On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:18:18 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 9/20/2017 11:08 AM, wrote:

The first thing I addressed was cleaning up the pool. That goes a long
way towards keeping cool and not developing that 3d world smell.
Flushing toilets is the easy one. Just dump a bucket of water in it.
OTOH if you have a lift pump, it might just come up in your bath tub.
My septic is gravity operated. When they told me all new systems might
have to be mound systems I just fixed the one I had ... off the books.
Tiki bar builders know how to do that sort of thing ;-)



Florida ... or at least some sections of it ... does not seem to have a
big problem with septic systems which surprised me because of the water
table. When we bought the first house in Jupiter I asked if the septic
system had been routinely pumped or if any inspections were required.
The realtor looked at me like I had two heads.

Up here it's recommended you have your system pumped once a year ...
every two years max. We also have a mandatory inspection called "Title
V" that the homeowner is responsible to have done when selling the
property. The inspection is basically to ensure the tank, "D" box and
leeching field is working properly. Some of the older homes fail and
it can prevent a sale. The state also banned mound systems a few years
ago. So, if your system fails the inspection, you can plan on a $30k to
$50k expenditure.


It all depends on where the high water mark is when they do a soil
survey but they usually lean toward a mound here, trying to get a
certain amount of dry soil above the water table. It really has more
to do with contaminating ground water than the system working.
As long as you don't mess with it, you are good to go. I had to get an
inspection but it was pretty rudimentary. They just pump the tank,
guess at the size and make sure no water is coming back from the
field. If the kids were here when they inspected it, I doubt it would
have passed because my field was ****. That is what I fixed myself. I
found a school teacher who ran a mini Kabota on his days off, he dug
out a new field, I put in 3 yards of gravel, a chamber system and
hired the renta drunks next door to back fill it.
Why don't they like mound systems there?