Installing our own septic system (start to finish)
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use the boulder to make a out door tub :)
Changed the Thumbnail?? was a pic of you in front of the concrete box, now it's your trench field
you guys are the SHYT!!!!
@@johnqsak
Safe is slow, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
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@@russsherratt6919
I’ve seen a good operator do twice the work with 1/2 the effort.
( by a man so old he needed help getting in his excavator lol)
As a Disaster Management/ Safety guy.. who has a crit care nurse background... love this addition to the saying!
@@E77721 Thank you. The slowness and overabundance of caution on the backfill was annoying to watch.
@@MrML4L
It’s like driving fast.. you have to know when and where to drive fast..
Safe is slow, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!
For an operator or for anyone that you’re working with for that matter, annoyance is dangerous.
I will be extra cautious, and it might be slower, because annoyed people tend to to be irrational and make mistakes….
AND THAT Can turn a fun day, real bad, real fast.
You need more kids. This settlement will require a lot of people when it is completed. 🤣
😂
At least 3-4 more
@@AmbitionStrikestake the advice
I will agree with that.
This is not farming in the 1700’s, he doesn’t need 40 kids so when 18 die during the winter there will still be enough 💀
In the past, there were no regulations for this in Hungary. Before there was a sewage system, my father dug a big pit, lined it with bricks to allow the wastewater to seep into the ground, and planted a willow tree. In the first few years, we had to pump it out, but after that, we never had to do it again because the willow tree absorbed everything.
This was a fun chance to learn something new. A huge thanks for Andrew for all of his help!
For me Andrew is a magician on the controls.
Off grid: nah
Our own grid: absolutly
I just wanted to say that I've been watching your videos now for a while and I love every one of them. Not only great content but great camera work and editing. This one especially caught my attention because the thumbnail I saw was of the plastic things you used in the leach field in which you called them Infiltrators, well a lot of people call them that but in fact the company that manufactures them is actually named Infiltrator and have been in business for about 30 years and started in Winchester Kentucky and I know this because I have worked there for the past 10 years and still do. They sell the shit out of those things and have many different shapes and sizes and Infiltrator also sells plastic septic tanks too and they are all made of recycled plastic that is ground up and then used in the Manurfacturing of them they are made on huge plastic injection molding machines and are sold all around the world.
7:55 It's 'hard' to tell what mineral you found, but in general: gold ore is found with quartz(clear) and iron(black or rusty.) Try soaking the specimen in oxalic acid (use proper PPE) or citric acid (safer but less effective option.) Afterwards: rinse, then soak in baking soda/water solution for a few days to neutralize the acid. Any gold that comes loose during this process will sink to the bottom, so don't dump it during the rinse phase. Oxalic acid can be reused but might need sediment removed, otherwise it can be used to remove iron stains from a toilet or something.
Edit: Vinegar soak or Dawn dish soap + heavy brushing is the more reasonable method.
Always use 45 degree fittings, less chance of blockage.
You are rich even if you didn't find gold. Life is good.
Keep vehicles off of it!!! Trust me, I know. I have one in my yard. I have a guy coming over this week to look at it.🤬🤬 I hate them half black pipes!!!
Don't do 90 bends, use 45 or 30s if it blocks you will never be able to clear the blockages, straighter runs as well on the main feed pipe.
Good wishes, keep on working it looks amazing.
I’m pretty sure those were long turn 90’s so they should be able to clean them out if needed. You’re right though, most of the companies that I sold fittings to did two 45’s in order the make the corner a little more gradual.
Tank to drain field it's fine. If you have anything but effluent there you have some serious problems.
Oliver is getting so big. Before you know it, he will be right by your side helping you with all your projects.
I expect he is looking to the command post of the heavy machinery. Riley added up enough 😆
He LOVES watching the excavator at work. ☺️
@@AmbitionStrikeshe’s going to be a great operator one of these days and those days will be coming before you know it! It seems like yesterday when my daughter was that big and she will be 25 next year on February 14th.
