I have never head of title 5 but here is new york state you get title insurance when you buy a home. Do you have title insurance? It protects you if there is something wrong with the title. If so, would not that insurance not be responsible? I don't know just thinking out loud here.

Although they both have the word, "title" in them, I suspect Title 5 inspections have absolutely nothing to to with title to the property and title insurance.

It seems to be a requirement for selling in MA.

Sorry - I didn't realize that Title 5 is MA only. You're right, rrah.

Title 5 has to do with the septic system and regulations designed to protect the environment.

I would contact the state agency that certifies the septic companies and see if there is any action they can take through that channel. Fine for the company? Lose their certification?

Can't you just hook up the washer to the septic and be done with it?

If you want to know where it goes, underground pipe/conduit/wire tracers can be rented from places like United Rentals. They couple a signal from a transmitter onto the exposed part of the line in question, normally with an inductive clamp
connection, and a separate handheld metal detector style receiver is
used to sweep the ground to locate the line.

A waterproof RF emitter on a drain snake and the corresponding signal tracer would also work. This, sealed well in plastic, might work.
http://www.amazon.com/Wheres-Wireless-Transmitter-Receivers-Locator/dp/B00547IVXM

A chunk of steel on the tip of the drain snake would show up with a metal detector.

Ncrealestateguy, unfortunately it is not that easy. First we have to find the underground pipes in order to know where to access it. Then connecting them is expensive. What I am wondering is whether I may be able to recoup some from the previous company.

Lazygardens, I will mention that to the company I am using.

And chispa, I will do as you suggest.

Thank you all.

This post was edited by suzieque on Mon, Nov 18, 13 at 15:33

14 years ago - forget it.

Why can't you just connect the dishwasher drain line to the drain line that comes off the sink?

I think its the clothes washer. Ours wasn't draining where it should have and we had to install a $250 pump. PITA to hook up.

Yes, it's the clothes washer.

The septic company is now going to dig a trench along the back where he thinks the dry well might be. If not ... ugh.

You purchased a home where certain conditions presented as fact legally turned out to not be correct. I would not care how long ago it was I would pursue getting restitution if correcting the issue will cost you money. If you had known the truth about the how the washer was draining you could have made case for a lower purchase price to cover the cost of fixing it up to code.

Can't you forget about all the exterior piping and finding the dry well and just hook the washer output pipe to your interior plumbing -- the same lines that carry your sink drain water etc.? Seems to me that would be a whole lot easier than digging up your yard.

I keep asking that same question, but the OP will not answer. There must be a reason.