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What is the difference between a sewer and a septic system?
Peacheskat13
A sewer is a common drain line that connects multiple lines or houses that the city maintains. Septic tank is for one house that in on that property and the owner maintains.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoA sewage system is just a very large septic system. Everything the same happens, just on a huge scale.
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What is the safest tampon for septic systems?
Tampons and pads should not be disposed of into a septic system or any sewer system.
Causes for tub filled with feces and toilet paper?
The drain is plugged between the tub and the sewer or septic or in the case of the septic system, the tank may be full. The toilet had to go somewhere and the tub was available.
Where do they take the poo and pee after they take it from the airplane?
I believe they pipe it out into a septic tank or into a regular sewer system.
Where does the wast go?
Solid waste also refers to excrement, which goes into the sewer system (or into a septic tank).
Where does the solid waste go?
Solid waste also refers to excrement, which goes into the sewer system (or into a septic tank).
What causing water in toilet bowl to move all the time and then smell sewer gas?
If you are on a septic system, it is plugged.
Why are you getting smells from your septic system when taking showers?
Most common problem would more than likely be that you have a blockage in your sewer line or that the septic tank needs to be emptied.
What is the pipe sticking up in the backyard?
If it sticks straight up and has a 'screw on' cap (usually with a square on top of that), then that most likely is your sewer access point. If there is a problem with your sewer lines backed up, and the plumber cannot get it unclogged from the house side, then they will go to the access point to get to the clog. Plus, they can determine if the clog is between that point and the house, or between that point and your neighborhood sewer system (or your septic system, if you are on that).
What is wrong if within the last hour your stall shower has 6 inches of standing water in it and there is water on the bathroom floor as well as very little water in the toilet?
You have a main line blockage and or a full septic tank if you have a septic system. You need to have either your sewer line roto rootered and or your septic tank pumped if on a septic system.
How do you know if you have a septic tank?
If you are in a city, it is unlikely you have a septic system. Country, you probably do. Most places have a charge for sewer on the water bill. If you are on a well, you have a septic. When it is dry in the summer, the grass over the lateral field will be green longer than the rest of the yard. Look to see where the main drain leaves the house. If it is towards the street you are on a sewer, if towards the side or back yard, it is most likely a septic.
What is the difference between a gutter and a sewer?
Gutters are normally open Sewer piping is closed
Do all homeowners need a septic tank?
Not if home is tied into public sewer, septic tank not needed.
