sylvester436
New Member
Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone has any input.
I had a new septic field in a new house put in 4 years ago. Every year during our deep freeze in February, my septic field froze. I kept thinking it was the line going from the tank to the field that froze. But after having a company come out to thaw the front header and steam it, we found deeper issues.
The chambers are completely full of mud/clay and of course thats why its freezing up as the water has no where to go or be absorbed. The chambers are full of clay up to a few inches below the top.
Can anyone provide any input on why this happened?
Attached are photos of the install and then photos of the chambers full of mud and ice.
These are the pictures of the install:
Micon Septic - Google Photos
And these are the pictures of when we dug the chambers up:
Micon Septic Opened Up - Google Photos
As you can see, they are completely full of clay
I had a new septic field in a new house put in 4 years ago. Every year during our deep freeze in February, my septic field froze. I kept thinking it was the line going from the tank to the field that froze. But after having a company come out to thaw the front header and steam it, we found deeper issues.
The chambers are completely full of mud/clay and of course thats why its freezing up as the water has no where to go or be absorbed. The chambers are full of clay up to a few inches below the top.
Can anyone provide any input on why this happened?
Attached are photos of the install and then photos of the chambers full of mud and ice.
These are the pictures of the install:
Micon Septic - Google Photos
And these are the pictures of when we dug the chambers up:
Micon Septic Opened Up - Google Photos
As you can see, they are completely full of clay