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Lake House GA (GA)
Hello Everyone,
I am wanting to buy a house and need help. It is on a hill, with a basement, and on a septic tank. The house has 3 (three) septic sewage ejector pumps that pump daisy chain back to back to each other. It is only a 3 bedroom house, and all 3 pumps are down the hill from the septic tank. The septic tank is 130 feet away from the house with a 15 foot drop to the lowest pump (pump 1).
My question - is this designed right? I do not want to buy a house with a septic problem. I find it really hard to believe that this house really needs 3 pumps. I feel like the original owner in 1993 had a poorly designed septic system and it is out of date for today's technology and standards.
Any expertise advice on how I should see this would be great. Including the reality that it may need a new design and installation. Please provide specifics.
Thanks
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Wheelchair (IL)
In Life, One Pays For Their Pleasures. 3 systems, one depending on the other 2. This sounds complicated and if you are not an expert, you could be buying someone else's problems. Will your neighbors have similar issues and do they have the same setup as the house you are looking at? Unless you have some experience in sewerage controls and septic systems, I'd pass. But that is just me.
Best Wishes
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m & m (MD)
This is how a typical sewage pump system is designed and installed: the house drain flows by gravity to the septic tank usually located 20-40 feet from the house. The septic tank is immediately followed by an effluent tank. A sewage pump is inside the effluent tank and it pumps the effluent uphill to a disposal field.
Your description is a little hard to follow but it doesn't seem to follow the above scenario. Bottom line: buying a property with septic/drainfield problems is a purchase to run away from. Be sure of what you are entering into.
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Author:
bernabeu (SC)
RUN
RUN FAST
RUN FAR
Unless you enjoy playing with sewage.
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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Author:
Lake House GA (GA)
I want to thank everyone that took time to respond. I really appreciate it. We backed out of the house today and will keep looking. Thank you!
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