from? when a brand new house is built how is all of the plumbing system designed? how do the contractors build the way in which water will come into the bathroom sink? how complex of a system is this? does anyone know? how are plumbing systems designed to work in conjunction to septic systems? need someone’s opinion on this.

OK we are living on about 3 acres and we have a septic tank.The drain field is like,full of poop.SO,basically we have a little land that has poop in some places.We had a plumber out to look at it and they said it would be fine,well now,our sink won’t drain and there is SMELLY AZZ water leaking from underneath our washing machine.It’s stinking up the whole house.This happened about 20 minutes ago btw.What is wrong here?!?!! We are going to call a plumber out here tomorrow,cuz we aren’t idiots xD
But what do you think the problem is??

I had this home inspected by a home inspector and he did not mention anything about the lack of p-traps. I have not had a home that has a septic system before so I thought that the no p-trap thing was probably OK, but did not know. Occasionally we have sewer whiffs of smell from drains and now only the hall bathroom has a mold/mildew smell coming out of the sink and tub drains. The tub has an overflow and the sink does not have an overflow. The master bath set-up is the same as the hall bath, the basement bathroom sink has no p-trap and no overflow. There is a toilet in that bath also. If I go out in the garage I can see a p-trap from under the master bedroom bath area tub. The roof vent is also right between the hall and master bedroom. There is not a roof vent by the kitchen area (15 or more feet from baths) and that is where we get the sewer whiffs (not very often). Do I need to put in p-traps? Is the one roof vent OK? Any cause for mold smell? I have checked for leaks from tubs and sinks etc. Please help!

I had this home inspected by a home inspector and he did not mention anything about the lack of p-traps. I have not had a home that has a septic system before so I thought that the no p-trap thing was probably OK, but did not know. Occasionally we have sewer whiffs of smell from drains and now only the hall bathroom has a mold/mildew smell coming out of the sink and tub drains. The tub has an overflow and the sink does not have an overflow. The master bath set-up is the same as the hall bath, the basement bathroom sink has no p-trap and no overflow. There is a toilet in that bath also. If I go out in the garage I can see a p-trap from under the master bedroom bath area tub. The roof vent is also right between the hall and master bedroom. There is not a roof vent by the kitchen area (15 or more feet from baths) and that is where we get the sewer whiffs (not very often). Do I need to put in p-traps? Is the one roof vent OK? Any cause for mold smell? I have checked for leaks from tubs and sinks etc. Please help!

What is the average cost of switching from a septic tank and well water to town water and sewer?

Looking at buying a house. The local building inspector says it needs some electrical and plumbing. It also has a cesspool instead of septic, so that would need to be replaced. We are in New England. Looking for a rough idea of cost so we can factor that into our bid.

My septic tank is only 800 gallons. It keeps getting backed up what with the weekend parties and all. So I’m looking at the pool. 42,000 gallons. Can I just cover it and plumb it into the toilets and leech lines?

Septic tank was backing up over a year ago, and hasn’t been used since. I was told by a plumbing company that sometimes when they sit they clear themselves. Is this true?

We are having a terralift done, and are running into some complications. Earlier in the week, a plumbing service instructed us to have our tank and distribution box pumped prior to the service. Now, after spending $200 on getting it pumped, they tell us everything has to be full, so we’ll have to wait. Which is it? Does it make any difference? Thanks in advance!

i was doing my laundry and when i went in to the bath water was coming up out and around the toilet plus the shower and sink…. is there a main blockage some where and i didn,t know that every thing drains out of one pipe?