I'm a septic installer with over 30 years experience, when I saw the title "How to install a septic system", I was very skeptical. But I was pleasantly surprised! Nice job! No- Very nice job! You have a future in Septic installation!
Mr Shepard what's your take on Rid-X. Used it all my life never had a septic backup. Since moving to Michigan all I see is septic pump trucks. Thanks for your time.
@@michaelbaumgardner9493 Rid-X is not a replacement for pumping. I don't use or recommend any additives or enzymes. I recommend pumping every 3-5 years (based on usage) to my customers.
@Summit X hey I've got a 40 foot puddle of water where my drain field is. Would it be smarter to attempt to repair or put in a completely new system? I would greatly appreciate it if you had the time to respond.
I am in San Diego CA, in a 4th year, Plumbing Trade School, class, and we just watched this entire video. You did a phenomenal job!! It’s crazy you did all of this by yourself. My teacher is critiquing all the you tube vids, and he couldn’t find a single problem! Great job!
I am looking to buy some land to retire on and build a home. These vids are a HUGE help to me. Not sure my husband will want to DIY but I like this kinda thing and hopefully I can talk one of my 3 sons into helping. Great Vids. I am learning a lot. Thank you for taking the time to make the videos and sharing them.
Thank you so much for watching! However you have a house built it never hurts to have a good base of knowledge so that you know what types of questions to ask and what things should look like.
At last I think I've caught up on the early episodes that I'd missed and hope to continue watching to the end Paul. Firstly, "I am not a builder" but I do possess a lot of common sense. I am extremely impressed with your `seemingly endless knowledge`. I have been glued to these videos and thank you very much for sharing this project with us. Cliff from London UK.
sir, i am in awe about your dealer. first, i was shocked to see a female in her position but was impressed with her ability and cordial attitude on the job. second, i am still being amazed at your ways of doing. i thought no one cared about how things were done anymore until i started following your videos. as a special favor to me, please thank the woman and company you dealt with and please do not let up in your desire to get everything right as possible on your projects. may God bless you and yours..........g
@@jytheiowaguy1897 In the municipality I am looking at now they require a backup septic area And I don't know but I think it needs to be a distance away from the original so that's a HUGE problem as you can imagine!
Great install! Great video! Don’t forget to fill that tank with water real soon. I once saw a buried septic tank float out of the ground after a heavy rain because the contractor failed to fill the tank. Best regards, Gottfried
I'm pretty sure your thinking of a plastic tank and not this big heavy cement one that were looking at I couldn't imagine a giant heavy cement thing floating out of the ground
Cement tanks float too! Yes there’s a lot more weight but there is still a tremendous amount of buoyancy due to their surface area. It may not totally pop it out of the ground, but it could float it enough to cause it to backup into the house
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 not sure if you've ever seen a houseboat, but the ones I have seen have a concrete box under them like a basement. They do indeed float.
Concrete is similar to steel when making a boat, pontoon, etc.; it is all about bouyancy. If an object is less dense than a liquid the object will "float" in the liquid. I have seen a 1 1/4 inch steel nut float in molten lead. If an object displaces its weight in a liquid which is less than the volume of the object it floats. Ice floats in water even though the ice is water because the ice is less dense than liquid water; ice is about 90% of the density of the same volume of water.
I almost went by because I was looking for a really quick overview video. Glad I stayed. This was a really concise and super informative video. Well Done! This falls under the old adage "you learn something new everyday".
First time I watched your job and i should say you are doing a great job. Well slowly and clearly spoken. Paying attention to details that are nessarry and video is well done as well. I built a house 30 years ago with hammer and a circular saw. And i am still learning.
For years I have been reserved about installing my own septic system. I'm somewhat of a contractor myself but everything that I've seen about codes and such when dealing with septic installations has given me caused for worry. And that's with all the videos that I have watched over the years. Watch your video has me thinking that I will be able to save $1000's and install in myself. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
excellent job, I am an Architect, and I just wanted to say you did a fantastic job by showing us the inside of the tank and explaining really well the functionality of it. A high five to you my friend, great job.
Great job Paul, nicely explained, loved the drone footage, very effective visual. Greetings from the south of England. I've got a 3 bedroom home on clay sub-soil ground with a plastic onion design septic tank that all the waste is first fed into from where it's pumped about 50 ft to top end and the start of herringbone pipe layout. Once a year the solids are taken away in the honey-wagon costing about £180 ($220) to take away. We have a 100 ft garden about 25 ft wide. Before getting the council permission I had to dig out 3 square holes 1 mtr deep for the percolation test which took about 90 mins to drain away. Lived here since 1995. The first septic system consisted of 3, single skin, brick chambers, one lower than the other with the final end coming out into a footpath. The house had been a holiday cottage for about 15 years.
