Re: Drainfields freezing Help!
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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12/31/17 02:53 PM
12/31/17 02:53 PM
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white17
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,124
McGrath, AK
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It's below the Tank... drainfield ...and yes little snow So is the 'standing water' backing up out of the vent pipes ? Sounds like the straw might be a good idea.
Mean As Nails
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Re: Drainfields freezing Help!
[Re: 330-Trapper]
#6107965
12/31/17 09:02 PM
12/31/17 09:02 PM
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I had a buddy who made his own steamer to thaw his waterlines (steam is better than hot water if you dont want to get wet with sewage water...dont ask how we learned that he used a pressure cooker pot and some very small diameter pex piping slipped over the vent, just feed it down the cleanout pipes in each direction, and thaw the blockage. Heat traces in the tank seem to help too, anything to warm it up and keep the heat in.
Learning how this is done, one set at a time.
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Re: Drainfields freezing Help!
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12/31/17 09:11 PM
12/31/17 09:11 PM
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Yes.. White's correct...it's freezing up and out of the lower vent pipes sticking up in drainfield Bellow tank... Thanks for the advice, I'll get hay tomorrow over the area. I agree with White also. I have seen that happen before when the temps stay so low for so long and the ground doesn't have snow cover. Good luck when extremes happen so does the problems.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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