"Colette A. O'Brien" wrote in message
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In message of Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Chris Hogg writes
I doubt if all your drains go to your septic tank. Septic tanks aren't
usually intended to take rainwater. You probably have a soakaway
somewhere that takes rainwater from the house roof etc., so find a
convenient downpipe from the roof and its associated drain and siphon
into that. Or find the soakaway and siphon into it directly.

I see, I assumed all drains went into the tank. I have no idea where the
rainwater from the roof goes.

I know our whole septic tank / soakaway system is not working properly any
more. The tank needs to be emptied twice a year which I know isn't right,
and also there is a problem with the drains nearer the house, I think the
pipes have sunk a bit and so things aren't moving along properly. The tank
does seem to fill up more quickly after a week or two of heavy rain.

I wish we had mains drainage!

The houses adjacent to my allotment are about to get mains drainage. Wessex
Water are apparently going to nick a 3 metre strip off the edge of my plot
to facilitate this :-((

You don't live in Longham by any chance?

Steve