#182346 - 02/15/08 10:44 AM
Re: Septic Discussion
[Re: JunieGirl]
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Purl One
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Registered: 11/12/03
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Loc: Rockland County, NY
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I just noticed this thread, after Cinta posted that she is going for this house and asked questions about moving.
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents for whatever it's worth.
Our house was built in 1978. We are the second owners. We had it pumped about 5 years after we moved in, but the relatively "new" village we live in was making it mandatory for all residents to hook up to the sewer line within 5 years of taking possession. No one ever asked us, so we put it off. We had no problems with the TP that we use, but were definitely told we could NOT have a garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.
Last summer, Don noticed that the ground was getting "soft, and mushy" around the area where the tank was supposed to be, while mowing the lawn there. He called someone in to do tests, and they found that 2 of the main field pipes were beyond fixing, so it was definitely time to hook up to the sewer since we were supposed to anyway, and fixing the pipes would have been expensive anyway.. I hesitate to tell you what it cost - because our property slopes down away from the street, there was a deeper level that the pipes had to be installed at in certain areas, and turn arounds too. The guy did it well, was extremely nice (he's the one who also dug out the pond area for free at the same time!), but it cost $6000!!!!!!!  
I don't really notice any difference in the way the water drains from any of the sinks or toilets. Nor the washing machine - water still backs 1/2 way up into the sink there when the washer drains. The only thing is, now I'm not so concerned if bits of food go down the kitchen sink, and of course we don't have to be concerned with overfilling the tanks.
Speaking of tanks... Don found a second tank directly under where the guy dug the hole for the pond. It actually prevented Don from making the pond as deep as I wanted it, to be able to overwinter fish there. That, and the expense were the only 2 drawbacks from connecting to the sewers.
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