Septic tank newbie.
Discussion
I am in the process of moving home and the house I'm buying is old, in the country and has a septic tank.
We have never had one before, I've done some searching online but can't seem to find answers to what cost an annual sludge empty will cost?
It appears to be an annual task having a company do this, or so it seems.
Anything else to be aware of with one? All advice gratefully received.
Thanks for the advice, all really helpful. If I'm honest there was a little fear of the unknown when we put in an offer and it was accepted, having only lived in built up areas before I'd never even heard of a septic tank.
Not knowing what the previous owners may or may not have flushed through it or put down the sinks I may get it looked at when we move in, so as to give it a clean bill of health. The area of Suffolk we are moving to is rife with them, so as mentioned above plenty of scope to see who the neighbours use, farmer, company etc.
It's definately a septic tank and not a cesspit, it also has a pipe that I presume is a vent to release air which vents high up in the air above the garage.
I know when all I can hear is birds and wildlife it will be worth it as opposed to the rumble of cars I can hear as I type this.
Not knowing what the previous owners may or may not have flushed through it or put down the sinks I may get it looked at when we move in, so as to give it a clean bill of health. The area of Suffolk we are moving to is rife with them, so as mentioned above plenty of scope to see who the neighbours use, farmer, company etc.
It's definately a septic tank and not a cesspit, it also has a pipe that I presume is a vent to release air which vents high up in the air above the garage.
I know when all I can hear is birds and wildlife it will be worth it as opposed to the rumble of cars I can hear as I type this.
I'll bear that in mind! Whilst I didn't buy the house first mentioned in my OP I am buying another one now, again with a septic tank.
One further question, for those of you with septic tanks, do you use any special toilet cleaning products, or clothes washing detergent etc? I've read that too much bleach based products can affect the working of the tank.
I imagine there are companies that make septic tank friendly products but don't want to be wasting money on something that's totally unnecessary.
One further question, for those of you with septic tanks, do you use any special toilet cleaning products, or clothes washing detergent etc? I've read that too much bleach based products can affect the working of the tank.
I imagine there are companies that make septic tank friendly products but don't want to be wasting money on something that's totally unnecessary.
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