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    septic filtration

    Garbage disposals are my best friend for stopped up lines. Lol. To answer your question, that small box was an interior grease trap ( food interceptor ) and keeps it from your lines, the down side is the stuff that accumulates is nasty, sour, rotten smelling and has to be cleaned out regularly...
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    heavy rain question

    In ga lids are just concrete and have no seals on them. You could add riders that would work also but put one on each end of tank so you can access filter if equipef
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    Crazy septic system. What is this?

    Probably a spillover to the next field line. The small rise ensures line is full capacity before flowing to next line.
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    heavy rain question

    Just cover with dirt to make the water run off is the simple fix, and you are correct about warer seeping into tank so much that during long rains it will saturate field lines to the point of needing pumped
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    Overflowing Distribution Box...Brand New system

    make holes larger on levelers
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    Septic company scam - Illegal practices - out $$$

    Guys I believe he pumped effluent water to yard not from solids tank which is still illegal but wouldn't put solids in yard. The water he pumped on top is the same water that was standing on top of ground so I don't believe yard needs dug up. As for 500.00 for all that is to cheap , 350.00 for...
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    Toilet overflow during storms

    Is your home on a slab
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    Best Drain Cleaner

    Go ahead take day off from work,spend 40 or 50 bucks on junk then call a drain cleaning professional after hours since you spent all day monkeying with it and he can clean the original blockage plus what you have put in it ! Lol
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    Extending toilet waste pipe

    I did one for my grandparents took a 2x12 treated traced toilet onto wood and cut 2 like pcs and cut hole through ctr . Bolted pc to floor then second pc then reset toilet covered wood with linoleum glued 3" coupling into 4" pipe extended 3" pipe installed new flange
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    New member

    Been doing septic and drain cleaning for20 years I'm hoping to learn and help others after all that's what God would want us to do I believe Thanks for having me
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    is it really ok to flush pine litter with a septic system?

    Other than tissue paper if it has not gone through your body don't flush it
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    Weird Pump Issues

    I agree with metal fittings also heat black pipe w propane torch before tightening clamps and use 4 clamps make sure pump does not jump aroumd
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