septic system

Hi all - I'm building a bungalow on a slab in Ontario, Canada, and although I think I've got the basics of venting and the design, I'm looking for some suggestions on a couple of tricky situations. I really appreciate any pointers or suggestions this awesome group can provide! NOTE: Water...

Hey Everyone! I am currently drawing up a small addition (have not involved a contractor yet) to my house that includes a mud/laundry room and a bonus room. In the mud room we would like to have a dog shower like the image below to wash the mud off my and my son's clothes after playing outside...

Hi all! I am new to this forum and I am reaching out because I simply do not know where else to turn. I bought my first house just about a year ago. We started having plumbing issues almost immediately which were due to ancient cast iron pipes. So, we have replaced those to PVC. Everything...

Hi All, cannot figure this one out. I know there has been similar posts. I have a split level home, Laundry machine is on the bottom floor, plumbing is in the crawl space. When I start the laundry, the sewer smell starts building from the drain hose. It takes about 30 seconds then slowly...

Someone in the household who was visiting and trying to help, shocked our 60 ft well by pouring a bottle of household bleach down the well cap, and left it there. We didn't flush it out. We also have a UV system that was not bypassed. I'm wondering how likely it is this amount of bleach would...

So, I'm doing a leach field repair. The repair itself seems easy, but I've never seen a system like this before, and I'd like to understand it. If you look in the picture, that white pipe to the right is 4" perforated PVC coming from the septic tank. And then it goes back to perforated PVC on...

I'm looking at purchasing a house where the seller says that waste is running through a septic tank into the public sewer. I don't know how common this sort of thing is, so I have some questions: - Is this setup generally considered to be safe/legal? It's not listed as a defect on the...

I'm shopping for a new home. I've found a house I like, but I keep feeling uneasy about the septic system. New Mexico - the topsoil is fairly sandy. The area is old volcano, though there are no volcanic outcrops in the 4 block surrounding area that I am aware of. The house has its own well and...

I built a house (4 bed 3 bath) less than a year ago in central FL on a septic system. There are no trees affecting the system. The bubbling toilet is located on an outside wall beside a shower tub in a Jack and Jill style bathroom. It occurred as the tub was drained on a normal plumbing usage...