azrving wrote:
Pumping the tank has nothing to do with the amount of water the RV uses. Knowing that the system will weep and then pumping the tank will assure that the system works and he is not spending money or moving onto a lot with a system that doesn't work.
It's common practice and often required by municipalities or mortgage companies each time the property changes hands. So does he want to know if the system is good before or after he gets involved? It could be a $5,000 question.
The property is not changing hands and there will not be a mortgage. The amount of water into the system has much to do about it's ability to do it's job. He can alway have it pumped ($400, not $5K as pumping tells you nothing about a systems health). It's easy to spend someone else's money...why on a IF or MAYBE? You can put 10 RVs on a 1000 gallon septic system which the mobile home would have.