You’ve done a great job with that install. A couple of things I noticed that you might consider. Make sure you compact that area next to the tank under your inlet/outlet to prevent settling and shearing the pipe. The 2x4s under the pipe should be removed as they will cause a humped inside the pipe after backfill. I’ve been in excavation almost 32 years and a certified installer in my area. Good job!
Yea what he said. Just dug up my drain from the house to the septic. 20 feet of mangled line the whole 20 feet. Wasn’t a good spot on it. They had chunks of 4 by 4’s, bricks and firewood under the line instead of taking the time to do it the right way. And of course the line was under my concrete patio deck so had to bust through the concrete to get to it. Makes it much nicer when you can do it yourself and no it’s done right.
I have retired just this year from residential contracting. I live in a rural area of northeast arkansas and have put in many of these type of systems. I can appreciate your attention to details. I have used distribution boxes and also a Bull Run valves which distributes water coming out of tank to three 100' lines equally.owners are to switch to three alternate lines twice yearly or so to give time for first lines to dry out. Around here seems the installs are changed by health dept. from time to time. your install is very professionally done. good video!
Respect for putting this all in by yourself!! Me and my boss just put in an ATL and last week out in a 500 linear ft field out at a house in Illinois. Lots of work so much respect
Wow, you sure did an excellent job installing the septic. I admire your "can do" approach with a desire to do it perfectly. Thanks for sharing a very well done video!
All your videos are extremely informative & well done , as well as how detailed your work is & professional. Great inspiration for all of us DIY ! Continued success & all the best .
As a professional Septic Installer, I am Impressed with your work. Everything looks great. As said before, make sure you bed your inlet and outlet pipes with gravel, pack gravel underneath both with a sharpshooter. Only thing I don't like about your whole system is the Infiltrator Chambers. They make great tanks but the chambers can be a pain down the road.
As a regulator for New Mexico he did a really good job, proper tank bedding, dbox set and speed levelers, didn't cry about the large field size requirement and did not advocate non-compliance because compliancecosts too much. Proper pipe bedding was the only thing not mentioned. Great job. I may recommend this for training sessions for installers and regulators.
Awesome job. I stumbled on it while rabidly researching French drains to fix my wet backyard. I appreciate the encouragement about researching and then gaining the confidence, then DOING IT!
Marshall I think you executed a thoroughly perfect hands on, common sense approach! I will need to install a septic system for my home. But it is a little different, an aerobics system. Due to my property is about 75 yards from a large lake. Here in Texas there is a state code we have to abide by involving waste solid waste treatment. I also have been in the home remodeling for many years. All it really comes down to, is mind over matter, and I can do all things in Christ Jesus who strengthens me!
Stubborn ? you are a top quality guy .. Well done . . this is easily the best video I have seen . The leach soakaways look like they are a better idea than tubular soakaways .
Thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I needed to understand how the septic concept works. Everything else in therms of installation is a piece of cake.
Excellent work! I worked my way through college as a sewer layer in the city ~100 miles to your west. The only thing that would've failed were the 2×4's under the pipe & the abscence of gravel backfill under your pipe. That's not to say those things are make or break items, code differs from place to place, but overall this is one of the only septic videos on YT that didn't make me cringe👍! Nice job!
Super awesome and informative video!!! I laughed at the 18:40 mark when you said you were at 250 subscribers. Almost 75k now. Your videos are amazing! Thanks
Looks Great!!!!! I have built septic systems. It looks like you will never have to replace that system. I had a 4000 sq ft house with 4 bathrooms and my system wasn't that big but I did put about 6' of sand under my Eljen geotextile system. I'm aerobic now in my new house, much cleaner and smaller.
Thank you for an easy to watch and understand video of the entire process. Hopefully sooner than later I will be in the same position, as with many aspects of your build overall, and your experiences will indeed be rather valuable. Again, thank you for all of your efforts. As well as your positive influence, i.e. Casting Crowns. Many blessings to you and yours, Keith
Its nice when you can use original soil. Up here in Connecticut sometimes you have to strip and haul in state approved septic sand, thats when it gets expensive. I used 200 yards for my system that alone was over 6 grand.
i'm a septic and plumbing contractor and I install systems on a regular basis...I see a few things I would do different...(concrete box, less bends for the header lines) but overall looks fantastic! I'm impressed!
In our municipality they require 6" of gravel underneath the pipe and up to the top of the ipe. So 10" total gravel. And 12" on either side. Then cover. We have about 12" frost line so it needs to be down 12" minimum to the top of the pipe. We usually start at 24" deep to start then drop from there. You did a good job.
