How to Locate Septic Components | Locate your Septic Tank
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2021
- Learn how to locate your septic tank and drainfield the old fashioned way.
Step 1: Check the on-site terrain conditions.
Step 2: Identify where the waste stack terminates from inside the home.
Step 3: Probe into the ground a couple to few meters away from the termination point until you hit something solid, and probe a couple more times to be sure you’ve found the tank.
Step 4: Mark and/or note the tank’s location for future inspection or pumping needs, and have a riser installed to make the tank easily accessible in the future.
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They should always install risers for easy access. But no. Bastards want to save few $ and always bury the lid 2-3 feet below ground and never leave the location known. Not even on the septic permit chart. Makes me so mad...
Me too, same huge problem. The Conservation Authority has no records of my house existing, just a house up the road a bit.
Twenty years ago I was selling my home in Southwest Missouri. A home inspector came out and simple dropped a electronic device in the toilet and flushed it. Ten minutes later he was standing 50 feet from the house saying your septic is right here and three feet down. Simple. Can't find one contractor in Southern California who uses this device. Help.
I actually use a flushable transmitter now myself but didn’t have it when I made the video. MUCH easier!
What about locating the distribution box. Any easy way ? Thx, JT
Unfortunately, no. Finding the D box can be pretty difficult - at least around here where nearly all components are buried.
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Same here. Guess unless u have a mapped system it’s all about the backhoe. I’ve used a prod but stones are prevalent everywhere lol. Enjoy the day ! JT
A new standard should definitely exist to mark the D box, at minimum. Maybe I should reach out to our local SEOs to get the ball rolling on that… at least around here.