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Old 04-15-2013, 08:29 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident View Post
Have you thought to ask just how much solids they are taking out? My wife and I, no children, washer, dishwasher, and have had ours pumped out once in about 10 years. This wasn't done because we needed it but because it had been 10 years.
Our camp in Maine has never been pumped out in over 10 years but I have had to open it and remove roots that blocked first in input then the output lines. I added root killer and while in there took a long stick and ran it around the bottom of the tank, there was no solids at all that I could detect.
OK: This is a full time residence..not a camp..BUT I hear you BR. The first time we pumped out was I think 12 years AFTER we moved in. A few years ago, a friend across street had to REPLACE the entire septic AND Leach field. It cost well over $20K. NB

PS: We have been living here since 1978.
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