In Texas we ran field dead level. No deeper than 3 ft depth from top of ground. In low rain areas, As deep as 5 ft if needed. I did conventional systems and ez flo and panels. Also aerobic spray and drip systems. We did 150 foot max length per run field lines. Good video. Never used distribution boxes just dead level headers.
If you have ground burrowing critters you should place chicken wire under the chambers. Adding viewing ports. Good job! Coming from a skilled pro installer.
Very impressive looks very nice, I am in a process of building mine too for a 2499 sqft house average I have to dig 8 trenches 75 ft long each, is going to be a lot of work but your video had encourage me to do it plus will be getting a little help from a professional plumber.
Very well executed. The only major thing I noticed that I never saw mentioned , being a professional heavy equipment operator myself, was that the hole was not benched and that there was no separation between the material pile and the hole. Safety First!
you definitely have common sense!!!!! looks awesome!!!! you do great work!!!! i'm looking to build, and i find it very hard to ask for help unless i absolutely have to. my favorite word is determined, no it can't be done is not a option
Amazing the difference in areas. Where I live in Utah you get a licensed guy to sample your ground. They tell you how many feet of drain field. Then get health dept permit, if they will allow. We can use infiltraters or perf pipe and drain rock. I charge about 6000 to 6500 per system, I pay for everything. Good video.
93.8k subs as of when I watched this video. Congratulations I can see why you are growing. I am just about to start my own home build with septic and well. Thanks for the great info 👍🏻👍🏻
Brings back memories of earning money at college cleaning and repairing systems (50 years ago). Looking at your dirt it looks to contain a lot of clay (low perm) and I haven't looked back in your videos (but will) to see what your load will be (family size and guest hosting). I guess you just backfill these plastic units with nothing special over the top. I would have loved to see what the filed looks like in June 2020. Wonder if you left the risers at the end so that you could garden between the runs like row stuff or vines (pumpkins, squash, etc non-cultivation stuff). Lotta hard work. Great job.
The risers will be cut off flush with the ground. They have a removable plug so I can see I to the chambers. I was curious to see how much liquid is in the chambers once we put it to use.
In my country we just digging a deep hole like 6 feet into the ground covered it with steel and cement and don't forget to pin a tiny pipe to the inside out so so the tank wouldn't blown. This is new for me!
Funny just came across this vid. I put the first infiltrator system install in the country. Back in about 1987/88. Stonington ct. they were there first ones proto type
Thank you for this video for i never got to see our septic as it was put in so its really nice to see how it goes plus i did not know about cleaning trap or filter once a yr either, which would mean lol we are wayyyy behind doing it. Thanks again!!
I'm getting ready to have company put in this same type of septic system you are doing. I'm keeping your video so I can see if they do as good a job as you. Thanks for a great video👍
Been installing septic systems for 40+ years and yours looks good!! A little advice do not backfill the chambers with your skid steer you will crush the chambers and you will not know it! Chambers are easy to put in but they have their downfalls, be very careful!!
Marshall Remodel I have a small dozer we use for all the backfill on our septic‘s that we install a lot less ground pressure! You did do a nice job looks very good
I've been contemplating a future construction project: building a 1K sf container home...a septic system would be in the plans...your video has been tremendously helpful...while I foresee lots of work and attention to detail there's no better feeling than knowing you did it yourself and did it well...congrats...
Wow, what a lot of work, now in the leach field under the black plastic what’s there? Gravel and drain tile? Do you cap the end if there is drain tile. Are you using landscape cloth to try prevent the organic from plugging the gravel field??
