BIG TOM Posted January 18, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) My septic line plugged backing up sewage into my basement and overflowing my first floor toilet................had to rip ceilings down and tried to snake out any blockage...... while trying to remove the septic line plug the 4 inch joint broke.......now I am waiting for a plumber with my line still having a blockage...a washer full of foul water that backed up into it ....a broken toilet float (THOUGHT THE TOILET WAS OVERFLOWING AND BROKE OFF THE FLOAT BY ACCIDENT)...wet carpet and ripped down plaster everywhere in the bacement and possibibly having to go outside and dig up my septic line.........................and I have to pee ...............IF it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...... :bawling: Edited January 18, 2013 by BIG TOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted January 18, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2013 Figures. WAY too much ice cream to flush down any one system. hmmmmmm Well, hope things get better soon. Sounds like a real crappy situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted January 18, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2013 $hit happens When our well point plugged at our hunting cabin, we just shot a .45 round down the pipe, problem solved ! Have you tried that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted January 18, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2013 Oh man that sucks! I really hope you can get your $hit together and back where it belongs.... I think that you should just throw your hands up and go out for ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Owl Posted January 18, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2013 Oh man that sucks! Uhhhh, I think if it sucked there would be no problem..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2013 Whens the last time you had your septic tank pumped? Three to Five years is the norm? if its been more than that I'm betting it just needs pumped... Thats about a $300 fix here in WV. If you piull the top off of the tank and it overflows...its not a clogged line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecdoo Posted January 18, 2013 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2013 AAh Man I feel for ya, that is a real mess when it happens:doh: Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted January 18, 2013 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2013 Sorry you are having such a crappy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galapagos Posted January 18, 2013 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2013 That stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted January 18, 2013 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2013 And to top it off it snowed last night!!! Sooo, what did Lily drop down the toilet??? Isn't the special Jonas toilet in your back yard working so you can pee??? Hope your weekend isn't as crappy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG TOM Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted January 18, 2013 4 inch joint pipe replaced.....new toilet works installed......septic tank inspection plate dug up by no.2 son and clog found at entrance into septic tank....flowing again.......dug up septic cover plate and waiting for septic pumper to arrive....washing machine cleaned and working again.....many, many dirty towels to wash...lots of cleaning to do before taters gets home..you guys made me laugh when I wanted to cry....thanks for all the wise cracks...I knew I could count on you all..now back to cleaning up.....and the pee felt sooooooooo good......ps Jonas's toilet is seasonal.....some day Taters will figure out why all her flowers die in that one spot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFan Posted January 18, 2013 Share #12 Posted January 18, 2013 ps Jonas's toilet is seasonal.....some day Taters will figure out why all her flowers die in that one spot...... I reject this statement As far as I know there was never so much blossom in your garden before you installed my private outdoors toilet. Even the birds get lost in the growth Make sure my toilet does not get clogged up ! it is for liquid use only ! And move my trunk and stuff out of the basement please Hope the "Green Mile" is still Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG TOM Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted January 18, 2013 I reject this statement As far as I know there was never so much blossom in your garden before you installed my private outdoors toilet. Even the birds get lost in the growth Make sure my toilet does not get clogged up ! it is for liquid use only ! And move my trunk and stuff out of the basement please Hope the "Green Mile" is still Green Here we go again.....WHAT TRUNK ?...and yes it is still in there somewhere....I think:whistling:ps.....had tank pumped out only because it was dug up already.....it was pretty full, but not the cause of my problem......Taters and her FIBER....it works..... :moon: will be back to normal after the basement is cleaned out....I'M bushed...thats a job for tomorrow....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonslayer Posted January 18, 2013 Share #14 Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) My septic line plugged backing up sewage into my basement and overflowing my first floor toilet................had to rip ceilings down and tried to snake out any blockage...... while trying to remove the septic line plug the 4 inch joint broke.......now I am waiting for a plumber with my line still having a blockage...a washer full of foul water that backed up into it ....a broken toilet float (THOUGHT THE TOILET WAS OVERFLOWING AND BROKE OFF THE FLOAT BY ACCIDENT)...wet carpet and ripped down plaster everywhere in the bacement and possibibly having to go outside and dig up my septic line.........................and I have to pee ...............IF it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...... :bawling: Sorry for your troubles but what can I say..... Scat happens Life is full of disappointments What goes up must go down What goes around comes around Urine is a good fertilizer for the shrubbery Easy does it Haste makes waste when in doubt call a professional A handyman needs more tools then a hammer and duct tape sometimes the best remedy is a stiff drink sometimes a stiff drink just makes things worse Sorry for your loss Hope that helps Edited January 18, 2013 by Dragonslayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted January 19, 2013 Share #15 Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks for the laugh :crackup: Glad you finally got your s**t together :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 19, 2013 Share #16 Posted January 19, 2013 Taters and her FIBER....it works..... :moon: will be back to normal after the basement is cleaned out.... If you find no one will stay and talk to you at the next M&E sneak out and change your shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted January 19, 2013 Share #17 Posted January 19, 2013 If you had an outhouse you wouldn't have any of these problems,,,, what a guy won't do to be able to crap inside , EH??