Like most children he’ll rebel against his parents and become a hard core urban dweller that only eats take out and doesn’t own a single power tool 😂
Oliver already has a set of keys for the skidsteer ! 😂
Whoever does your camera work also deserves a hooray. Excellent production all around!
That would be Courtney, presumably! She's a very versatile powerhouse!
@8:00 Riley explains, not in so many words, exactly how and why apprenticeships work. Classroom training is one thing and it's good for a lot of folks. Apprenticeship, in-depth on-the-job training, puts a newbie with an experienced hand and gets them lots of exposure not just to practice but also philosophy, the rationale that underpins the practice. Put understanding and practice together and you have skill.
Not only that but the million little things a guy learns doing any activity for 15-20 years can never be taught in classroom.
You just explained the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
From my offshore drilling career: slow and steady equals fast.
They do not count failure expenses
I love your "digging" videos. I was a ground man most of my working career and still miss the good old days of working in the dirt. Thank you. Makes me feel like I was there with you.
@@roybdaman
A good ground man is worth his weight in gold . I’m just now learning how to estimate yardage by just looking at it.. definitely an acquired skill from experience .
The earth matters.
Always baffles my mind how you two can seemingly do everything🤯 Super cool project! Highlight of the weekend :)
Most people can when they try.
DAaang! Andrew is one. smooth. OPERATOR! Congrats on your new system!
Yeah he is! 🙌
My only experience with putting in a septic system was as a teenager back in 1972. A neighbor of a friend was asking for people to help shovel the dirt back in as there was no money left for renting heavy equipment. That was a large field of those stones you talked about, multiple legs to it. Never was quite sure who the homeowner was, just spent a couple of hours with a few other people shoveling the dirt back in. Just thinking about being that young and working that hard makes my arms and shoulders ache. Think I need a nap ... 😴
Those infiltrator panels are tough....I've got an above ground 18' swimming pool placed over my leach field. No problems for 6 years now
What a great system! And as an ex Caterpillar Sales Manager - that's one gifted operator! (And the guys who 'placed' that big tank sure made it look easy! You're so lucky to have found such qualified suppliers and helpers! Congratulations on your new system - this is going to change a lot! You'll have so much time on your hands... what's that??? A sister for Ollie you say?
Now you only have to remember to NEVER EVER drive on any part of the tank or drain field. Put up markers for fire and emergency services.
I have to say again how awesome I think your editing is. I think your viewers take for granted they're great every time, but I'm sure it takes you some time. And I just wanted to say We Appreciate Your efforts! The angles you get and interesting perspectives you splice together make it so enjoyable to watch. So, thanks Courtney!!😅
First time seeing a septic tank and plastic leeching field. Done concrete, brick/plaster, plastic tanks, with no rock or plastic leech field. Once filled, pumped out. Interesting how it holds up with weight, rain seepage and runoff, tree roots. You have solutions for gray and black matter.
Created a lawn play area for Ollie.
Tell Andrew I said hey! Appreciate the shoutout brother!
Was cool to hear you mentioned in another channel I watch!
Darn straight Andy!!! You are the best!!!
Tumble and cut rocks....I mean you live in a Gem state. Rock hounds all over the planet will buy your rocks 👽🗿👽🗿👽
No matter what you film you guy’s always have my undivided attention! You are both very captivating but Oliver is still the star! Great job on the passing inspection. Courtney’s reaction was priceless 🤣🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
You can alway find the drain field. That’s the spot with the most lawn.
Not exactly how Ive done it here in Australia, but its the same in principle, Im guessing the one big tank has two chambers, the plastic Leech Domes are similar whereas mine were concrete, as long as you have enough water going through the system you will never need to touch it. all of our house waste water and sewage goes through our Septic System and have never need to touch it in the past 20 something years.
Just remember that Plumbers and Doctors are the only trades that bury their mistakes
Yes that is true but only Lawyers and Doctors call their profession a "practice"
Thanks for my Sunday fix of "Ambition Strikes"!😊
I would set a "marker post" in each corner of the leach field to prevent anyone from digging or building a structure in the area in the future.
