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norv
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Mar 25, 2015

RV Waste Disposal?

Hi, I am actually not an RV owner (although I have thought about it as I am reaching retirement age!) but I wondered if someone could help me.

I bought a house from someone who had an RV and there is an open hole near where they parked it lined with a 3 1/2 inch PVC pipe.

I assume this was waste disposal and I'm wondering what I have down there. Is it a cesspool? A septic tank? Or just a hole in the ground? Is it likely both solid and liquid waste was disposed of there?

I was actually thinking of using to drain my hot tub so as not to pour chlorinated water into my garden. But I thought I should know more about it first before I cause a catastrophe!

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Rod

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  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Mar 25, 2015
    Sloop Smitten wrote:
    I would expect it to connect to whatever sewer system your house is on. Doubt it is just a hole in the ground he was dumping sewage into. Go in the house and turn on the bathtub. Then come outside and listen to the hole. I would expect you will hear the water draining.


    Ditto! 2x agree.
  • Sloop_Smitten's avatar
    Sloop_Smitten
    Explorer
    Mar 25, 2015
    I would expect it to connect to whatever sewer system your house is on. Doubt it is just a hole in the ground he was dumping sewage into. Go in the house and turn on the bathtub. Then come outside and listen to the hole. I would expect you will hear the water draining.
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Mar 25, 2015
    Hard to say...is you house on a municipal sewer system or a septic tank - drain field?

    It very could be some kind of RV dump that the previous owner rigged up..Where it goes.... hard to say without closer inspection????

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