Re: drain field again

Posted by bobinsd on April 05, 2016 at 10:59:01 from (137.216.208.116):

In Reply to: Re: drain field again posted by ss55 on April 05, 2016 at 10:10:40:

Is it correct that the drain field works well until the ground water table rises up to the drain field level

Not sure. It's really wet out now, and it's not working well at all. This is the first we've had trouble since the "new" field in '07, which included some really wet years. Did have a problem once when the pipe between the house and the septic tank had pretty much rusted shut, but that wasn't a drainfield issue.

and the drain field works well again after the water table drops below the drain field?

Really not sure. Hopefully it'll get better as the ground dries up. I'm trying to rest it as much as possible till then.

Can you add a pump-out pipe to the septic tank and just pump it out until the drain field starts working again?

Last weekend I ran the laundry discharge out into a field. I'm thinking of doing the same with the shower for a couple of weeks to buy some time (4 people, including a teenager--that's where most of the grey water comes from). Sheep and cows crap and pee in that field for most of the summer, so I suspect a little shower water won't hurt it. I'm still sending all black water into the septic tank/drain field. My work really slows down in about a month, and I'll have time to find the right people and pay attention to what they do. It's awfully wet to be digging now anyway, with more rain expected this week. I don't think our county cares all that much, but I do want to fix it right (which is what I thought I had done).

There's also some drain tile around the foundation that needs some attention, and I have no idea where that drains to. I'd like to dig around a little and find out what's going on, but don't have time now and hate to rent little equipment to explore when I'm going to probably have the big boys come back anyway. I've also got questions about the tank itself, and the pump and inspection I paid for this fall turned out to be a pump and "yeah, I guess it looked good. Didn't smell too bad", but no comment on tank integrity, baffles, etc. Again, an issue with me being at the day job when the guy came out (and probably picking the wrong guy)

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