I add an inspection riser pipe with a cap at each corner as a marker and as a future way to see if the system is working and to troubleshoot problems.
It would also have been nice if they kept the leech field at a gradient then added some form of bedding. More work but less need for servicing
That is a serious drain field. I had no idea something elaborate as that would be required to service your setup. Carol, (Courtney's mom) is going to be very comfortable in her new tiny home. You guys are awesome.
those chambers were such a game changer when they were introduced. In ancient days I spent some miserable heat-wave days raking dusty gravel and laying even dustier straw around perforated pipe.
Just being honest here, each time the music starts playing I skip ahead in the video. No idea what that does to the TH-cam algorithm, likely not helpful I know.
I skip the taking and watch the music parts to balance you off ))
Why watch TH-cam at all if your that easily annoyed lol
I love the music parts and watch them twice.
I think it’s hilarious and apropos his first words I hear are “oh oh” makes sense with Reckless Riley!
Rock looks like limonite and yes theres gold in that type of rocks,look closely do some test pans for sure.
Big Hi to Oliver and his Mom and Dad. Big congrats on the Flush Potty. Life keeps getting better. Pets also like them when thirsty. Keep the lid down. Thanks for the nice video. Ron PTL USA
its going to be great for you guys t have a normal toilet and no gray water hauling .you guys are defiantly going to be s--ting in tall cotton.
Those risers are a must have. My folks were skeptical when I installed them on their tank last time I had to dig for the lids for pumping it out. Unscrew lids, use tractor to lift tank lids, done. So easy.
OH MAN!! Risers For Your Lids Is SMART!! Digging Up The Yard Every Time You Have Septic Tank Pumped Is OH OH BOY! Young Man's Job!! Nice System!!😉👍👌
I’ve been installing septic tanks (on and off) in the land of -40 winters since the 80s, and I’m astonished that burying the lids is common practice. I can’t imagine not having risers.
In Canada we put a light-weave poly fabric over top of the infiltrators before infilling.
Andy's little homestead is definitely worth watching.
All that rock. Well you’ve built a house from wood and a house from steel, with all that rock, you should build a stone house.
That would be SO cool! Rock playhouse for Oliver?
2 hours to measure, 1 hour to dig...that's the same as measure twice, cut once...Right? LOL
Riley has way to much enthusiasm when he starts a new project at least until something starts to go bad . Happy Trails from 🇨🇦 to the 🇺🇸 . Happy 4th of July , 2024 . Ours is July 1rst ( 🇨🇦 ) . ✌ out
eh? Canada Day
Be nice or I'll sick Trump on ya' ! ! 🇨🇦
“Slow is smooth and Smooth is fast.” said every firearms instructor I’ve ever had. From basic to advanced courses!
It's what an EMT instructor told me once! When you hurry, you make mistakes!
“Perfection is smooth. Smooth is fast.” is what I always heard. Basically train your muscle memory to do it flawlessly and adrenaline will give you the speed.
You don’t want any cedar trees around the leach line. They will kill a leach line pronto. I’ve n😢seen so many roots. Personal experience.
Do you have a separate gray water system for the house?
That septic system / outfall field looks massive for a single house. Good explanation about why you had to build it like you did due to site limitations.
So I am guessing your area has stricter gray water laws so you can’t just drain your gray water? or because you guys added the tiny house and have so many visitors you had to go with a full septic system? Or it’s just easier?
Hey neighbor! This brings back memories of installing my septic in pouring rain up at my place near the lake.
You should consider doing a geothermal system if you can dig down 10 plus feet. I know I would have a low tech cooling system in the garage to cool the shop, You could cool your solar container in the summer and warm the container to 45deg in the winter. You could build a box for the back of the solar array and pump cool air to cool the cells in summer and warm them in the winter. It would keep the snow off. Think how nice it would be to cool your home without the heatpump. Just power a water pump and some fans.
