Hi,
Just moved into a house in Scotland thats over 100 years old that always seems to have had a septic tank. We had it emptied when we moved in but the guy said the soakaway pipe seemed to be blocked. We had someone come out to jet it clear but he could only jet down the pipe about 2 feet and muddy water was then coming back along the pipe into the tank. It would appear to be more than a blocked soakway. Any immediate thoughts on the possible problem? I'm assuming the only way I'm going to actually know is to excavate and find out? Thank you.
Just moved into a house in Scotland thats over 100 years old that always seems to have had a septic tank. We had it emptied when we moved in but the guy said the soakaway pipe seemed to be blocked. We had someone come out to jet it clear but he could only jet down the pipe about 2 feet and muddy water was then coming back along the pipe into the tank. It would appear to be more than a blocked soakway. Any immediate thoughts on the possible problem? I'm assuming the only way I'm going to actually know is to excavate and find out? Thank you.