Posted by bobinsd on March 28, 2016 at 14:18:16 from (137.216.208.116):
Figured maybe I'd tap some of the wisdom here. Had a new drainfield installed in '07. I don't believe they did anything with the septic tank, but it looked good.
In '12 the drainfield "settled", sinking down about 8' to a foot over each pipe. Didn't see any problems till the end of this past summer. About August doing 2-3 loads of wash in a short time caused an overflow into the basement (tank full up into the riser). Had the tank pumped out and supposedly inspected, didn't seem to dirty (I think it had been 5 years since the last pumping, but we're on a well and don't normally use it real hard) and the tank supposedly looked fine.
The ground is really wet right now, but yesterday one load of wash followed by a shower caused overflow again. With very little use it was down a few inches below the riser (whatever, the round access tube that comes up to ground level) even after a few very quick showers this am (water on, wet down, water off, soap, water on rinse--mine didn't really even get warm)
Any suggestions on what to look for or what to try next? I'm guessing we'll need a new drainfield again. Ideas? Even ideas on what to ask the local experts (assuming I can find any). There a a couple of companies that pump, and some companies that dig/install, but nobody to really say "hey, you need to ....".
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