The biggest problem with any septic system is elevation, or the lack of it. If your property is flat or has little fall, I strongly recommend you elevate your house so enough height above the septic can be maintained. The S. tank should be at least 1500mm/5' from the house, it should be sized for the number of bedrooms but should not be less than 2500lts or around 600 gallons, the bigger the better. Sewerage lines should have a minimum fall of 1:60, both into and out of the tank and a minimum cover of 200mm. There should be a cleaning access about 400mm/16" before the inlet or the tank to allow cleaning in both directions. If possible the line from the toilet should go in a direct line to the tank with everything else branching off. A branch to another toilet should be done with an I.O. 45 junction. A vent line should be run up from the furthest point from the tank. There should be an inlet vent on the tank, usually over the inspection port at the tank outlet. This allows cross ventilation through the whole system and relief of any pressure build up that could cause a water seal to be pulled out of a trap. If the property is big enough, the waste water can be run to an absorption trench, (leaching area) 30M/100' long and dead level, it doesn't have to be straight. That trench should be 600mm/2' wide and the same depth with slotted trenching material 450mm/18" deep. It should be backfilled with 20mm/3/4 aggregate to the top, covered with a geodetic blanket and then cover with 100mm/4" course river sand (NOT dirt) and then topped with growing grass. If the property is with soil capable of putting in a dam, then there will be no absorption qualities to it and a transpiration bed should made by excavating 3M/10' down hill the full length of the trench to a depth of 300mm/12" and backfilled with course gravel to 150mm/6" and covered with a geodetic blanket to hold back the 100mm/4" of course river sand from filtering into the gravel, then top off with growing grass. The level of the ground where the absorption trench/ leech field is should be 450mm/18" below the invert level of the tank outlet. This is why elevation is so important. With that layout and a yard gully finishing 100mm/4" above the ground close to the house, WILL ensure no effluent flows back into the house. The yard gully should have a waste fixture, (basin, bath, shower, kitchen sink or laundry tub), running into it to maintain its water seal. All animals should kept off the grass by fencing, no vehicles should be allowed to drive over it and only a push mower or equivalent used to cut the grass no short than about 100mm/4" high. There should be at least one inspection point where the drainage line comes into the absorption trench for inspection of the trench and to pump out any sludge build up. The septic tank should be pumped out at least once every 5 years, keeping in mind that if there is rain, septic tanks will float out of the hole destroying all the work. If the property is too flat, then an aerated septic system should be installed.
I'm a septic installer with over 30 years experience, when I saw the title "How to install a septic system", I was very skeptical. But I was pleasantly surprised! Nice job! No- Very nice job! You have a future in Septic installation!
Mr Shepard what's your take on Rid-X. Used it all my life never had a septic backup. Since moving to Michigan all I see is septic pump trucks. Thanks for your time.
@@michaelbaumgardner9493 Rid-X is not a replacement for pumping. I don't use or recommend any additives or enzymes. I recommend pumping every 3-5 years (based on usage) to my customers.
Thanks for your reply and thank you for your time.
@Summit X hey I've got a 40 foot puddle of water where my drain field is. Would it be smarter to attempt to repair or put in a completely new system? I would greatly appreciate it if you had the time to respond.
@@JohnDoe-gc1kt Of course not seeing your field...why not fill the low spots and to make water run off?
You probably did a more professional job than most who call themselves a professional. Great job!!
I agree. .my system is not near this large he should never have a probem!
I agree super quality thinking . great installation .
I’m a certified septic installer and you did a great job! Good work!
I am in San Diego CA, in a 4th year, Plumbing Trade School, class, and we just watched this entire video. You did a phenomenal job!! It’s crazy you did all of this by yourself. My teacher is critiquing all the you tube vids, and he couldn’t find a single problem! Great job!
Wow. That’s awesome. Thanks for watching.
I am looking to buy some land to retire on and build a home. These vids are a HUGE help to me. Not sure my husband will want to DIY but I like this kinda thing and hopefully I can talk one of my 3 sons into helping. Great Vids. I am learning a lot. Thank you for taking the time to make the videos and sharing them.
Thank you so much for watching! However you have a house built it never hurts to have a good base of knowledge so that you know what types of questions to ask and what things should look like.
Same here...just had an offer accepted on 14 ac. Will be building in the next year or so. Exciting!
At last I think I've caught up on the early episodes that I'd missed and hope to continue watching to the end Paul.
Firstly, "I am not a builder" but I do possess a lot of common sense. I am extremely impressed with your `seemingly endless knowledge`.
I have been glued to these videos and thank you very much for sharing this project with us.
Cliff from London UK.
Thanks for the encouragement and taking the time to comment. We really appreciate it.
sir, i am in awe about your dealer. first, i was shocked to see a female in her position but was impressed with her ability and cordial attitude on the job. second, i am still being amazed at your ways of doing. i thought no one cared about how things were done anymore until i started following your videos. as a special favor to me, please thank the woman and company you dealt with and please do not let up in your desire to get everything right as possible on your projects. may God bless you and yours..........g
That system looks HUGE!
I thought the same, that looks like enough for a 7 bedroom house in Iowa.
@@jytheiowaguy1897 In the municipality I am looking at now they require a backup septic area And I don't know but I think it needs to be a distance away from the original so that's a HUGE problem as you can imagine!
