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  1. K

    septic odour issue

    looks like there is not a vent to the washer drain. also is there a trap p or j to block sewer gas from escaping from washer drain. you shower obviously has one - examine it for example - dont know if you can use one with below grade pump? bill h or maybe there is a sewer outlet such...
  2. K

    septic odour issue

    see my post air is all you need
  3. K

    Black particles in water

    dont fool around with half measures replace piping with pvc
  4. K

    Help with questions about old well

    try these: ask the neighbors. previous owners?? get a elderly construction worker to follow the pipes on the surface using to L shaped metal rods i did this years ago following sewer pipe. beats digging up the whole yard. construction workers/ and plumbers also use 1/4 inch...
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    Septic Odor Issue in Honduras Rainy Season

    it would be nice if you had some photos or video uon youtube. as you can tell billions of people dont vuisit this website. you defineitly need a vent and if you have a vent septic solutions has a vent cover that has a basket of activited charcoal in it to absorb foul smells as they...
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    how to replace 110v lead to submersible pump??

    i have a red jacket 518 submersible sewage pump , looks like 2 stainless steel 4 inch cylinders with bolts and a plastic grid shroud in between. i just bought a house and the wiring to the pump and float switches was a mess. so i pulled the pump to see if it workes . runs just fine but the...
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    air is only additive needed for septic success

    i did not say law, regulation, code, or ordinance. i should have said "unwritten rule" it would take too long to explain Change of subject: deep wells can be located just about anywhere if you drill deep enough to hit the aquifers in most of the southern US and Mexico...
  8. K

    air is only additive needed for septic success

    yes it is a dug well. all of 13 feet deep it is just above a hardwood bottom. as you might imagine it is not used for any thing but monitoring the founction of my septic system. it is lined with concrete and is a area of sandy clay. i was told it was dug over 60-70 years ago to water...
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    air is only additive needed for septic success

    i live in texas where we have 18 inches of sand over clay. my double tank old style dribble thru anaerobic septic system was putting out some pretty nasty stuff into and old shallow well about 700 feet downhill from my leach lines. it looked like bordens chocalotte mik with froth on top...
  10. K

    need help detecting the source of a bathroom ceiling leak

    cut a whole in the ceiling. stick you head up there and look around. you will be amazed at what you will see. if the leak continues you will have to replace the ceiling anyway. you might have to take our the tile and grouting and replace with fiberglass/resin/plastic tub surround that will...
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    nat gas hotwater heater flame too high and roaring

    oh yeah i almost forgot. i have to almost shut the manual gas valve on the supply line off to reduce the flame to something that looks reasonable and doesnt roar. recovery time with "reasonable" flame is not abnormal. bh
  12. K

    nat gas hotwater heater flame too high and roaring

    the last 2 hotwater heater i have installed one a lp on nat have a problem that the burner roars and the nic blue flame seems to be way to high. one is one of the last old open burner chamber models, and other is newer closed burner with little glass window to see main burner flame and pilot...
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