Hello everyone!
I have a 75 year old cesspool that is draining slower and slower by the day. It is a cesspool, but it seems to have a secondary or overflow tank. The guys that have come to drain it were baffled by that.
When we bought the house 8 years ago, we had it emptied and jetted. It worked well until we had it emptied again 2 months ago. Within a month it had filled, so we had it jetted and cleaned out with peroxide. Now, three weeks later, it is full again and draining extremely slowly (about an inch every 6 hours.)
So I know buildup on the tank walls isn't the issue, since we had it jetted and cleaned with peroxide. It's not full of solid waste- almost entirely gray water, since we've been using the bathroom that feed to a different tank. What else could cause that kind of slowing?
(Just for the record- we are investigating septic systems. The conundrum is that our town is slowly expanding sewer service into new neighborhoods. Depending on when they get to ours, it may just be cheaper to keep pumping this one out until the sewers get here.)
I have a 75 year old cesspool that is draining slower and slower by the day. It is a cesspool, but it seems to have a secondary or overflow tank. The guys that have come to drain it were baffled by that.
When we bought the house 8 years ago, we had it emptied and jetted. It worked well until we had it emptied again 2 months ago. Within a month it had filled, so we had it jetted and cleaned out with peroxide. Now, three weeks later, it is full again and draining extremely slowly (about an inch every 6 hours.)
So I know buildup on the tank walls isn't the issue, since we had it jetted and cleaned with peroxide. It's not full of solid waste- almost entirely gray water, since we've been using the bathroom that feed to a different tank. What else could cause that kind of slowing?
(Just for the record- we are investigating septic systems. The conundrum is that our town is slowly expanding sewer service into new neighborhoods. Depending on when they get to ours, it may just be cheaper to keep pumping this one out until the sewers get here.)