Best Septic Pipe

04-07-2012, 11:28 AM	#1
no_Wedge Member   Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 85	Best Septic Pipe We are setting up our setting up our new house soon, and am planning the septic system. What drain pipe is best to the tank and for the leach? 4in of course, but I was looking into the Foamcore Sched 40 PVC as it is much cheaper than the solid pvc, but was worried about the strength.

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04-07-2012, 12:00 PM	#2
Daniel Holzman Civil Engineer   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,559	Best Septic Pipe You did not say where you live. Local code is going to dictate exactly what type of pipe you are allowed to use. Check with your local septic inspector before you install, it is such a PITA to have to remove unapproved pipe when they come to see the system.

04-07-2012, 12:07 PM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,131	Best Septic Pipe Are you sure there even going to let you design your own system? I know in my area I'd be facing a big fine even if I did a repair without jumping through some hoops. I would never use anything less then Sch. 40 PVC, Sch. 80 if it's going to be driven over. PVC is so cheap there's little since trying to cheap out.

04-07-2012, 03:12 PM	#4
plummen retired elect/hvac/plumb     Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: south east of omaha Posts: 2,391	Best Septic Pipe Yeah see what the city/cty will allow in your area,I actually had to get a master septic installers license through the dept enviromental quality even with a master plumbers license(big rip off!) Anyway you might even be able to use sdr26 or 35 just depends on your area. __________________ "facts" have no relevance to this discusion To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Posting from a concrete bunker under a non descript barn

04-07-2012, 06:34 PM	#5
no_Wedge Member   Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 85	Best Septic Pipe I guess I didn't realize that a lot of places use septics in the city, not near here though lol. Anyway there is really no code since this is out on a ranch in texas and more than enough acres to allow me to do it myself, so anything goes.

04-07-2012, 09:42 PM	#6
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,131	Best Septic Pipe I live 20 miles from anything even close to a city.