By far the largest I've ever seen
Great install! Great video! Don’t forget to fill that tank with water real soon. I once saw a buried septic tank float out of the ground after a heavy rain because the contractor failed to fill the tank. Best regards, Gottfried
I'm pretty sure your thinking of a plastic tank and not this big heavy cement one that were looking at I couldn't imagine a giant heavy cement thing floating out of the ground
Cement tanks float too! Yes there’s a lot more weight but there is still a tremendous amount of buoyancy due to their surface area. It may not totally pop it out of the ground, but it could float it enough to cause it to backup into the house
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 not sure if you've ever seen a houseboat, but the ones I have seen have a concrete box under them like a basement. They do indeed float.
@@thedaddiiiwow I'm just thinking they have cement boats and now that I think of it about it wow they would they would float wow you woke me up
Concrete is similar to steel when making a boat, pontoon, etc.; it is all about bouyancy. If an object is less dense than a liquid the object will "float" in the liquid. I have seen a 1 1/4 inch steel nut float in molten lead. If an object displaces its weight in a liquid which is less than the volume of the object it floats. Ice floats in water even though the ice is water because the ice is less dense than liquid water; ice is about 90% of the density of the same volume of water.
I almost went by because I was looking for a really quick overview video. Glad I stayed. This was a really concise and super informative video. Well Done! This falls under the old adage "you learn something new everyday".
Glad you enjoyed it!
First time I watched your job and i should say you are doing a great job.
Well slowly and clearly spoken.
Paying attention to details that are nessarry and video is well done as well.
I built a house 30 years ago with hammer and a circular saw.
And i am still learning.
For years I have been reserved about installing my own septic system. I'm somewhat of a contractor myself but everything that I've seen about codes and such when dealing with septic installations has given me caused for worry. And that's with all the videos that I have watched over the years. Watch your video has me thinking that I will be able to save $1000's and install in myself. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
Eh do you really want to do stuff out of your element while you could be making money with what youre good at..Thats how I see it. !
excellent job, I am an Architect, and I just wanted to say you did a fantastic job by showing us the inside of the tank and explaining really well the functionality of it. A high five to you my friend, great job.
Thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated.
Great job Paul, nicely explained, loved the drone footage, very effective visual. Greetings from the south of England.
I've got a 3 bedroom home on clay sub-soil ground with a plastic onion design septic tank that all the waste is first fed into from where it's pumped about 50 ft to top end and the start of herringbone pipe layout.
Once a year the solids are taken away in the honey-wagon costing about £180 ($220) to take away. We have a 100 ft garden about 25 ft wide. Before getting the council permission I had to dig out 3 square holes 1 mtr deep for the percolation test which took about 90 mins to drain away.
Lived here since 1995. The first septic system consisted of 3, single skin, brick chambers, one lower than the other with the final end coming out into a footpath. The house had been a holiday cottage for about 15 years.
nothing more satisfying then when the Tank goes in smoothly.... and they show up early so you don't lose a day lol
You’ve done a great job with that install. A couple of things I noticed that you might consider. Make sure you compact that area next to the tank under your inlet/outlet to prevent settling and shearing the pipe. The 2x4s under the pipe should be removed as they will cause a humped inside the pipe after backfill. I’ve been in excavation almost 32 years and a certified installer in my area. Good job!
Yea what he said. Just dug up my drain from the house to the septic. 20 feet of mangled line the whole 20 feet. Wasn’t a good spot on it. They had chunks of 4 by 4’s, bricks and firewood under the line instead of taking the time to do it the right way. And of course the line was under my concrete patio deck so had to bust through the concrete to get to it. Makes it much nicer when you can do it yourself and no it’s done right.
Was going to post samething you just posted. Ive seen about 300 cavedin pipes at both ends of tanks. 👍😎
I have retired just this year from residential contracting. I live in a rural area of northeast arkansas and have put in many of these type of systems. I can appreciate your attention to details. I have used distribution boxes and also a Bull Run valves which distributes water coming out of tank to three 100' lines equally.owners are to switch to three alternate lines twice yearly or so to give time for first lines to dry out. Around here seems the installs are changed by health dept. from time to time. your install is very professionally done. good video!
Thanks for watching!
Respect for putting this all in by yourself!! Me and my boss just put in an ATL and last week out in a 500 linear ft field out at a house in Illinois. Lots of work so much respect
Thank you!
Wow, you sure did an excellent job installing the septic. I admire your "can do" approach with a desire to do it perfectly. Thanks for sharing a very well done video!
I could have used this a week ago when a contractor dug into my system. I’ve learned more about septic systems than I really wanted to know.
All your videos are extremely informative & well done , as well as how detailed your work is & professional. Great inspiration for all of us DIY ! Continued success & all the best .
Thank you very much!
