Septic for all (Igor Special)

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#1

Originally Posted By: jremas
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I hope all the pics don’t screw this up…


Metal tank...............suspicious

Found someone elses dye..........really suspicious

Inlet port not sealed & roots growing through, baffle deteriorating, cap deteriorated and most important: The liquid level rose above the inlet pipe with only 180gallons introduced.............unsat

The absorption area was clear at the time of any dye or liquid (hard to get everything with all the leaves).

The tank was shot, connection bad, ground water infiltration, probably a leaky tank because the original level was about 7 inches below the invert of the inlet pipe.

For those of you who just flush dye down the toilet and do not inspect the tank this is one of those cases that would burn you down the road. If the tank was not uncovered and opened up and I just ran dye I would not have found the problems that were there. There was no breakout to the surface that we could see.

I await comments........
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Jeff Remas
REMAS Inspections, Inc.
Northeastern PA & the Poconos
www.NEPAinspector.com

570-362-1598

#2

Originally Posted By: rking
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Jeff,


It is quite obvious that these people had a bad lawn and decided to do something about it.
So... They allowed their own fertilization to work it's magic! ![icon_twisted.gif](upload://xjO326gspdTNE5QS3UTl0a0Rtvy.gif) ![icon_twisted.gif](upload://xjO326gspdTNE5QS3UTl0a0Rtvy.gif)

I personally do not go to that extent on septics as I am not qualified to do so but those deficincies certainly look rather obvious. Could you keep a straight face during that portion of your inspection????

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Muskoka Home Inspections
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#3

Originally Posted By: ismetaniuk
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This membership was a big waste of my time!

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Igor


Top To Bottom Inspections


Glen Spey, NY

#4

Originally Posted By: rking
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Igor,


No, I only look for signs of non- performance…slow drains, smell outside, excessive water over septic and leaching bed etc.


To do anyhting with septics in my neck of the woods without being qualified can open a big can of worms, although some of my competitors do the dye test (whether or not they are qualifeid I do not know).


I plan on taking the course and getting licensed for septics as soon as I finish my Fire Prevention Officer course that will allow me to do fire code inspections on multiple unit dwellings.

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Muskoka Home Inspections


“Wisdom is the Anticipation of the Consequences”


Steering Committee Member At Large

#5

Originally Posted By: rking
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Igor,


No evaluation other than what is obvious and then I just tell my clients that they need to have a septic specialist have a look.

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Muskoka Home Inspections
"Wisdom is the Anticipation of the Consequences"
Steering Committee Member At Large

#6

Originally Posted By: jmyers
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Smells pretty SHI**Y to me! icon_cool.gif


Joe Myers