06-16-2014, 02:18 AM
Another "trick" in foreclosures is "grenading" the septic system. Either they flush an M80 down the toilet, shattering the piping or cracking the tank if it's a fiberglass type, or dump massive amounts of grease to contaminate the leach field. Both very expensive fixes! Ask your agent to have a septic inspection clause in your contract if it is not there, it will save you lots of dollars and a big migraine to go along with it. While having the inspection done, ask the contractor what would be the best economical Maintenence of the system according to the "leachability" (how well the soils absorb the waste water) is. when growing up on a septic system, my Dad would have the tank pumped every 5 years for a family of 4 to remove the solids buildup in the tank to keep it from spilling into the leach field. All the surrounding neighbors had to have their leach field rebuilt, but ours kept doing what it was supposed to do for over 30 years until they moved, and the new buyer leveled the place for his own McMansion.
Are you a human being, or a human doing?
Are you a human being, or a human doing?