I like it.
That y’all can get equipment and dump trucks in and out so readily, should be a measure of the scale of y’all’s accomplishments…
It’s so easy to forget how far we’ve come with the road! But it wasn’t that long again we were having trusses and shipping containers dumped at the bottom for us to drag up ourselves… 🤪
Well, I am impressed and I thought it could not get any better. This project is excellent. Oliver by osmosis will be a walking talking encyclopedia of how-to knowledge. 💕
I live on 4 acres and I have a septic tank that I've had for 40 years,never had to have it cleaned out. Works great and the leach lines go about 20 yards into the back of my house. The way yall built yours will last forever. Nice work,great video!
I'm in Texas our septic is about 50 years old, never been pumped and works fine, I can see the leach field all summer. green grass
@@gregorybarth930 As long as people do not flush wipes and other crap down the septic system. Oil is something that can clog up the system. I watch all of those septic shorts and they pump out tanks yet they never once tell you how much solid is in the tank. There is a test they can do to find out if you need to pump it or not. They have those crust busters which they blend their tanks before pumping them out. I am pretty sure that if you blend the tank and let it settle for a couple of days before dumping water back in you will find that the tank clears up a bit better.
Old septic systems tend to not dump water from washing machines down them. For example my place I have my washing machine daylight drain along with a laundry room sink.
I have heard that doing a black water and gray water system can further extend the life of the systems. Though I do wonder if the leech field should be level or should it drain away. The problem with leech fields is that the water that carries down to the fields tend to carry stuff with it. This is why leech fields fill up and become saturated and can no longer accept water. If the leech field fill up one row at a time you could have a leech field that last 100s of years. Though I would put a 4 way fitting on each of the fields so that way the main line runs down the center and then to the right and left. I would also add some clean outs so that you can see down in to the fields. That is what the flat top is for. For you to cut out and add a fitting. There is paperwork that comes with each one of those fitting that explain how to properly install them.
These leech field plastic things not only work great for septic systems they work good for french drains and being able to dump a lot of water in other places. Just do not add them near your leech field. You do not want to saturate it.
I made the mistake of not having my 15000 gal system pumped...cost me 10,000.
It's going to take you a long time to fill that 2000 gallon septic tank. You are likely using under 50 gallons a day with the 3 of you. Makes me wonder what you are planning to build next as this looks like it could support a 7 bedroom house/ 14 people per day. One thing is for sure that field will never clog up.
@ 4:53 " That Music " ! / They say; " One man's Music is another man's ' Noise ' " !
Choose some better Instrumentals Next Time " ! / As " Unbelievable as it sounds Some ( occasionally A Lot ) of Viewers Will
leave and Never return If They find the Music on a Video, " Despicable " !
And I wouldn't be ' Too Showy ' as " in Expressive " in front of the Camera [ no offence intended, But familiarity breads contempt ] !
OK but DON'T let the county know about your UN-PERMITTED system....hahahhahhahahahaaaaaa (HATE to see you have to dig it all back up)...yuck yuck
Courtney: Yeah, not buying it, this is a lie! Wait, what tree? Is this for real??
She totally expected him to lie but not this detailed lol.
Complaining about rock when he knows he lives in a mountain side....
On one hand, I really like the projects these guys are working on and get finished regardless the effort and the cost. On the other hand, the footprint and the irreversible destruction to previously pristine nature done to accommodate a single family is just staggering. Maybe, it's just my European perspective, where there is no wild nature left.
Well... In America... We have no shortage of wilderness! Plus... Trees can be planted later once heavy machinery no longer needs access to the site, but also... You don't want any old growth trees falling on your new home.
Build something out of these cool stones 🤓
Awesome video, you can really learn something on this channel
Thanks great job
We learned so much on this project!
septical not skeptical :) HAHAHA
😂
Convincing prank! Having dealt with Inspectors, some always find something to justify their position and exert their authority. Love the pragmatic/ no ego inspectors out there, congrats!
