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Ask the Builder: What You Can Learn From a Septic Tank Disaster

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Ask the Builder: What You Can Learn From a Septic Tank Disaster
The green discs visible in the straw are service lids to a septic tank that was installed too high. As a result of this preventable error, the sewage line from the house to the tank did not have the required pitch called for in the plumbing code. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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I’m about to share an incredible story about Jennifer’s new $20,000 septic tank that failed in the first year. You may not care about septic tanks, but this column may save you tens of thousands of dollars if you plan to build a new home, add a room to your home, install a new roof or sign a contract for any other major project.

Jennifer arranged a consultation call with me to discuss her septic tank dilemma. Her old septic system was not designed to handle the soggy soil in her leach field, rendering the system unusable for six months out of the year.

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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.