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Posted by Shaf on September 6, 2009, 8:45 pm
Evening Construction Experts!
It=92s the perfect late summer evening, and I am sitting out on my deck
looking at my beautiful yard=85all except the for the septic tank riser
that is sticking out 24 inches about the ground! It looks like a
fricking missile silo!
We just got done with a house remodel where we added a few rooms and
had to get the septic system / field enlarged. We had to move the
field and it was a tad above the elevation of the tanks, so they did a
L(ow) P(ressure) D(istrubution) system.
The septic tank riser is on the second tank that gets pumped out to
the field, and in addition to what is some PVC plumbing inside of the
riser running down into the tank, there is also a electrical box
mounted on the side of the riser.
So I can=92t stand looking at the thing, and it=92s smack dab in the
middle of my kids football field.
What are my options for reconfiguring (electrical? plumbing in the
riser?) so I can put this stuff below / in the ground?
Thanks,
Steve
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Posted by Robert Olin on September 7, 2009, 11:10 pm
Well - first off if it has a pump, then I like to bring up the pipe to where
you can reach it in order to replace the pump. I then bring the pipe across
the center of the riser with a quick disconnect, as well as a small valve
for sampling. I then bring the pipe back down along the other side of the
riser (inside) so I can exit it below the frost line. It should be
underground. All pipe exits should be sealed to be water tight. I use
expanding foam. As far as the riser height goes, if it is 20 or 24 inch
ribbed pvc, you can cut it an inch or so above grade, with a saber saw. If
it is a tuff tite riser - they come in 12" and 6" high sections so you could
remove a section or two. In Washington you have to have a license to do the
work, but it sounds like the guy who did this work should come back and make
it right. Maybe he didn't know where final grade would end up and the time
of installation.
Bob
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Robert Olin
Bob's Water & Septic LLC
jolin@whidbey.net
http://soilsandseptic.com/bobs.html
Evening Construction Experts!
It’s the perfect late summer evening, and I am sitting out on my deck
looking at my beautiful yard…all except the for the septic tank riser
that is sticking out 24 inches about the ground! It looks like a
fricking missile silo!
We just got done with a house remodel where we added a few rooms and
had to get the septic system / field enlarged. We had to move the
field and it was a tad above the elevation of the tanks, so they did a
L(ow) P(ressure) D(istrubution) system.
The septic tank riser is on the second tank that gets pumped out to
the field, and in addition to what is some PVC plumbing inside of the
riser running down into the tank, there is also a electrical box
mounted on the side of the riser.
So I can’t stand looking at the thing, and it’s smack dab in the
middle of my kids football field.
What are my options for reconfiguring (electrical? plumbing in the
riser?) so I can put this stuff below / in the ground?
Thanks,
Steve
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Posted by jamesgangnc on September 17, 2009, 1:10 pm
> Evening Construction Experts!
> It=92s the perfect late summer evening, and I am sitting out on my deck
> looking at my beautiful yard=85all except the for the septic tank riser
> that is sticking out 24 inches about the ground! =A0It looks like a
> fricking missile silo!
> We just got done with a house remodel where we added a few rooms and
> had to get the septic system / field enlarged. =A0We had to move the
> field and it was a tad above the elevation of the tanks, so they did a
> L(ow) P(ressure) D(istrubution) system.
> The septic tank riser is on the second tank that gets pumped out to
> the field, and in addition to what is some PVC plumbing inside of the
> riser running down into the tank, there is also a electrical box
> mounted on the side of the riser.
> So I can=92t stand looking at the thing, and it=92s smack dab in the
> middle of my kids football field.
> What are my options for reconfiguring (electrical? plumbing in the
> riser?) so I can put this stuff below / in the ground?
> Thanks,
> Steve
My pump up field has the pump inside the tank. I don't have anything
rising above the ground butI do have a 30" round concrete cap at
ground level over the tank.
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> It=92s the perfect late summer evening, and I am sitting out on my deck
> looking at my beautiful yard=85all except the for the septic tank riser
> that is sticking out 24 inches about the ground! =A0It looks like a
> fricking missile silo!
> We just got done with a house remodel where we added a few rooms and
> had to get the septic system / field enlarged. =A0We had to move the
> field and it was a tad above the elevation of the tanks, so they did a
> L(ow) P(ressure) D(istrubution) system.
> The septic tank riser is on the second tank that gets pumped out to
> the field, and in addition to what is some PVC plumbing inside of the
> riser running down into the tank, there is also a electrical box
> mounted on the side of the riser.
> So I can=92t stand looking at the thing, and it=92s smack dab in the
> middle of my kids football field.
> What are my options for reconfiguring (electrical? plumbing in the
> riser?) so I can put this stuff below / in the ground?
> Thanks,
> Steve