As a professional Septic Installer, I am Impressed with your work. Everything looks great. As said before, make sure you bed your inlet and outlet pipes with gravel, pack gravel underneath both with a sharpshooter. Only thing I don't like about your whole system is the Infiltrator Chambers. They make great tanks but the chambers can be a pain down the road.
The only problem I've seen with them is when the septic pumping truck drives over them.
This has been the best you tube channel so far.
Thank you so much! We appreciate your comment.
As a regulator for New Mexico he did a really good job, proper tank bedding, dbox set and speed levelers, didn't cry about the large field size requirement and did not advocate non-compliance because compliancecosts too much. Proper pipe bedding was the only thing not mentioned. Great job. I may recommend this for training sessions for installers and regulators.
Awesome job. I stumbled on it while rabidly researching French drains to fix my wet backyard. I appreciate the encouragement about researching and then gaining the confidence, then DOING IT!
Very informative for this city plumber.
Thanks for watching!
Not only a great job on the install, your video production was a professional quality tutorial. A+
Marshall I think you executed a thoroughly perfect hands on, common sense approach! I will need to install a septic system for my home. But it is a little different, an aerobics system. Due to my property is about 75 yards from a large lake. Here in Texas there is a state code we have to abide by involving waste solid waste treatment. I also have been in the home remodeling for many years. All it really comes down to, is mind over matter, and I can do all things in Christ Jesus who strengthens me!
I liked how you mentioned calling the Inspector. They are there to help!
This was very interesting. Your work in each episode is just amazing. I’m learning a lot as we are currently building
Stubborn ? you are a top quality guy .. Well done . . this is easily the best video I have seen . The leach soakaways look like they are a better idea than tubular soakaways .
Hey thanks... and stubborn is one of the words for it haha! Appreciate your comment and encouragement.
I worked for a small 3 generation septic company. You did a great job! The outlet filter is cheap drain field insurance also 👍 .
english20002000 but you have to have access for maintenance because they have to be hosed off every 6 months to a year.
@@richardrobinson5085 Yeah there's a riser on top with a lid for you to access it and pump the tank out.
Thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I needed to understand how the septic concept works. Everything else in therms of installation is a piece of cake.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent work! I worked my way through college as a sewer layer in the city ~100 miles to your west. The only thing that would've failed were the 2×4's under the pipe & the abscence of gravel backfill under your pipe. That's not to say those things are make or break items, code differs from place to place, but overall this is one of the only septic videos on YT that didn't make me cringe👍! Nice job!
I have never install a leach field like that but I must say it looks like it will work great. Nice video Marshall.
Nicely done. Great attitude getter done and share it with others. Laser level is one of the most important with the septic system.
You've come a long ways Brother (215 subscribers at time of video to 340k now!) So proud of you...keep it up! 👍 👍
Very thorough, very organized, good photography.
Super awesome and informative video!!! I laughed at the 18:40 mark when you said you were at 250 subscribers. Almost 75k now. Your videos are amazing! Thanks
A great job. Methodical and well done. Since it's yours, you care about installation.
Always!
Looks Great!!!!! I have built septic systems. It looks like you will never have to replace that system. I had a 4000 sq ft house with 4 bathrooms and my system wasn't that big but I did put about 6' of sand under my Eljen geotextile system. I'm aerobic now in my new house, much cleaner and smaller.
Great job on septic. Without attitude very nice.
Thank you!
THIS VIDEO IS VERY EXPLANATORY YOU ARE THE PROFESIONAL OF THE PROFESIONALS
Did the inspection pass?? Looks great
It did! We just published a cost breakdown video if you're interested in some updates th-cam.com/video/swCz8hxd1-8/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic video. Well done professional installation. Terrific training video for all. Thank you so much.
Thanks for watching!
Very informative. I feel the same way, if one man can do it, another man can do it.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for an easy to watch and understand video of the entire process. Hopefully sooner than later I will be in the same position, as with many aspects of your build overall, and your experiences will indeed be rather valuable. Again, thank you for all of your efforts. As well as your positive influence, i.e. Casting Crowns. Many blessings to you and yours, Keith
This will be an inevitable chore once we get our land. Thanks for the heads up!
Its nice when you can use original soil. Up here in Connecticut sometimes you have to strip and haul in state approved septic sand, thats when it gets expensive. I used 200 yards for my system that alone was over 6 grand.
Not at all boring or maybe I'm a weirdo. I like your attention to detail.
Mark Kinney plumbing here in charlotte NC, and this was a great show brother, great job .
i'm a septic and plumbing contractor and I install systems on a regular basis...I see a few things I would do different...(concrete box, less bends for the header lines) but overall looks fantastic! I'm impressed!
