[AT] Tractor Shop Question

[Billy Hood]

As a licensened On Site Sewage System installer in Texas I am supposed to tell you that is a no no--but I will not.  You could use such a system in a majority of counties legally here if you own more than 15 acres.  

But I have installed systems similar to yours several times.  If in doubt install one settling tank (barrel) and two perforated tanks arranged in a triangle with the primary tank feeding the secondaries.  I put this exact system at my shop in West Texas and figured if it did not work, I could add some leach/field lines later.  This shop had lav, toilet and urinal, as well as a laundry sink in the shop itself.  My shop was the gathering place for my son's mud dragging buddies and I could not keep brown pop in the fridge for my friends, so it got lots of use.  I really like the urinal as it uses lots less water per flush than a toilet.  We often use plastic barrels to use as a pump tank when a toilet is below the grade of existing septic system--just drop a chopper pump with float control in it.  For a licensed inspected system, I have to put a warning alarm and float on such a tank.  For commercial systems we have to put in two pumps on a rotary relay and alarm lights.  Big Brother gets into our business more and more.  It now costs me more than $500/ year to keep my license and 8 hours of continuing education--this is before bond and insurance costs.  We mainly do commercial and do contract maintenance on a large satellite system for a school system--all headaches.  
Bear
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Warren F. Smith<mailto:WarrenSmith at palmettobuilders.net> 
  To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'<mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
  Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 2:16 PM
  Subject: RE: [AT] Tractor Shop Question


  I'm not in the city limits, and I take most of my "business" outside, but
  there are times when you can't make it the 400' to the house, or it's
  raining, sleeting, etc.

  I may look for a little larger tank for the primary, then use the perforated
  drum buried in the leach pit instead of digging all the laterals. I thought
  it would work, but you know, if it didn't, digging it out would stink!

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