8:00 I'm no expert but I think you are right. That's definitely a rock.
I have not watched it yet but I was wondering if you had to pull a permit and do a perk test? I am pretty sure (based on your soil type there should be no prob bob...).
The lawn idea at the very end sounds great. Kids need a nice lawn to play with their dogs. You don't want them wrestling with the dog on gravel.
I think the dogs and Oliver both vote for a lawn.
Better to wrestle with other kids.
Just wondering why no clean-out access piping was installed between the septic tank and infiltrator bed?
Who ever said the septic tank looks high, needs to look at the grade from the tank to the building. Looks to be 15 to 20' of depth. Septic and leech fields have come a long way. That system is engineered and permitted to local codes. The sewer to the inlet of the tank should be schedule 40 ABS or PVC.. Using thin wall piping in a traffic area could lead future issue's. Also, you should use 4" pipe, then you'll be able to use 1/8" per foot of fall or grade. Make sure you put a clean out for every change of direction of your sewer. Keep having fun.
A good machine operator has to know how to work the 1RB 💪🏻 that is a shovel for those young people watching 😂🏴👍🏻
Thats a crazy overkil id say. And to pass inspection just dont call for one lololol
Scarify is a strannge word.. considering what your doing, you would think it would be pronounced like "scar" .. instead of like "scare".. it sounds more like a Halloween word lol.. "Make sure you donlt scarify them kids with those spooky decoractions:"
Just curious why you guys didn't go with a plastic septic tank.
Why wouldnt a simple aerobic septic system work ?
I wonder how rich the parents of these people are
Why didn’t you put in an aerobic septic system that doesn’t require leach field?
If I did this in my state they would call out the swat team to cuff and stuff me at gunpoint.
Congrats! That's a great setup. It was great seeing the process of getting that entire system in place. Can't wait to see you guys get everything connected to it now.
Having the extra parking and a nice big lawn will be great!
croquet on the way
Wow. Never seen that solution before. Amazing amazing. Love it. Oliver wants to drive the excavator!!!!!
I live in North Idaho, and why do I feel like I have seen this near me before 😅
Everyone knows what you really did with the grey water before not a chance you took it all the way to town to dump lol
Shoutout to Andy’s little homestead the operator knows what he’s talking about it’s a great channel been following for a few years everyone should check him out
I'm really surprised y'all could do a chamber system and not a mound system. That would've sucked big time to have to haul all that sand up there though so I'm glad this worked out!
You need to split your grey water and brown water . Brown water goes through septic tank and grey water ( bath and laundry) goes straight to leach field. Too much grey water in septic system degrades its effectiveness .
Does that meet code there?
OMG, all that work and not a single word about the ecoflow delta pro 3? How is that even possible?
Looks awesome! One more step along the way. Cannot wait to see how it looks in a year or two with some good grass over it.
It seems like a huge expense to dispose of a valuable resource that a composting system would make readily available at much less cost.
i think this is only because they CAN do this nonsense, the usa way
Why not an aerobic system? Much cheaper.
I'm liking before watching
Use those big rocks around your tank so you don’t forget and accidentally fall into it with vehicle or equipment I’ve seen it happen .
re: red quartz -- Clean the chunk up and see if you can see gold/silver flakes/wire in it. You can usually see it inside. If you want to see if there's smaller chunks, you can pulverize it and then pan it to see if you have an fine bits.
Riley, you need to get the old book "The Grass is Glways Geener Over the Septic Tank" by Erma Bombeck
The soil from above is not enough, is it okay? Will it freeze in winter? Given that the upper layer during the thaws turns into dirt and then freezes deeper and deeper later ...
Only freezes down to about 3' in this area.
I’m amazed that your native soil doesn’t leach into the drainage field and plug it up.
Super good learning experience ..
Thanks so much.. learn something every day watching your channel .
(And it’s only 10 AM I’m way ahead of schedule 😂)
That’s the beauty of the Infiltrator canisters, though in many jurisdictions it’s common or required to place geotextile over the chambers, depending on your backfill material.