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 19, 2013 Share #18 Posted January 19, 2013 On an actually serious and helpful note. Same septic system for 23 years and it's been pumped twice as a precaution. And it was put in at a time that grey water did not need a separate dry well so all grey water goes through the septic. However, I use septic treatment religiously. Both tank treatment and main line cleaner. Cutting the frequency in half has not shown any signs of problem. I also treat the leach field transfer box once a year with root killer. Any tree remotely near the leach field seems to send roots to the water. I'm going to stop typing ow before I go from helpful to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacheedah Posted January 19, 2013 Share #19 Posted January 19, 2013 This is the crappiest post ever, funny butt ummm ughhhh . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted January 19, 2013 Share #20 Posted January 19, 2013 One of the things we do, is to dump some beef liver down the toilette every month or so, 2 lbs is usually a good amount. This keeps the right bacteria working and properly fed. Our most recent success with this was at my daughters place this summer. Got a desperate call saying that her septic was overflowing outside and they couldn't even take a shower with a flood outside, no inside problems thank goodness. I told her to dump some liver into the tank and we would be up in a week or so to see what could be done. They have a cottage in cottage country with a small tank, about 50 gal and a 2nd tank about 25 gal. They had it pumped but were back to the same issue the next day. Well we went up there, set up a sump pump system to help out and added about 3 lbs of liver. There were other precautions and issues, so we couldn't do much else, but basically they had no flow to the bed. The ground was too hard and dry to try to dig anything, so the sump system into the bush was going to have to do for a time,,,,, They used the pump 2 times and after that had flow again, not much, but it ran away. This fall they dug up the run to the bed where the moisture was coming up and found that the clay tile had collapsed, but it had enough of a hole to be able to get some flow. It's now repaired and flowing real nice, with a monthly addition of BEEF liver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 19, 2013 Share #21 Posted January 19, 2013 We have a company around here that does septic systems. On the back of there truck it says " The Number One Company in The Number Two Business " To funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted January 20, 2013 Share #22 Posted January 20, 2013 One of the things we do, is to dump some beef liver down the toilette every month or so, 2 lbs is usually a good amount. This keeps the right bacteria working and properly fed. Our most recent success with this was at my daughters place this summer. Got a desperate call saying that her septic was overflowing outside and they couldn't even take a shower with a flood outside, no inside problems thank goodness. I told her to dump some liver into the tank and we would be up in a week or so to see what could be done. They have a cottage in cottage country with a small tank, about 50 gal and a 2nd tank about 25 gal. They had it pumped but were back to the same issue the next day. Well we went up there, set up a sump pump system to help out and added about 3 lbs of liver. There were other precautions and issues, so we couldn't do much else, but basically they had no flow to the bed. The ground was too hard and dry to try to dig anything, so the sump system into the bush was going to have to do for a time,,,,, They used the pump 2 times and after that had flow again, not much, but it ran away. This fall they dug up the run to the bed where the moisture was coming up and found that the clay tile had collapsed, but it had enough of a hole to be able to get some flow. It's now repaired and flowing real nice, with a monthly addition of BEEF liver. The old timers around here dump a couple packs of yeast down the septic every couple of months... I still wouldn't let a septic tank go 10 or 12 years without being pumped???. if the soilds go out into your leech field it will defeat the purpose of the leech field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted January 20, 2013 Share #23 Posted January 20, 2013 The idea with the liver is to provide the right bacteria to break down the solids and to keep the right kind of bacteria in the bed to keep it open and not get plugged up with bio-film. There are 2 kinds of bacteria at work in a good system, the anaerobic that do most of the work in the tank an seeing as they work without oxygen that is a good place for them, but then you want some of those as well as aerobic bacteria, they need oxygen, in the bed. The anaerobic do the heavy work but leave a bio-film that will plug up the bed, so that's where the aerobic boys come in and you need lots of them, and these are provided by the liver. You could also inject air into the bed or tank, that works as well but may smell a bit at times,, mind you, a good working tank won't smell much, if at all,, so if you smell your tank, time for liver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted January 20, 2013 Share #24 Posted January 20, 2013 Marcarl... you really know your 5hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAWildKat Posted January 20, 2013 Share #25 Posted January 20, 2013 Marcarl just taught me something....I grew up in a house on a septic tank, We always had problems with the grease trap and septic, While tree roots played a part, we shoulda added some liver and yeast? I guess. Now I know in case I buy a home on septic what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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