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Posted by Old_Boat on August 21, 2006, 10:15 pm
> I've got a toilet to a septic tank that works generally okay, but
> lately when I flush an all-liquid load it swirls round and round and
> goes down, but doesn't rush down enough to go glug-glug, even if I hold
> the lever and keep the water going. Given a solid waste to dispose of,
> it will usually build up enough water on top of the load to rush out
> and glug-glug just fine. Do I have a problem?
>
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>You may have a clog, a partially broken pipe where it enters the septic
>tank. How long has it been since you had it pumped? I would have it pumped,
>then with the lid off, have someone flush the toilet and see how well the
>water flows into the tank. I had a problem where the clay tile going to the
>tank had sheared off right at the tank and there was only a hole about the
>size of a golf ball left. It had sunk. Replaced the pipe and now all is
>fine.
Larry
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