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Septic Questions - Ran over cap with mower

jplayland
11 years ago

I'm new to septic systems and have a few questions.

What I have:

3,000 SQFT House

1 green pipe with green cement cap

2 white PVC pipes with white cap

The white pipe furthest from the house was run over with the riding lawn mower resulting in a vaporized cap and a few pieces missing from the top 2" of the pipe.

Questions:

What cap do I check to determine if it needs to be pumped?

What do I look for to know if it's time to pump?

What are each of the pipe/caps for?

How should I repair the mowed pipe/cap? (Air tight?, tight/loose fitting cap?, ...)

Is there a good "Septic for Dummies" resource I should look at?

Thanks in advance for your help, this forum rocks.

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