Your Septic System: Worst Mistakes

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  @SachsRealty · 1 year ago · pinned

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• SL

  @slingshotjohnny1 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I knew a horse trainer who bought a house close to his barns. He had trouble with the septic system from day one. Multiple plumbers came out, starting their inspections inside at the toilets and working back out of the house, looking for the problem. It took a while but one finally convinced him how big his problem was. This plumber finally said &quot;We&apos;re gonna have to pull the lid off the tank.&quot; They did, no small feat in itself. Under the lid, the tank was full, CHOCK FULL, of condoms. Used rubbers, top to bottom, side to side, god knows how many gallons! Turns out, the horse trainer bought what used to be the local &quot;House of Ill Repute&quot;! Just in case anyone needed to hear that...

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• BR

  @bryanbergey8676 · 3 years ago

  I would say the tank was somewhat cleaned. The only way to do a thorough cleaning is to remove the main lid to the septic tank. Around 24&quot; round. Many companies pump through the cleanout because they&apos;re too lazy to dig the lid open. If you don&apos;t pump from the lid you&apos;re basically just pumping out water and not getting the solids out. Make sure your septic company does a complete job

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• HU

  @Hugh_Manitee · 3 years ago

  I&apos;ve been blessed. Have a concrete 1000 gallon tank, and a 1100 linear foot septic drain field. Hadn&apos;t had the tank pumped out since it was installed in 1999. Had it pumped out first time this year. It took them only 10 minutes to pump it clean as I was flushing both toilets. <br>I asked them how bad was the it. They said was easy. Never had baby wipes, grease from kitchen, paper towel, etc. ever flushed down into system. Take care of what goes into your septic system and itll last a good long time.

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• WI

  @wingrider687 · 3 years ago

  That septic guy really knows his stuff

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• TH

  @thezerocool22 · 3 years ago

  I love this guy, straight to the point, total no-nonsense evidence-founded advice. &nbsp;Interviews like this with experienced people are the gold for YouTube. &nbsp;Thanks Sachs Realty for bringing this content.

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• ME

  @MetHerInBaghdad · 1 year ago

  I knew precisely zero about septic systems 10 minutes ago, but as of right now, I know a sh!t ton more. Solid work Jerry!

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• MD

  @mdspider · 3 years ago

  Buying a house, this information is priceless! Thank you.

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• GR

  @Greebstreebling · 3 years ago

  great to see that septic systems are now making it into my youtube home page.....

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• RE

  @RenBookClub · 3 years ago

  I watched this on a whim. &nbsp;Amazing. &nbsp;I learned so freaking much. &nbsp;And the way the gentleman explained it was somewhat hilarious.

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• JP

  @jpjp9111 · 3 years ago

  I wish that I had my septic system inspected before I bought my house. I&apos;ve never owned a house before, much less a septic system. I didn&apos;t know any better.

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• RO

  @rodbutler4054 · 3 years ago

  My biggest mistake in using my septic system was to allow my washing machine to empty in it. The detergent would kill much of the bacteria that allowed it to operate efficiently. By piping the washing machine to a seperate dry well, the system operated much better.

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