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Originally Posted by camp guy
I STRONGLY support TheTimeTraveler's post, especially the comment about pumping EVERY YEAR. Many systems have filters between the house and the tank(s), so it is important to have these checked every year, too. If your State approved (stamped) septic design shows a filter, it better be there when the pump-out service arrives or else they could refuse to pump the system. Also, if the filter is on the Plan, but not physically installed, this could create a problem at the time of a sale. (This could prove very expensive, possibly the loss of a sale.) Pumping every year is, to me, well worth the cost, especially when nothing wrong is found. And, garbage disposals are Enemy #1 of a septic system.
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Lots of good thoughts/advice in this thread. Thank you! I pump the tank and D-Box every year. It’s a seasonal house and we tend to use the outdoor shower for the majority of the time the house is open so that takes some pressure off the system. There was a garbage disposal when I bought the house in 2009 but I immediately removed that not wanting to take a chance. I don’t know if the septic system was designed to handle a garbage disposal but I it doesn’t matter now that it is gone. We do have a clothes washer that we try to limit use of. The septic design process/permitting would be about $6-7,000 and probably another $30,000 to $40,000 for install. The comment about these failing at the worse possible time is spot on. And unfortunately the lead time to get a contractor is long. Not a good a good combination. Perhaps the middle ground is to get an inspection. How accurate are these inspections?