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Bucky Plumber

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A couple of drain field questions for everyone that I can't find solid answers to online...

1. Every once in a while we get a sewage smell from the drain field vent pipe. Is this normal? Some places online indicate that this is an issue while other places state it is normal. I usually only notice the smell on windy days or after heavy water usage (water softener recharge). On other days I go right next to the vent and do not smell anything.

2. Is it normal to see some water in the drain field through the drain field pipe. I opened the upstream drain field pipe, shined a flashlight down through the PVC pipe and saw standing water at the bottom on the pipe. Water was probably ~2 feet under ground level.

Thank you for your opinion.
 

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