Septic System Replacement with new home?
We had a septic put in for a single wide approx 9 years ago. It was never right, but a month later the installer passed away so what can you do right? 4 years ago we sold the trailer and moved away. We really never planned to move back but now we are. We want to replace with a new tank most likely because there isn't a good slope with this one which could explain the issues before. We plan to get a Modular home and a portion of the home would sit where the old lines from the old tank are. The expenses are quite large already and we'd like to not remove the old tank etc if we can get by with it. Its a cement tank, is there a possible fix to the system we have in place now or should we get the new one and if we do can we leave the old one there? This will be in a rural community in WV and my neighbors are all relatives so no worries of them complaining. It has always seeped (around the tank) from day 1 my grandfather says its not sloped right. I could pay to have it inspected but thats a big cost if I'd need to replace it anyway. My husband says even if it was functional we'd need new drain lines etc because if placement of the tank and lines vs where we plan to put the new home. I have an acre and unless they go over my water lines, my septic lines, and my moms septic tank and lines that are on my property, I have a pretty limited space in the front to work with. We really just want to put in a new one and leave the old one be. Is that allowed?
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- You're not going to get a good answer, unless you actually tell us what is wrong with the existing septic tank. All you say in the above statement, is that "It was never right". What exactly does that mean? Is it leaking into the neighbors yard? Causing a geyser of urine? Catching on fire? What?
- Nice to hear you at least have a septic tank, i have distant relatives in WV who still have out houses.lol Well i don't know how strict the health department is where you live but if your increasing to a Modular home the tank Will have to be big enough to handle the amount of bedrooms it has. And any water lines crossing a drain field has to be incased in double pipeing. Septic Tank Do's & Don'ts MaintenanceSeptic tank size is a direct function of the number of occupants in a home. ... located at West Virginia University is command central for septic system ... www.askthebuilder.com/B117_Septic_Tank_Dos_Donts_Maintenance.shtml - Septic tank size is a direct function of the number of occupants in a home. This number is generally associated with the number of bedrooms in a house. However, this rule is not always accurate! A 3 bedroom house that has two adults and two kids will send much less water into the tank than a 3 bedroom house that has 2 adults and 6 kids(such households exist)! If you feel that you have or might have more occupants than average, you had better talk with your local board of health officials. Accepted sizing recommendations usually spell out that you should multiply the number of bedrooms, or rooms used as bedrooms by 150 gallons. Then multiply this by 2. this will give you the minimum capacity for tank size. Example: 4 bedrooms x 150 = 600 600 x 2 = 1,200 gallons Standard tanks are usually available in 750; 1,000; 1,200; and 1,500 gallon capacities
