shooteneq1
Active Member
I have an old house in florida built in the 60s. smaller ranch house that is only 1400sf. The 2 bathrooms are on one end of the house and the kitchen and laundry room are on the other side of the house. I know for a fact my septic and drain field is on the side of my house with the bathrooms. However I had a clog in my kitchen sink and after snaking it I believe the old cast iron pipe beneath it got a hole knocked into it as right outside my kitchen window water was pooling up when I used the sink or dishwasher. I dug the ground out and found a pipe leading away from the house but literally towards the yard on the opposite side of the septic tank. The leak is coming out pretty bad under the slab. however I ran my bathtubs for 20 minutes and the washer and never had a single drop hit the ground from under the sink but when I turn the sink on it immediately starts gushing on it. Is it possible for whatever reason that the kitchen sink was literally put on a separate septic tank??? i guess I need to start digging farther into the yard to see where that pipe leads but it seems rather cost prohibitive to have put a septic tank just for a sink when there is one for the rest of the house. Any input would be appreciative if this is something normal i just never knew about, in either case I have some serious problems lol.