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Quote from: OldCarGuy on Jul 03, 2026, 05:47 PMYears ago there were no regulations on pumping the septic tanks. Five years ago our County insists pumping very two years with a total inspection each time.

That's absolutely ridiculous.  Someone on the Board of Commissioners or something knows someone in the business and that's how that happened!

Quote from: Mr_Breeze on Jul 03, 2026, 11:46 AMWhen we built 26 years ago, our plumbing contractor installed a 1000 gallon poly tank in our septic system.  Family of four at the time and we were pumping every four years.

In 2015, the poly tank collapsed and we were forced to replace it.  New septic contractor installed a 1500 gallon concrete tank and with only 2 of us in the house, we went 11 years and just had it pumped this past spring.

Our poly tank had risers with exposed lids.  Wife always hated them so we are back with buried lids.  At least I don't have to dig them up too often and I made a map with detailed measurements to find each lid.

OCG, you lids and risers are much more attractive than the fugly black ones we had!

Years ago there were no regulations on pumping the septic tanks. Five years ago our County insists pumping very two years with a total inspection each time. My system has two 1,500 gallon tanks that's more then ample size for our family size of two. In theory a dozen years between pumping would suffice. However neglecting to regularly pump your septic tank will absolutely lead to leach field problems.. For sure you don't want to replace the leach fields...   

I'm not worried about appearance. And the green domed lids are more pleasing to the eyes. Adding risers eliminates the need to dig them up for pumping. Then touch up the grass. 

I'm getting ready to do a transmission pan drop/filter change/fluid refill on my 2016 F150.  Since Ford had a better idea and eliminated the dipstick tube, I am forced to check the final fluid level from under the vehicle. 

To make it more fun, the final fill level must be checked at operating temperature with the vehicle running.  So I'm going to be sticking my arm up between the transmission and a fully heated catalytic converter. 

Does anyone have any recommendations for a protective sleeve I can slip on to minimize the chances of getting burned?  Been shopping the Jungle and nobody really says what kind of temperatures their product are good for.

Thanks skfarmer for the trail!

When we built 26 years ago, our plumbing contractor installed a 1000 gallon poly tank in our septic system.  Family of four at the time and we were pumping every four years.

In 2015, the poly tank collapsed and we were forced to replace it.  New septic contractor installed a 1500 gallon concrete tank and with only 2 of us in the house, we went 11 years and just had it pumped this past spring.

Our poly tank had risers with exposed lids.  Wife always hated them so we are back with buried lids.  At least I don't have to dig them up too often and I made a map with detailed measurements to find each lid.

OCG, you lids and risers are much more attractive than the fugly black ones we had!

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