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Stacey1403
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So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
...to having to get a whole new system
$4500.00 later
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Posted 1/11/07 1:32 PM  |
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Gertyrae
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Hence the reason we aren't pumping ours anytime soon
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| Posted 1/11/07 1:58 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Posted by Gertyrae
Hence the reason we aren't pumping ours anytime soon
We had no choice it was actually coming out of the ground
Plus the guy said our system is so old that someone could fall through the ground into it. The whole thing was falling into itself, I would be too worried with my kids and my neighbors kids. We have no choice.
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| Posted 1/11/07 2:00 PM |
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BigB
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
And that is why we are never buying a house!!!!! My DH is so not handy!
Good Luck, but you are making the right choice!
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| Posted 1/11/07 2:02 PM |
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Ambersmom
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Stacey, that's alot of $$$. I think our replacement was only $1800.00
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| Posted 1/11/07 2:03 PM |
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Lauren
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
that happened to us a few years ago - but it's nice to have the peace of mind that you are good for many years to come!
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| Posted 1/11/07 2:35 PM |
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Eleanor
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
I'm so scared of cesspools - I'm glad ours is in the front yard so that the kids can play (mom worry free) in the back
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:07 PM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
I dread the day that we have to pump - I can see the dip where it is in the front yard and I just know we are going to have to replace it if we pump.
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:13 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Ouch Stacey I have no clue about cesspools as we don't have them out here in Cali.
Message edited 1/11/2007 3:14:35 PM.
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:14 PM |
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janet
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Your home owners should cover it... Mine did, and I had the cheapest coverage
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:16 PM |
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anonttcer
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
That is why sewers ROCK! LOL
Sorry you had to spend that kind of cash though. Better to do it now though - at least you know it's safe!
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:17 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Same thing happened to us a few months after buying the house. After I was told I had a block cesspool, I google'd it to find out more. First article that came up was the Huntington man that drown in his own cesspool after a cave in. I kept everyone inside until the appointment.
Definitely sucks to be laying out that money but the peace of mind it's priceless.
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| Posted 1/11/07 3:30 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Posted by janet
Your home owners should cover it... Mine did, and I had the cheapest coverage
Really?
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| Posted 1/11/07 4:10 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Posted by Ambersmom
Stacey, that's alot of $$$. I think our replacement was only $1800.00
Well we need two tanks, one regular and one overflow. I have had a few friends who got it done and they said this was pretty average.
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| Posted 1/11/07 4:11 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
OMG Stacey, we just pumped ours on Tuesday because it was starting to back up in the downstairs shower if we used too many water appliances at the same time (i.e., dishwasher, washing machine, shower, etc). We also have 2 older pools, original to the house (1962) 
Dont forget I worked for an environmental company and did a lot of cesspool work and know a few good recommendations and what you should look for.
Now I pray ours doesn't go soon, although it just seems inevitable!
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| Posted 1/11/07 4:26 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
We had to Rotor-Ruder (not the actual company) ours last week. We are lucky we know someone in the business. We will eventually have to have ours cleaned out too.
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| Posted 1/11/07 7:11 PM |
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dpli
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
the peace of mind is worth it. A friend's family had a sinkhole in the backyard after a heavy rain last summer from where an old cesspool had caved in.
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| Posted 1/11/07 10:31 PM |
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4monkeys
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
ugh, we had to do this a few years back too,( we were even charged for them to locate exactly where to dig for it  )
and we may need it looked at again.. the toilet bowl water was bubbling the other day? what do you guys think? (trish? yoy said you might know info  ) Its a brand new toilet bowl, and it just bubbled a few times at random last week. we barely ever use this one since its downstairs and we're still doing work.
Stacey, just think of the piece of mind like Barb said, and one thing crossed off your list
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| Posted 1/11/07 11:34 PM |
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neenie
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
argh! 
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| Posted 1/11/07 11:42 PM |
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
oh no!
at least now you know all will be safe and sound 
what is the difference between a cess pool and a septic tank?
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| Posted 1/12/07 1:22 AM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: So we go from getting our cesspool pumped...
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by Ambersmom
Stacey, that's alot of $$$. I think our replacement was only $1800.00
Well we need two tanks, one regular and one overflow. I have had a few friends who got it done and they said this was pretty average.
Yeah, my boss has two and he said he paid about $4K.
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