Thinking of Buying a House with a Septic Tank

Surrey_EA

AdrianC wrote: »

A septic tank in a minefield would really not be very pleasant at all.

:rotfl:

Now there's an image!

DigForVictory

My folks have a tank. It doesn't like disposable nappies or coffee grounds & has recently been begun being pampered with Ecover washing up liquid instead of supermarket own brand, but otherwise it's been blissfully straightforward.

Get it checked & ask the owners what their maintenance of it consists of. (Other than a prohibited & restricted item list, I'd hope for the name address, phone & price-list of whomever comes to vet it!)

AdrianC

DigForVictory wrote: »

My folks have a tank. It doesn't like disposable nappies

<boggle>
No. Definitely... no.

Hell, you shouldn't be flushing them down the toilet even if you're on the mains sewer...

As a rough rule of thumb, don't shove it down the drain if it hasn't been through you first. The one and only exception to that is loo roll.

Remember, it's not JUST a tank. It's full of little poo-munching bacteria, who are your friends. You want them to be as healthy and happy as can be, because the healthier and happier they are, the less you have to empty what they don't eat...

srn

Thanks so much for all of the input. I think the answers have made me not unduly worried about the possibility, but I'll have everything well checked out.