To be fair, this inspector is in Maryland, and I'm sure that his explanation is accurate if you own a home with a Septic System in his state. However, in my state of New Hampshire, if a Septic Tank is located under a driveway, which is not recommended, it must be a Concrete Tank that's designed to support the weight of cars and trucks. By the way, the average Residential Septic Tank should not have cars and trucks driving over it or parking on it. Nevertheless, running a days worth of water water into a Septic System during an inspection is also not a good idea. In my opinion, it's normal to flush toilets and run faucets for maybe an hour, and that's the only way to conduct a proper "flow test" or "flow check", but longer than that is only going to stress the system. Typically, you run the risk of saturating the Leaching Field or Drainage Field, because the rate at which you can put water into the system is faster than the leachfield or drainfield can absorb it. As a matter of fact, most systems are designed for a maximum amount of water, frequently referred to as Gallons Per Day or GPD, which is the volume of water the system can process in a 24 hour period. With this in mind, it doesn't make sense to overload the system during an inspection, because it's not the best way to determine if the system is functioning normally. Think about it, it's not normal to have water running for a prolonged period of time, and most homeowners or families living with a Septic System, wouldn't do that anyway. Again, I don't recommend introducing water into the system for more than a hour. Lastly, not all Septic Systems have Distribution Boxes or Distribution Pipes for that matter, many of the newer systems use "serial distribution", which means the water flows from the tank directly to the first row of tubes, or chambers, or modules, depending on the type of Leaching Field. As a result, the first row of tubes, chambers, or modules, will have water in them... it's to be expected. The question is, how far has the water migrated, or traveled into the adjacent rows. In my experience, the only way to know for sure, is to start digging. To be clear, all Septic System Inspections require digging "test holes" in the leachfield or drainfield, because it's the only way to determine how far the water has traveled, and how much water is in the tubes, chambers, or modules. Perhaps, Maryland doesn't have many of the newer types of systems, but in my state, for the past 20 years, most homes have been built with "sand only" systems, which means no stone is used to construct the Leaching Field. As a result, you really need to understand what to look for in the sand, and if the system has the right kind of sand. Very often these newer types of systems will fail prematurely, because the installer didn't use the correct sand. I've been a Septic Inspector for about 20 years, and I've seen lots of problems with newer systems that don't have aggregate material or crushed stone in them, and I can tell you they don't last as long as a result.
@shamonna5772
3 жыл бұрын
maybe what he meant by "a days worth of water" wasn't exactly letting running water flow for a day rather he meant he would pump approximately an average day worth of water usage depending on the bedroom count of the home? either way thanks for leaving your experiences was interesting to read
@septictankpumpinggreasetra6403
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, just wanted to leave a short comment on your septic system inspection video. Nice job and thanks for being so detailed in your explanation and process you went through. Dan S :-)
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