Dirty Jobs-My 1st Time Cleaning a Septic Filter 9Feb23 Vid-081
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- Hello folks and happy new year. Join me as I clean my septic filter for the first time . A messy job intended for Mike Rowe but he's busy. Feel free to leave a comment and share your experience about your filter cleaning process. I've learned that not every septic system has a filter. Have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠
Thank you for share! Hard work! Support you my friend! Have a fantastic time! like
Thank you very much. 👍🏽🤠 2/20/23
You are very brave! Love you guys 🥰😘
Hey there girly. You know, I too thought, "man, this is one nasty, yucky job" but it had to be done. I could have called the septic guys but they would have charged me $250 to essentially do the same thing but they would have pumped out the other goodies as well. Anyways, it's behind me now. Hope you and Rich are doing well. Kathy sends big hugs your way and a big hug from me as well 😄. Be good and get ready to shake off those winter duds for some warm weather shorts & flip flops. Baah, for now. 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
This is an excellent video showing a nice clean setup (for what it is). Our new drain field was due to plant growth clogging up that area, which created a slower draining to the leach field. To get to our septic tank, just for cleaning, we have to remove a bit of sandy soil - I like your setup much more, easy to get to!
Thanks, Ray. Initially, I too had to do quite a bit of work to gain access to the septic examination ports so one day I dug down to the tank, then built wooden access port hatches that cover the holes. I think I made a video about this some time back but having easy-to-access hatches surely makes the dirty job quite a bit easier. Thanks again for watching and your comment. If you're able, find your tank and make access ports. Making access ports may help reduce the amount of sandy soil that finds its way into your tank. If you ever get ambitious enough to delve into septic access, dig down to the access ports then dig around the heavy concrete cover that plugs that hole, then place red bricks around that concrete plug (making a mock-frame around the access holes. Then slap some wooden planks over the bricks which allows you to walk or ride over it and "voila", you're done! Alright my friend, be well. Don 👍🏽🤠 8/15/23
Great and motivating sharing, stay blessed my friend!
Thank you Stateofmind for stopping by and your kind comment. Have a fine week.
I never knew septic tanks had filters in them Don, Thanks for showing us the process on cleaning it. This is one video for which I am glad we dont have smellavision
You're the 3rd person who said that you're glad there's no smell-a-vision 🤣. Thanks for the support, Joey. Hope you, Kris, and kids are all doing well. Take it easy. Don 👍🏽🤠 4/3/23
They used to tell us in the Marines,” You don’t have to like it, You just have to do it!”
Woooo, that definitely sounds very famiiar. Take it easy. S/F Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Well done. I have an open baffle on my old tank. Every so often I have to go in and clean it. It ain't a fun job!
I'm not too sure about what an open baffle entails but, it still requires a strong will to take-on the task. Thanks for watching and have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Definitely a dirty job 🥴. Great job Don 🙂🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Hey there my friend. Hope you guys are not overwhelmed with snow this year. It's been a unique year for weather but hopefully warmer weather will soon be here as well as where you're located. Have a fine week. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Full watch and a thumbs up Don
Thanks for your continued support, Gary. It truly means a lot. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Those are lovely gloves Don. Hopefully you remembered not to remove them with your teeth. This is one of the reasons that have prevented me from buying a couple of lake lots. They were all on a septic system and I'm not sure I have the stomach to deal with stuff like this, seriously. I imagine it's pretty expensive just to get a guy to come out and do stuff like this.
Have a great week. Mike Rowe would be proud
Well, I'm glad you're admiring my lovely gloves. Nope, I didn't remove them with my teeth but they were tighter than a sexy girls skin-tight jeans and just as tough to get off but not as exciting. You mentioned cost for a septic guy to come pump the tank. It cost anywhere between $250 to $500 to have them pump it. That's depending on different companies prices. I don't know how they calculate a cost but remember this, "that sh*t ain't free". (literally & figuratively) Thanks for stopping by, Bruce. I'll call you when the next cleaning session is to occur. You're more than welcome to join me. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Intresting, i have no filrer in my system. Cheers
At first, I had no idea that we had a filter in our septic either until the septic guys told me what and where it was located and to periodically pull out the filter and give it a good cleaning. So that's how I learned about our septic filter. Thanks for watching and the support. Have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
That was a Mike Rowe job yeh lol! That dude is cool, I like his philosophy on stuff. Well a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, but sometimes he's gotta wear dishwashing gloves while doing it! Good job, my friend! My septic is w/o a filter, so it's just the septic fella coming out every other year to suck all that nastiness out.
