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[londontime]

Who the Heck let you into this club?!?

Some Random. At least I think that's what he said his name was.....

 

[AirGoofy]

An ice storm had closed Kentucky, or at least my part of it. The hospital doesn't close though. I didn't have any trouble driving in with the truck, but 4x4 still only gets you so far on ice.

Hey, Gents! Hope everyone is well. So I had this other company come by to look into why there was water splashing back into the basement. Well, first let me say that I almost didn't say anything because I not only feel like an idiot, but embarrassed beyond belief that I allowed this to happen. Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund. Apparently the leaching field is the most expensive part of the whole septic system. The guys that came to pump the tank said that a lot of the trees in the backyard will have to go in order to get this done, so there's another cost added on this whole screw up of mine. Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it. Yes, this was my fault, but still...I'm going to lose it at some point. I'm going to grab a bag full of rubber bands and start pinging people in the butt with them. I'm trying to inject a little bit of humor here. Ok...I feel better. Thanks again for letting me vent, you guys have heard it more than once from me these last two years. Have a good day, guys.

TTFN




Still don't know why we had yellow-ish water, but there's a bigger problem. See my post above.







And don't forget to order it the way he does, "Tea, Earl Grey. Hot."



We had a huge blizzard in January of 2013, less than a month after my DD was born, and we lost power for 4 days as well and wound up staying at my in-laws because they had a whole home generator system installed. While that was nice, I was most certainly glad to get back to our house when the power was back on.



Unfortunately it wasn't good news, but live and learn. Onwards and upwards.

At least you have a fairly new roof.



While pointing with your index finger



Yeah, I know. I brought that up to the Mrs. last night and she simply said, "I don't know it's old and will be the next to go, but now you're paranoid." So I guess we'll have to wait until that goes for the wife to want to replace it. This has happened once before with something that my DW wouldn't listen to me on. And when that something happened I just threw my hands up and said, "I told you." She didn't like that, but she knew I was right. So now we'll play the waiting game.



I hope things go well for you, my friend, when it comes to all or projects.



WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN STAR TREK?! Capt. Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is known for drinking Earl Grey. He says, when ordering from the replicator, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

Sorry to hear it man. Still, keep hope alive on that Disney fund.

 

[docsoliday1]

According to my DMiL, who's an attorney, we have 3 years to replace it. That said, I'd pump it every year to stay on top of it until we get the money to replace it. But normally yes, every 2-3 years.

We had ours pumped by the previous owner before buying the house. It cost $75. I plan on doing it annually...$75 (or even $100) a year is worth the peace of mind and protecting my investment.

And we're actually talking about replacing the tank. The tank isn't all that much compared to the leaching field

I'm glad to hear that. I'm not trying to be a fear monger...it's genuine concern for what may happen if you don't.

 

[docsoliday1]

An ice storm had closed Kentucky, or at least my part of it. The hospital doesn't close though. I didn't have any trouble driving in with the truck, but 4x4 still only gets you so far on ice.

Very true. I used to shake my head and mutter not so kind comments about the driver's IQ when I saw 4x4s driving way too fast on hard packed snow/ice in Alaska. 4x4 helps give you more traction in snow, but doesn't do squat if you have to stop quickly on ice.

 

[declansdad]

We had ours pumped by the previous owner before buying the house. It cost $75. I plan on doing it annually...$75 (or even $100) a year is worth the peace of mind and protecting my investment.

Unless you guys have a really small tank or some kind of bodily problem, once a year is a bit of overkill.

 

[JC1984]

Unless you guys have a really small tank or some kind of bodily problem, once a year is a bit of overkill.

I think they recommend every 3-5 years.

We had ours pumped by the previous owner before buying the house. It cost $75. I plan on doing it annually...$75 (or even $100) a year is worth the peace of mind and protecting my investment.

$75 is extremely cheap! Mine cost $626 but I have a 2000 gallon tank.

Well pipes are still frozen. Boiler is running luckily

 

[Zmack]

We had ours pumped by the previous owner before buying the house. It cost $75. I plan on doing it annually...$75 (or even $100) a year is worth the peace of mind and protecting my investment.

Unless you guys have a really small tank or some kind of bodily problem, once a year is a bit of overkill.

I worked installing septic systems for many years and not pumping the tank at regular intervals is the leading cause of system failures. The time between pumping the tank can vary on tank size and number of people using the system, but in general a system with a 500 gallon tank and a family of four using the system should be pumped every 3-4 years. The new regulations here in NB the minimum tank size is now 750gal.and leaching fields have increased about 20 % in size.Here depending on ground conditions a new system can cost between 7 to 15k definitely a major investment. It cost about 300 to pump a tank here, at Doc's price I'd pump every year.

 

[Zmack]

I think they recommend every 3-5 years.

$75 is extremely cheap! Mine cost $626 but I have a 2000 gallon tank.

Well pipes are still frozen. Boiler is running luckily

Good to here you have heat again, hope the pipes thaw out soon.
2000 gallon tank......now that's a pile of crap

 

[declansdad]

I worked installing septic systems for many years and not pumping the tank at regular intervals is the leading cause of system failures. The time between pumping the tank can vary on tank size and number of people using the system, but in general a system with a 500 gallon tank and a family of four using the system should be pumped every 3-4 years. The new regulations here in NB the minimum tank size is now 750gal.and leaching fields have increased about 20 % in size.Here depending on ground conditions a new system can cost between 7 to 15k definitely a major investment. It cost about 300 to pump a tank here, at Doc's price I'd pump every year.

We have a 500 gallon tank, cost 175 to 200 to get it pumped. We have a person that organizes a group rate up here, I think we got it last time for 150 or 175.

 

[docsoliday1]

On a totally different note...

DW is going for surgery on her back tomorrow. Have to be there at 0545. If you're the praying type, prayers very much appreciated

 

[Zmack]

We have a 500 gallon tank, cost 175 to 200 to get it pumped. We have a person that organizes a group rate up here, I think we got it last time for 150 or 175.

That's a great deal, you can get it done here for around 200 plus tax is you call and schedule it, but when I usually get called it is because of a failure and we are calling on short notice and the cost of pumping the tank is the cheapest part of the fix.

 

[Zmack]

Sending prayers Doc.

 

[JC1984]

Pipes just unfroze. Had 5 space heaters on it for 13 hours!

 

[Zmack]

Pipes just unfroze. Had 5 space heaters on it for 13 hours!

Here's to heat and water

 

[JC1984]

Here's to heat and water

Yes and the coldest day tomorrow. -28F is the low. I am sure if I remember from science class that is almost the point where F and C come together. Think it is -40 actually but with wind chill probably be -60 to -80. Stay warm my friends and thank you for the moral support.

 

[londontime]

On a totally different note...

DW is going for surgery on her back tomorrow. Have to be there at 0545. If you're the praying type, prayers very much appreciated

All the best mate

 

[londontime]

Pipes just unfroze. Had 5 space heaters on it for 13 hours!

That'll do it.
Keep warm mate

 

[Zmack]

Morning from a cold Westfield NB. Happy Friday guys, the weekend is almost here.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

DW is going for surgery on her back tomorrow. Have to be there at 0545. If you're the praying type, prayers very much appreciated

Praying everything goes well, Doc!

 

[declansdad]

Just BRRRR

On a totally different note...

DW is going for surgery on her back tomorrow. Have to be there at 0545. If you're the praying type, prayers very much appreciated

Hope all goes well Doc.

Morning from a cold Westfield NB. Happy Friday guys, the weekend is almost here.

And a long weekend too!