A septic tank stays full, The soilds fall to the bottom and the liquids over flow and run out to the leach field.
Why are you asking?
I septic tank needs to be pumped out about every 5 years depanding on usage due to the soilds filling up the bottom of the tank.
i had the tank pumped 1 month ago so i could repair the line from the house to the tank. i replaced the pipe. ileft the lid and pipe uncovered so a plumber could inspect the work. and one day water was coming out of the tank lid
the house was built in 1980 i was told it has 1 drain line. dose it have a box? the fluid seems to stay about 7 inches from the top of the tank but we have been using the water less till i find the problem
i was also told that sludge could have broke loose and plugged the outlet line from when it was pumped. i have added tank treatment to the system. but i dont want to over flow the system again. the first time i put it in was about a week ago. should i wait a while longer or add somthing eles?
just loked at it so its not somthing that opens and closes. i guess if it dont have a box i just have to FIND the outlet cut a hole in the leach line and get a snake in there and goe down stream and to the tank to find the obstruction right?
If you have only one leg in the field then you won't have a dist. box.
You should have a inspection hole in your tank to access the outlet tee/baffle. You can run a cable thru the tee and out to your drain field. You might have sludge or a soft plug like you mentioned earlier.
I've never heard of just one leach line unless it was some DIY job done 30 years ago.
Anything done in the past 20 years or so would have a d box and several lines running off from that point.
Most likly a plug any place from a vent line from when it plugged up last time to the tank, not from the tank to the leach field.
right i think its the port coming out of the tank or the leach line its just getting to it.
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