Our house was built in 2000 and we moved in in 2009. Two adults and one child in the house. Drains have worked away fine since. One blockage before spectic tank a few years ago I cleared with rods but nothing else. Tank passed County Council inspection around 2016. Rainwater goes to separate soakaway and toilets, showers, sinks, machine etc to septic tank.
First tank empty in 2016 and again in early 2020. In 2020 guy said he thought there might be an issue with the soakaway as he thought he heard water draining back in. Last week the manhole outside back door popped with a back up. Drain rods found no blockage so got the tank emptied again. Tank was full and when it was empty you could see the water from soakaway draining back in. Guy said the soakaway was goosed. 24 hours later had a builder guy in to look and the tank was full again, with mostly rain water (we had very wet weather in the days previous). His main business is septic systems and soakaways and he also said the soakaway was goosed. He suggested using a submersible pump to remove some of the rainwater to allow us to use the toilets etc until he gets to us. We ve been putting as little as possible down since. I have used a submersible pump twice to remove what looks to be mostly rainwater but the tank fills again.
Am I essentially emptying a flooded soakaway here? The drain company that emptied and the builder both said my tank is fine.
He's proposing to install a drainage field with distribution box, pump etc. I don't know for certain but Im pretty sure what's there is a hole in the ground with stones type soakaway.
I'm waiting on the quote but he reckons about 4000 for digging and installing everything and leaving it all ready for raking again. Does this sound decent?
Any other tips? I'm a nervous wreck half expecting a back up any minute.
Thanks
First tank empty in 2016 and again in early 2020. In 2020 guy said he thought there might be an issue with the soakaway as he thought he heard water draining back in. Last week the manhole outside back door popped with a back up. Drain rods found no blockage so got the tank emptied again. Tank was full and when it was empty you could see the water from soakaway draining back in. Guy said the soakaway was goosed. 24 hours later had a builder guy in to look and the tank was full again, with mostly rain water (we had very wet weather in the days previous). His main business is septic systems and soakaways and he also said the soakaway was goosed. He suggested using a submersible pump to remove some of the rainwater to allow us to use the toilets etc until he gets to us. We ve been putting as little as possible down since. I have used a submersible pump twice to remove what looks to be mostly rainwater but the tank fills again.
Am I essentially emptying a flooded soakaway here? The drain company that emptied and the builder both said my tank is fine.
He's proposing to install a drainage field with distribution box, pump etc. I don't know for certain but Im pretty sure what's there is a hole in the ground with stones type soakaway.
I'm waiting on the quote but he reckons about 4000 for digging and installing everything and leaving it all ready for raking again. Does this sound decent?
Any other tips? I'm a nervous wreck half expecting a back up any minute.
Thanks