SmellyInOhio
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I have, what I beleve to be, sewer gas comming from my septic tank in the back yard ... How do I know for sure, and how can I eliminate it?
A little background
House Built in 1986 with 2 - 1000 Gal Concrete tanks and ~ 500 - 600 ft drainfeild, many many people have told me the field was WAY to small.
We moved in 2 years ago and had the some of the system replaced with a areator - sand filter - chlorinator - declortinaror type system, but the 2 - 1000 gal tanks were reused. The first tank still functions as a Septic / seperator tank, from there, the Areator, then from the areator, to the other old 1000 gal tank, then pumped to the sand filters. Next is the Chlor / dechlor then pump tank to open drainage ditch at the street.
The 2 tanks have 1 riser each exposed, other is burried with a tapered plug at the tank and a flat concrete list slightly above grade.
When we are out on the deck in the back we can always smell sewer gas, a bit more at night, but it's always there. This was the same with the old drainfield as well, it's one of the resons we looked at upgrading.
Anyone have any ideas?
A little background
House Built in 1986 with 2 - 1000 Gal Concrete tanks and ~ 500 - 600 ft drainfeild, many many people have told me the field was WAY to small.
We moved in 2 years ago and had the some of the system replaced with a areator - sand filter - chlorinator - declortinaror type system, but the 2 - 1000 gal tanks were reused. The first tank still functions as a Septic / seperator tank, from there, the Areator, then from the areator, to the other old 1000 gal tank, then pumped to the sand filters. Next is the Chlor / dechlor then pump tank to open drainage ditch at the street.
The 2 tanks have 1 riser each exposed, other is burried with a tapered plug at the tank and a flat concrete list slightly above grade.
When we are out on the deck in the back we can always smell sewer gas, a bit more at night, but it's always there. This was the same with the old drainfield as well, it's one of the resons we looked at upgrading.
Anyone have any ideas?