Hooking up to house sepitc
Am wondering if any one has done it. I have a piece of land (free parking!) and the house has been removed but a very new septic system is still there. Not sure how to pull it off like holding tank by...
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BarneyS wrote:kginder wrote:
When the stinky man came to pump out my house septic, I found out that the top to the riser over the tank was fiber glass. I cut a hole to fit a standard pvc clean out purchased for 5 bucks. Glued it in with pvc glue and viola! I now have FHU. My septic tank is 1000 gallons so my rv tanks dumped in there are a drop in the sea. However after a rough weekend of camping that could be debatable. Only took me 22 years in our home to figure that one out...
I have been living in a home with a septic tank/field for almost 60 years. When your 1000gal tank is filled with liquid and starts to leach into the drain field tiles, any new liquid (and its' contents) will cause an equal amount of liquid to go from the tank into the drain field. When you empty your RV tanks it is more than a drop in the sea! 50 gallons in equals 50 gallons out! :E This many be more than your drain field can handle at one time.
Barney
Most standard (non-HE) top load washing machines in use today can use as much as 40 gallons of water per load. Toss in a shower or two, or a bath, and you can easily exceed a 50 gallon discharge in a short time. Most septic tanks have enough head room to accommodate a temporary backup from the leach field if needed. The scum layer just floats up higher.
