Feces!

footfootfoot · 08-25-2014, 06:03 PM

For some reason related to my mental illness I waited a day or two too long to call the septic company to pump our tank. I called on a Friday and they came by today. Tank is empty but all the drains are impacted with heaps o' natural goodness.

I have a date with a drain snake tonight.

The fun never stops.

Cyclefrance · 08-25-2014, 07:09 PM

That's not nice. They just don't make 'em like they used to! In my last place we had an old Victorian brick-built septic tank. A massive affair consisting of two chambers, totalling about 25 feet long by 10 feet wide. According to some papers that were included with the title deeds to the house, a series of pipes led from it with herring-bone branches spreading from the main pipes to take and distribute the 'treated' liquid waste under adjoining fields.A sludge pump-out was only required every 2 - 3 years - an amazing piece of Victorian engineering, very flexible. We never had any problems with our one. Our neighbours had a blockage one year with theirs as a result of tree roots invading the pipework, but that was all. Sorry to hear you've had such bad luck with yours. Hope the snake does the job.

lumberjim · 08-25-2014, 07:37 PM

Call 1-800-shitmen!

infinite monkey · 08-25-2014, 10:09 PM

The shitmen are always on the job!

monster · 08-25-2014, 10:12 PM

gong farmer

Aliantha · 08-25-2014, 10:28 PM

We have never had our septic tank cleaned out. I have always been under the impression that it's actually bad for them. Are you sure yours isnt bio cycle rather than septic foot?

Cyclefrance · 08-26-2014, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

We have never had our septic tank cleaned out.

I was going to reply 'no shit' but that would be a severe misrepresentation of the reality!

Aliantha · 08-26-2014, 05:59 AM

Haha...there's plenty of shit in there. Seriously though, we dont clean them out over here. I shit you not.

infinite monkey · 08-26-2014, 08:32 AM

I got curious, so:

http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-i...k-cleaning.htm

infinite monkey · 08-26-2014, 09:36 AM

People are strange
When you're a stranger
Feces look ugly
When you're alone
Women seem wicked
When you're unwanted
Streets are uneven
When you're down

When you're strange
Feces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange

glatt · 08-26-2014, 09:37 AM

*snort*

Sheldonrs · 08-26-2014, 09:45 AM

Are you sure it's not shinola in there? I'm told they are very similar.

BigV · 08-26-2014, 02:40 PM

I can't tell.

Sheldonrs · 08-26-2014, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

I can't tell.

Let me know if you need help identifying your elbow again.

Aliantha · 08-26-2014, 05:35 PM

I wonder if septic systems are different in Aus than in the US, or other places. Clearly that video says it's common practice to get them sucked out, but everyone here has a fit if you even suggest the idea.

Oh well. We've been here for over 6 yrs and never done anything and not even a sign of any problems. It's been looked at once or twice for other reasons, and had the all clear. Talk about stinky though. Bleurgh!

08-25-2014, 06:03 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Feces! For some reason related to my mental illness I waited a day or two too long to call the septic company to pump our tank. I called on a Friday and they came by today. Tank is empty but all the drains are impacted with heaps o' natural goodness. I have a date with a drain snake tonight. The fun never stops. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-25-2014, 07:09 PM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	That's not nice. They just don't make 'em like they used to! In my last place we had an old Victorian brick-built septic tank. A massive affair consisting of two chambers, totalling about 25 feet long by 10 feet wide. According to some papers that were included with the title deeds to the house, a series of pipes led from it with herring-bone branches spreading from the main pipes to take and distribute the 'treated' liquid waste under adjoining fields.A sludge pump-out was only required every 2 - 3 years - an amazing piece of Victorian engineering, very flexible. We never had any problems with our one. Our neighbours had a blockage one year with theirs as a result of tree roots invading the pipework, but that was all. Sorry to hear you've had such bad luck with yours. Hope the snake does the job. __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

08-25-2014, 07:37 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Call 1-800-shitmen! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-25-2014, 10:12 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	gong farmer __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-25-2014, 10:28 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We have never had our septic tank cleaned out. I have always been under the impression that it's actually bad for them. Are you sure yours isnt bio cycle rather than septic foot? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-25-2014, 10:09 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The shitmen are always on the job!

08-26-2014, 05:59 AM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Haha...there's plenty of shit in there. Seriously though, we dont clean them out over here. I shit you not. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-26-2014, 08:32 AM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I got curious, so: http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-i...k-cleaning.htm

08-26-2014, 09:36 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	People are strange When you're a stranger Feces look ugly When you're alone Women seem wicked When you're unwanted Streets are uneven When you're down When you're strange Feces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange

08-26-2014, 09:37 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	snort

08-26-2014, 09:45 AM	#12
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Are you sure it's not shinola in there? I'm told they are very similar. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-26-2014, 02:40 PM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I can't tell. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-26-2014, 05:35 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I wonder if septic systems are different in Aus than in the US, or other places. Clearly that video says it's common practice to get them sucked out, but everyone here has a fit if you even suggest the idea. Oh well. We've been here for over 6 yrs and never done anything and not even a sign of any problems. It's been looked at once or twice for other reasons, and had the all clear. Talk about stinky though. Bleurgh! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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