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Clogged pipes

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#1 ·
My house is own a septic tank system. I am currently having problems with water backing up in my toilets and the bath tub. I have had the septic tank drained and i have ran the snake through the pipe. What else could be my problem
 
#2 ·
A licecend plumber will be along soon---

In the mean time---If the house lines are flowing into the septic tank---

Did every thing work well right after the pumper truck left? Then start backing up after enough water flowed to refill the septic tank?

If so---here are some of the usual suspects---

Leach field flooded---Have you had an unusual amount of rain?

Leach field branch lines collapsed----Any body drive over the field recently?

Leach field failed

Septic tank baffles or exit pipe corroded and need attention

I own a house on septic---but I don't do service on them---a plumber will be along soon---Mike----
 
#3 ·
"Ran the snake down the pipe" which pipe?
Did you remove the toilet and run a real snake, not one of those 1/2 coiled wire ones down the drain.

Since it was backing up did you run a snake down the vent pipe on the roof to see if it's plugged.
 
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