Thanks for your comment!
lol, 215 subscribers, first video I've watched and very informative! ty
Thanks for watching! We've grown quite a bit since!
In our municipality they require 6" of gravel underneath the pipe and up to the top of the ipe. So 10" total gravel. And 12" on either side. Then cover. We have about 12" frost line so it needs to be down 12" minimum to the top of the pipe. We usually start at 24" deep to start then drop from there. You did a good job.
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That is one massive drain field... Well done video .
I've never seen a septic system installed before, this was pretty cool to see.
In Texas we ran field dead level. No deeper than 3 ft depth from top of ground. In low rain areas, As deep as 5 ft if needed. I did conventional systems and ez flo and panels. Also aerobic spray and drip systems. We did 150 foot max length per run field lines. Good video. Never used distribution boxes just dead level headers.
Thanks. I always find it interesting how things are done in different places.
If you have ground burrowing critters you should place chicken wire under the chambers. Adding viewing ports. Good job! Coming from a skilled pro installer.
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Very impressive looks very nice, I am in a process of building mine too for a 2499 sqft house average I have to dig 8 trenches 75 ft long each, is going to be a lot of work but your video had encourage me to do it plus will be getting a little help from a professional plumber.
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Wow looks very nice!!! Just seems over kill. Laws there are strict....I just had use 3 runs 100 ft each. 1000gal take an red clay dirt...
This is about the only thing our county has an opinion on.
Excellent video and clean installation! I do things myself and the key to your success is common sense and research! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you!
You did a great job man very clean very professional should be proud of yourself be safe God bless
How cool is that crane truck! What a handy thing.
Very well executed. The only major thing I noticed that I never saw mentioned , being a professional heavy equipment operator myself, was that the hole was not benched and that there was no separation between the material pile and the hole. Safety First!
you definitely have common sense!!!!! looks awesome!!!! you do great work!!!! i'm looking to build, and i find it very hard to ask for help unless i absolutely have to. my favorite word is determined, no it can't be done is not a option
Just hope after all your work the inspection goes well. God bless
We passed with flying colors! Thanks!
Nice job, well done presentation. you did much better than anything i've seen on the hgtv/diy type of "kapow-yeehaaa-yay" junk shows
Amazing the difference in areas. Where I live in Utah you get a licensed guy to sample your ground. They tell you how many feet of drain field. Then get health dept permit, if they will allow. We can use infiltraters or perf pipe and drain rock. I charge about 6000 to 6500 per system, I pay for everything. Good video.
This was a great video breaking down how it works and how to build. Thanks!
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93.8k subs as of when I watched this video. Congratulations I can see why you are growing. I am just about to start my own home build with septic and well. Thanks for the great info 👍🏻👍🏻
Brings back memories of earning money at college cleaning and repairing systems (50 years ago). Looking at your dirt it looks to contain a lot of clay (low perm) and I haven't looked back in your videos (but will) to see what your load will be (family size and guest hosting). I guess you just backfill these plastic units with nothing special over the top. I would have loved to see what the filed looks like in June 2020. Wonder if you left the risers at the end so that you could garden between the runs like row stuff or vines (pumpkins, squash, etc non-cultivation stuff). Lotta hard work. Great job.
The risers will be cut off flush with the ground. They have a removable plug so I can see I to the chambers. I was curious to see how much liquid is in the chambers once we put it to use.
You have done a heck of a great job and made excellent videos simultaneously... Don't know how you manage it all, but I'm glad your do!
Super Informative video. Thanks for making it.
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In my country we just digging a deep hole like 6 feet into the ground covered it with steel and cement and don't forget to pin a tiny pipe to the inside out so so the tank wouldn't blown. This is new for me!
Always interesting to hear what is done in other places. Thanks for watching!
Funny just came across this vid. I put the first infiltrator system install in the country. Back in about 1987/88. Stonington ct. they were there first ones proto type
Thank you for this video for i never got to see our septic as it was put in so its really nice to see how it goes plus i did not know about cleaning trap or filter once a yr either, which would mean lol we are wayyyy behind doing it. Thanks again!!
Glad it was helpful!
Just ran across your post. I learned a little and enjoyed your concise, common sense approach. Nice clean workmanship! Subscribed.
I have no intentions of ever installing anything like this, but damn was this informative and entertaining for me.
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wow thats massive system, good job
Coming along great! Diggin the drone shots!
Excellent video! Very well done!
Building my own pole barn house. Starting the septic Friday. This video is very helpful.
Ben McCallum that’s awesome. Glad the video was helpful.
