Not an easy job

1. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING

2. You Know You’re In Trouble-
WHEN YOUR DAY STARTS THIS WAY
.

3. IT JUST GETS WORSE

7. It’s Not An Easy Job

13. Do Not hold a Seller Hostage.

14. Do Not
Back Flush
Into Any
Inspection
Port.

15. TOOLS

16. Documents Consulted

18. Strength of Sewage

19. Strength of Sewage-Appears
Representative
Obvious ?

20. General Information
Treatment and Disposal

21. Without a Permit
How do you tell?
Chambers ? Seepage Pit ?

22. Pumping
“to remove to the maximum extent possible, solid, floating, and liquid waste
accumulations.”

23. What is Wrong ?

24. Effluent Level

25. Inlet and Outlet
Title 18-9-A314 1f.
Invert of inlet is at least 2 inches above the invert of the outlet pipe, giving you a drop off.
Proper-Invert at Outlet Tank set too low-what occurs?

26. This level is two inches below the invert of the inlet.
It extends into the manhole too far.

27. You need to see the effluent
dropping off into the tank.

28. Number of Compartments E
Pre June 1989-1 Compartment Post June 1989- 2 Compartment

29. Risers G
Found on Inspection As a Result of Inspection

30. What’s Wrong Here ?

31. Air/Liquid Interface

32. Tank Depth (air to liquid interface to the bottom of the tank). I

33. Baffles-Cast on Concrete K
Inlet, no deterioration Outlet, deterioration

34. Plastic-Floating T
Problem at installation
Too Far Under and Damaged Too Far Out

35. Not Plumb
When you see this- You can be sure you have this!

36. Careless Installation

37. Evidence of ? N
Root Invasion Rebar

38. You might want to note-

39. Effluent Filters and Drain Flies P
There is no such thing as a “normal” service interval.

40. DISPOSAL (Dispersal ) WORKS

41. Distribution Box

42. Observation/Inspection Ports
are to be capped and measured.

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