I'm buying a house which is not connected to mains sewerage. This is fine but I'm slightly concerned about the septic tank they have. Apparently it is a concrete cube with sides of 12 foot long. Additionally there is a soak away which extends into an area approx 50 foot by 30 foot.
There are 2 man hole covers which can be lifted to show the waste entering the septic tank along the drain. However there is no way to look inside the septic tank itself or to have it emptied.
The current owner says he's never had it emptied in over 14 years and as far as he knows it was constructed to never need emptying. Does this sound correct or am I going to be faced with a huge bill on the future?
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Jemstone · 23/02/2013 19:08
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