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Old 12/22/08, 4:31 PM
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Default Weeping tile?

Old-timers call them weeping tiles. When the tiles stopped weeping it was time for the owners to start.

It's easy to see why clean drain rock is called for in a ditch like this, probably would have worked better for longer.

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Old 12/22/08, 4:54 PM
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So would of pumping the tank out more than every 10 t0 12 years. I always hear people Do i have to pump out the tank? Well says Realtor i never had mine pumped out yet it works fine . Then i slowly turn and say , Well if it is working now you better save up because it wont be soon
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Old 12/22/08, 8:23 PM
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Yeah, this is a perimeter drain so the dirt is just dirt.
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Sorry i thought it was a old septic system
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