
12-12-2009, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Music City
Posts: 9,293
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Originally Posted by Lilith
You are correct. It's a big problem that requires the tank to be drained so the repairs can be made.
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Ouch! I'm hoping against hope that you don't need new field lines, but based on what you've said so far, that's what you're looking at. I had that problem shortly after buying my 1st house...fortunately my fixtures drained OK, but we were the 1st residents to use a washing machine in several yrs, & every time it ran, so did the back yard. Had the honey dipper truck out to clear the tank, but yrs of neglect had plugged the drain lines (funny how nobody tells you that septic tanks aren't maintenance-free until it's too late!), & estimates were $3000 & up (in early 1980's $$$) to dig up new lines. I was able to stall for 2-3 yrs, as they were just getting the sewer lines out to my neighborhood, lucky for me no one from codes ever looked at my back yard.
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