Dumping at Home
I considered putting this on the multi-page Dump Station Observations topic, but maybe I’ll just let that sleeping dog lie. You guys have actually been a source of amusement and encouragement to m...
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ferndaleflyer wrote:
Septic experts———one of my country homes has not been pumped since 1950 when it was installed. Home up North is right now at 50 years with 2 houses on it and this one here is right now at 14 years. We don’t abuse them and these 40–45ft DPs hold a lot of sewage, not water, that needs to be broken down. 4 showers or baths is all water not the likely contents of an RV black tank. Anyway we take care and don’t abuse ours. You can do as you like.
You are the reason that laws have been written to compel owners to do the right thing and pump the tanks before the entire system fouls the area.
