. But for new smaller systems, many people choose not to have it engineered/approved. Sometimes engineers don't know as much as they should.
Andrew Camarata I agree in eastern Canada engineers want the most expensive systems but not the best system for the Application
bigfarmall35 thats why you just get it done by a local person you know and trust with experience.
It’s a risk to the homeowner not having it engineered, perc tested, etc. If they sell the property and the field fails or doesn’t pass a dye test, they can get sued by the buyer and have to shell out $20k for a new system. But few homeowners have $20k sitting around to repair a system. I have to say that a friend had a system that needed to be pumped and an improperly repaired pipe fixed and they didn’t ask too many questions about the rest of the system either!
Thanks for the video and I now understand how the chambers work in the leach field !
Love your videos but there’s no way that field is going to last long... that’s not NEAR enough infiltrators. Not even close man. You need like 200-300 feet for most houses and they have to be level.
@Gear Jammer won't matter about capacity its just gonna bleed straight out the side of the bank between virgin and made up ground.
Why didn't you put any gravel or sand below and around the sch 40 going to the leech field? Its going to settle and belly over time
Over all very nice. One change/suggestion, lay the pipe so the bell end is on the upstream side. Slightly less of a chance of debris getting caught in a joint.
Thanks, yes, I always do that from the house to the tank, after the tank I don't feel its as necessary.
Not going to matter after the tank as it is all liquid...
Very nice, quick work, and very quick inspection.
Water was still there the next day and you put the infiltrators in. You be fixing that in a couple years not even.
Good job. Trusting your customer is be very pleased with it.
The baffle should have been a little longer unless it is a ledge or lowboy tank. When I do baffles I measure top of tee to bottom of cover opening, you should have a air gap of at least two inches when cover is on to let air from roof vent flow thru tank to leach field. I just cut top of tee off to be sure. Also putting a vent on end of leach field would help.
Thanks for sharing. It's amazing how one person does the whole process.
Isn't the bell end of the pipe, supposed face the flow..
Yes, its not a bad idea. This is after the tank though, there are no solids to get stuck in the pipe.
@@AndrewCamarata That would also explain the PVC seams which I thought were backwards. (See my take above.) Amazing that I could be critical of anything you do, knowing I could never do anything you do... Love your channel, dude, and recommend it to all kinds of folk.
Andrew, you always do great work. On this job, is it just the camera angle, or me, that makes it look like that had to drain uphill?
I had to turn down the smellavision when that shit come out of the ground. It was not black gold or Texas tea, this is the kind of video I like
Another good job ,I wonder sometimes if the people realise the quality of work they are getting 👌.
Wow...way more professional than the one my plumber put in
I like those Tunnel things you used!, That's alot better than just the Perferated Pipe!, Here in Harris County Texas this type of system hasn't been allowed since the 80's!, Has to be a " Arobic " Type
Not once did I see a level of any sort, not handheld or laser as you dug that trench. When you back-filled it, I cringed watching as you piled all the weight on the end near the tank. The pipe had no support under it as you piled it on, may have created a low spot.. Just curious too about an inspector? Guess there is none in that state?
Other people have asked similar questions. I was using a level the whole time, it was the water flowing down the trench. The pitch from the tank to the field doesn't matter as long as its pitched. That SCH40 pipe will be fine. Repairs don't need inspection. New systems do.
I can agree with that.. I thought there is a chance the laser wasn't ever in the shot.. I agree too about the pipe being fine, but sometimes the right hit from a large rock near the tank can damage it. The little area under it without backfill could have sunk, but you would have noticed the baffle raised a little.
That is a new field bed (system), isn't it? I know laws/regulations differ state to state, not ruffling your feathers really just curious.
it does matter its an 1/8 per foot pitch, industry standard and code almost everywhere
bleachinuri yes, between the tank and house that's very important, after the tank it does not matter as long as it's going down hill.
Andrew Camarata actually it does matter it's code, at least where I am it is and I live in the Northeast part of the United States
I love seeing how guys in the states do things compared to the UK. Ive worked for a drainage company which then expanded into construction and civils for over 20yrs, and i wish I could have an Andrew Camarata on every site!
Why do you always wear rubber boots until you start doing concrete work or septic repairs then you switch and ruin your leather wk boots :)
HAHAHA soooo true
In Florida we have to dig down most times to the water table(not that deep) and back fill with perk sand. Must be different up there.
I like the pvc saw.
It worked, usually a sawzall is my tool of choice, I forgot it though.
Done the same thing Andrew.
Forgot PVC hack saw and used a hand tree saw. Job done !
Some where along the line purchased a cheap batt sawzall,... much easier, LOL !
since it was going under the driveway why not use sch 80 pipe? wouldnt that be stronger? i ask because the septic tank outlet pipe to dist. box just failed on me. and its under my driveway. i just hope my drain fields are still good. what did you charge for this job also??
U do great work A.C.
Would markings be put to avoid accidental digging by some1 else in the future?
Thanks. I sometimes do that, especially with stuff that's delicate, dangerous, or hard to repair. Those materials are none of that. Plus you really need to be digging hard to break that white pipe, its very strong. Plus whenever someone is digging on a new site, they should ask the home owner where buried utility's are.
Nice job Andy.
Just an FYI, we recently had a geothermal system put in, a 50'x100' pit and 200' of trench to the foundation, They laid a metallic tape down as they backfilled and then tagged it at the foundation showing you could then use a metal detector to find it if needed.
ChuckD59 that's good advice, I've never done that before, but I'm sure in some instances that's a good idea to do, Thanks
Andrew Camarata
I believe they do that when installing plastic natural gas lines, but they use a metal wire instead of metallic tape.
What you have is knowledge and that never gets old