Awesome build. Great info. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Looking to buy some property and stage a house, so this video was gold. Thank you so much!
Nice video. We are starting the prossess of building a new homestead and I've got a septic system to diy for the same reasons as you
Awesome! Let us know if you have questions. We’d love to see updates too!
You did a very nice professional job...
I'm getting ready to have company put in this same type of septic system you are doing. I'm keeping your video so I can see if they do as good a job as you. Thanks for a great video👍
Amazing job, you are such a hard worker. Good job.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. Superb information!
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Been installing septic systems for 40+ years and yours looks good!! A little advice do not backfill the chambers with your skid steer you will crush the chambers and you will not know it! Chambers are easy to put in but they have their downfalls, be very careful!!
Thanks for the tip. How do you back fill yours?
Marshall Remodel I have a small dozer we use for all the backfill on our septic‘s that we install a lot less ground pressure! You did do a nice job looks very good
Hey thanks I really appreciate it. Means a lot coming from a pro. Thanks again for the tip. I plan on doing more of them in the future.
Marshall Remodel you too Marshall keep up the good work you are doing a fine job!😎
Great video. But whoa! That’s a massive septic system for a single residence.
Thanks! Our county was very particular about the requirements so we went with what they said we needed to do to pass their inspection.
I’m getting ready to do a system here in Oregon, I can do anything I believe . Your video was very helpful
Awesome!
Excellent job young man! New Subscriber!
Very educational, didn't realise there maybe a filter on the 2nd chamber outlet
Thanks for watching!
I've been contemplating a future construction project: building a 1K sf container home...a septic system would be in the plans...your video has been tremendously helpful...while I foresee lots of work and attention to detail there's no better feeling than knowing you did it yourself and did it well...congrats...
Wow, what a lot of work, now in the leach field under the black plastic what’s there? Gravel and drain tile? Do you cap the end if there is drain tile. Are you using landscape cloth to try prevent the organic from plugging the gravel field??
That is an insane amount of work. Hats off to you!
Thanks!
Dude! You ARE an animal (in a damn good way)!!! Excellent job!
Hah thank you!
Nice and neat job.....well done!
Tremendously valuable video. Thanks for putting it up.
The biggest problem with any septic system is elevation, or the lack of it.
If your property is flat or has little fall, I strongly recommend you elevate your house so enough height above the septic can be maintained.
The S. tank should be at least 1500mm/5' from the house, it should be sized for the number of bedrooms but should not be less than 2500lts or around 600 gallons, the bigger the better.
Sewerage lines should have a minimum fall of 1:60, both into and out of the tank and a minimum cover of 200mm. There should be a cleaning access about 400mm/16" before the inlet or the tank to allow cleaning in both directions. If possible the line from the toilet should go in a direct line to the tank with everything else branching off. A branch to another toilet should be done with an I.O. 45 junction. A vent line should be run up from the furthest point from the tank. There should be an inlet vent on the tank, usually over the inspection port at the tank outlet. This allows cross ventilation through the whole system and relief of any pressure build up that could cause a water seal to be pulled out of a trap.
If the property is big enough, the waste water can be run to an absorption trench, (leaching area) 30M/100' long and dead level, it doesn't have to be straight. That trench should be 600mm/2' wide and the same depth with slotted trenching material 450mm/18" deep. It should be backfilled with 20mm/3/4 aggregate to the top, covered with a geodetic blanket and then cover with 100mm/4" course river sand (NOT dirt) and then topped with growing grass.
If the property is with soil capable of putting in a dam, then there will be no absorption qualities to it and a transpiration bed should made by excavating 3M/10' down hill the full length of the trench to a depth of 300mm/12" and backfilled with course gravel to 150mm/6" and covered with a geodetic blanket to hold back the 100mm/4" of course river sand from filtering into the gravel, then top off with growing grass.
The level of the ground where the absorption trench/ leech field is should be 450mm/18" below the invert level of the tank outlet.
This is why elevation is so important.
With that layout and a yard gully finishing 100mm/4" above the ground close to the house, WILL ensure no effluent flows back into the house. The yard gully should have a waste fixture, (basin, bath, shower, kitchen sink or laundry tub), running into it to maintain its water seal.
All animals should kept off the grass by fencing, no vehicles should be allowed to drive over it and only a push mower or equivalent used to cut the grass no short than about 100mm/4" high.
There should be at least one inspection point where the drainage line comes into the absorption trench for inspection of the trench and to pump out any sludge build up.
The septic tank should be pumped out at least once every 5 years, keeping in mind that if there is rain, septic tanks will float out of the hole destroying all the work.
If the property is too flat, then an aerated septic system should be installed.