Ha, you're right. Mike Rowe is definitely a cool dude and I too admire his philosophical approach to many situations in life. His down-to-earth, common sense outlook is one thing that make him shine in the eyes of admirers. Yeah, my dainty, delicate hands cannot be exposed to harsh elements thus the long sleeved dishwasher gloves. My regular long sleeved rubber gloves had rotted through from other age so a mad dash to Walmart proudced these magnificent gems. These gloves even had pretty little flowers or something to dress them up a bit for such a manly job😁. Take it easy, brother Don 2/25/23
Hello Mike, This might be dirty jobs but I appreciate you did it completely. Thank you for sharing with that not every septic system has a filter 😊
Hello Click Mind. Yep, this dirty job is now finished until I have to clean the filter again. This was my first time but now folks can see what cleaning a filter entails. You're right, not every septic system has a filter. I had several folks mention that in the comments. I guess one day all septic systems will be on a universal set-up. Thanks much for stopping by and watching my video. Have a fine week, Click Mind. 👍🏽🤠 2/22/23
@@houndsmanone4563 That would be nice with universal septic system set up. good night my friend 😚
Not a nice tasks but it has to be done, great job. We have to do some major work to our system at some point or a complete replacement
Wow Joseph, I do hope you don't have to replace the entire septic system. It's very pricey nowadays. Thanks for stopping by. Say hey to dad for me. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Very nice work!
Thanks Laszlo. I'm glad that job is over until the next time to clean the filter. Have a fine weekend. 👍🏽🤠 2/17/23
I could smell that through my screen. LOL It is a nasty job but somebody has to do it, and that would be you Don. hahaha Have a good week my friend! See ya!
Gee, thanks John. I shuld of called yer azz to get over here and make your presence known. Yup, that was my first time cleaning that filter and now I know what's required and will be less intimidated when it's time for the cleaning. You gotta be brave and fearles when it comes to getting your hands dirty, brother. I'm sure theer's worse things folks do in life. Later my brother and have a fine week. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/20/23
Ahh definitely not a fun job but something that has to be done. I honestly would have no clue. Omg I didn't know that was liquid around the filter until you shook it. Definitely looks like a tough job. Glad you got it sorted.
Yup Kate, it's not a job for the faint at heart or for those who have a low tolerance of foul odors (Yucky-Yuck) 😷 Thanks for stopping by and the support. Say hey to Tig. Baah, for now and keep having fun 😁. Don 👍🏽🤠 3/1/23
Great job on the dirty job :) Congrats on going over 1k.
Thanks Josh & Autum. The dirty job is done until it's due for another filter cleaning. Yep, I finally hit 1K subs a couple months ago and it was one tough task. It took over five years to achieve that. I'm so thankful for nice folks subscribing to my channel who made it all possible. Have a fine week and thanks for your continued support. Don 👍🏽🤠 3/14/23
How's she goin'? Wow Don, that was a 'shitty' job eh!! Glad I don't have smell-a-vision!! LOL Good for you for tackling that and getting 'er done!! Take care!!
Hey there, Grampie. Yup, that definitely was a shitty job. I don't think I'd want that kind of job as my primary means of income 😁. Thanks for the continued support. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
That was one of my first jobs as a teenager so I don't envy you.
Rob, sorry I missed this comment. Thanks for watching and I really don't know how long I would have lasted if I had to do this type of job for any length of time. You certainly are strong willed, brother. Have a fine weekend.
That wasn’t too bad…coulda been way worse LOL
Thanks My DIY Adventures. You're right; it could have been worse. Have a fine week. Thanks for the support. 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
Don ....I've got a 1200 gallon single chamber tank and about every 2 years I call a septic company to do a pump out. My drain field pipe is a 8" metal pipe with a 90 degree turn from the tank into the field.....Every month I add a bacterial pack with anaerobic bacteria and a cup of copper sulfate to stop root growth through the exterior pvc cleanout.....Never have to get dirty with my system....There's no filter in my system.
Wes, that sounds like a pretty good system to add the bacterial pack and copper selfate. Can that be used on pvc leach lines. I'm very concerned that the tree roots may have worked their way to the leach lines but I have no clue whether they're plugged up or not.
So far everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for that tip. I'm going to check into that root clearing solution. Don 👍🏽🤠 2/15/23
@@houndsmanone4563 Yes Copper sulfate can be used on PVC System 40 drain fields.....Mine has been going since 1992 and I redid my neighbors in 2016....Everything is working as it's suppose to on both fields!!
Wow Don! That is a crappy job!
Hey there Andy. I guess everyone has to eventually tackle this type of nasty job some time in their lives if they're on a septic system. Prior to owning our own home, we've always been on the town sewage system but as a septic owner, you soon learn all the maintenance jobs that go with it and learn to tackle them. Take it easy. Don 2/15/23
Imperative
Very true, kurlkaleidoscope. It's imperative that this function of maintenance occurs. Have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠 4/10/23
need to be pumped
Nope; does not need pumped. Periodically, must clean the filter to allow liquids to flow to the leach lines. I didn't openly display the portal hole that holds solid waste. I should have done that to help folks understand the operations of a septic tank. If that solid waste portal becomes overly full, then it requires the septic crew to pump the tank. Thanks much for watching and commenting. 👍🏽🤠 6/23/23
Now that's a crappy job lol
You nailed it, John. Septic cleaning is not a job I'd want to do as a profession. Have a fine week and I hope you're getting in some quality fishing up there. Have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠 Don 2/15/23