Ventilation Problem

Rattlesnake Guy · 08-31-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I have not looked for any but why couldn't you have a giant check valve on the end?Like a basic rubber ball type that's in your wet vac.

Also,
Air has to go in when you flush and out when the gasses build.

SIKSUKR · 09-01-2010, 09:39 AM

Well in that case I say extend the pipe up 200 ft,call Verizon and make a cell tower out of it.

Merrymeeting · 09-01-2010, 10:35 AM

This raises a question I've had for some of the septic experts out there.

Most of the "candy cane" leech field pipes that you see include 2 pipes, with one of them always noticably higher than the other one. Does anyone know why or if there needs to be a difference in height?

I ask because we had some work done a few years ago that required replacing the tops of our pipes. The 2 are located beside each other. But one used to be about 10' higher than the other, using a nearby tree for support. The tree had to come down and when the contractor replaced the pipe, he made it the same height as the other one.

Sunrise Point · 09-01-2010, 03:45 PM

When we had our septic replaced a few years ago, we also ended up with one pipe significantly higher than the other. We were told that since our new leach field was on higher ground than our camp, the pipe closest to the distribution box had to be higher than the main house vent. I think that the Presby website for the Enviroseptic baffles had a pretty clear explanation of the reasoning for this but I have forgotten most of it.

We painted the pipe in cammo tones and had it re-piped so that it rested against a close-by tree. I hope that we never have to take that tree down...

Merrymeeting · 09-02-2010, 08:09 AM

Thank you Sunrise P!

I've been trying to find an answer to this question for some time.

You were correct. There is information on the Presby site, and we do have a pump system where the roof vent pipe is not the highest point.

http://presbyeco.com/technical-information/venting/

Looks like I need to do some reconfiguration (the information about being able to move the vent to a "remote location" is also valuable). Now I still have the problem of figuring out which is supposed to be the high one and the low one.

09-01-2010, 09:39 AM	#2
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Well in that case I say extend the pipe up 200 ft,call Verizon and make a cell tower out of it. __________________ SIKSUKR

09-01-2010, 10:35 AM	#3
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	This raises a question I've had for some of the septic experts out there. Most of the "candy cane" leech field pipes that you see include 2 pipes, with one of them always noticably higher than the other one. Does anyone know why or if there needs to be a difference in height? I ask because we had some work done a few years ago that required replacing the tops of our pipes. The 2 are located beside each other. But one used to be about 10' higher than the other, using a nearby tree for support. The tree had to come down and when the contractor replaced the pipe, he made it the same height as the other one.

09-01-2010, 03:45 PM	#4
Sunrise Point Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meredith Center / Winnisquam Posts: 250 Thanks: 87 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts	When we had our septic replaced a few years ago, we also ended up with one pipe significantly higher than the other. We were told that since our new leach field was on higher ground than our camp, the pipe closest to the distribution box had to be higher than the main house vent. I think that the Presby website for the Enviroseptic baffles had a pretty clear explanation of the reasoning for this but I have forgotten most of it. We painted the pipe in cammo tones and had it re-piped so that it rested against a close-by tree. I hope that we never have to take that tree down...

09-02-2010, 08:09 AM	#5
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	Thank you Sunrise P! I've been trying to find an answer to this question for some time. You were correct. There is information on the Presby site, and we do have a pump system where the roof vent pipe is not the highest point. http://presbyeco.com/technical-information/venting/ Looks like I need to do some reconfiguration (the information about being able to move the vent to a "remote location" is also valuable). Now I still have the problem of figuring out which is supposed to be the high one and the low one.