27-02-2019 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com

House Works: Your questions on septic systems and workshop walls

Septic system solutions
Q: What should I do about my failing septic system? Whenever someone lets water out of the bathtub, I can see it bubble up out in the yard. Should I dig down into the ground to find the top of the tank or let a septic company dig it up for me?
 
A: Digging down to the tank won’t do any good since you need much more than a pump-out.
It sounds like you’ve got a classic case of a failed leaching bed. This is an area downstream from your septic tank with perf
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