@@vaalrus aaaah I was wondering..
yes geotec
I have clay.. that when dry is a power so that whole field would be a solid clump of clay in a few years.
Thanks 100%
@@E77721 Yeah, I’m on top of ancient glacial lakebed, so 4 to 8 inches of the most incredible topsoil you could ask for, over dense, deep clay… We could (and have) dug trenches for a treatment field, but it would be huge, and we’d have to backfill with sand or trucked in loam before replacing the topsoil. In general, most of what I’ve built in the last 20 years have been variants of the “Minnesota” mounds… scarify the native soil, put in a 1 foot deep bed of coarse sand (I use washed concrete sand), 4 to 6 inches of washed rock, then up to 3 rows of chambers for the designed size of the treatment area. For a smaller system, you end up with a gentle mound about 20x30 feet, but the last one I did over especially poor soil, we had to raise the bed a foot with generic sand before the treatment area, and it was two chambers wide, and 120’ feet long. You can’t gravity feed, so there’s the expense of a pump, but you can then put it in an out-of-the-way area, and you can curve the chambers so they blend in with the landscape. I’ve done on on a bit of a ledge on a tall slope, and you’d almost not know it was there.
Just finished one up for my parents and all though the textile wasn’t required it seemed a small additional price to keep dirt cheap tc. Fro entering or clogging the chambers. Also why no ad box? Just an easy way to may splitting the drainageprecis Z great job all around!!!
D box…and to keep dirt etc.
Spitting the drainage at the chamber entry more precisely
Damn sausage fingers
Could you plant a native ground cover?
So, when are you going to go gold-digging 🙂
But seriously, what an awesome setup you now have, good job !
imagine being rich
He probably spent the same building this that someone who bought a 3000 square-foot house in Rigby paid for it.
Because the expenses are itemized here and a finished home is all buttoned up doesn't mean this guy is rich.
Use the money you gain wisely and you will to. And work till you want to quit then continue working
@@gavenrice9759 ok boomer
@@jacobrogers2214 he’s rich bro
@@BPTtech bro I’m mf 19. 😂
Seems like a really really REALLY large spetic for 3 people.
I thought you sold the duramax? I have the same system but just poly 1000g tank and infiltrator's (turtles), so much easier.
Nice idea. But plastic being buried. Not very great idea. If they were thicker sheet metal might hold better from being buried. But plastic is gonna buckle. All those lines are likely smashed now. Plus one of the points is you should've put all the leach lines to the out of the tank. Rather then putting all the leach lines together at the end point. Water flow won't split so easily like that and will back up. You want to attach each leach line as close to the output of the tank. And having a more slope will allow each line to spread to each different line selection rather then just build up at the bottom to 'split'. Plus it'll also help prevent backup build up if one line gets filled to much. It'll help seep the spill to other lines since they'll have more gravity to flow down. Compared to being at the end attached to the leachlines that has very little gravity to flow to other lines. Plus having each leachline having a slight downslope would also help flow the water to the end of each line. then having it on even ground.
But i guess in this case you weren't burying it to far deep. Most systems would be much much deeper hance why using metal would hold better. Deeper you go would give you more room and less likely for the system to gas as much from the soil. Along with another comment allow for usage of the upper ground to be weighted over. Since the system will be more stronger to handle heavier weight overhead. Not only dirt of being buried. But other things above sitting ontop.
I live on a rock in Idaho and if I scraped the entirety of the topsoil off my 18 acres, I wouldn't have as much as you dug out of the area that you are putting the tank itself. I am quite literally installing a Presby system for my addition and I have to truck in 440 yards of topsoil to do so. Count yourself lucky.
Rocks on a mountain?
Well, I can come visit you now that I can flush. :)
That was a massive undertaking.
Hmmm. How are you going to prevent water erosion at the intake to your drain field? I wish I could have used a system like this as my system cost $32,000 in 2017, but in most states this system would not be code.