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Originally Posted by Chris Exley
Thanks for the replies.
Unfortunately, the pumping is necessary because of how slowly the system leaches. Unfortunately, we do end up with gurgling, and "Stuff" on top of the tank when it is too full. We have used DJ Septic out of Wolfeboro for years and years, and I have reached out to Dave for his opinion (Dave is a great guy, and always helpful).
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The "gurgling" part sounds familiar. I had this problem a few years back. A visiting friend with some experience with these things grabbed a shovel, opened up the septic tank and found that the outlet from the tank to the distribution box that feeds the leach field was blocked by dirt so the liquid portion was not moving properly out of the tank. Not sure how that might have happened but once we cleared out the blockage the problem was solved. It might be that, like in our case, nothing (or very little) is actually getting to your leach field. Blockage could be caused by dirt, roots, or maybe even a damaged pipe.