Any plumbers or makeshift ones

[98chevy]

I have a trailer with 2 full baths at the farm. Well It has just a 55gal drum as a septic tank that has rusted out and is no longer draining. When we flush, shower, or use the sink it just runs on top of the ground. So I can dig a new hole and drop a new drum in? If so how do i hook it up? Do I drill holes or cut the bottom out of the drum? What size line? I really dont want to dig out the old tank so i was going to cut the line and re-run it to the new tank? Or do i have to put it in the same spot?

Im trying to do this cheap as possible. I wasnt really ready for this thing to stop working.

[Ravin R10 man]

why not put in a plastic 55 gal drum..that wont rust out..just dig the old one up and rehook the new one..you could even hook two drums together for more capacity...

[OUTSIDER]

Okay...first of all...why in the world do you have a 55gal barrel as a septic tank...Secondly what law permits you to do that?? You should separate your gray water from that utilizing a french drain gray water is shower, sink, washer, etc. Black water like toilet should be put to the ole septic tank, i am not going tell you to do it like you did, but it would work..introduce a bacteria culture (rid-ex) to the "tank" then let the little guys do their work, at the top below your inflow (approximately a few inches lower) of black water, place an out flow pipe of perforated pipe on a gravel bed (at least 100' or pipe buried 18 inches depending on the water table, with at least 6 inches of gravel for drainage) to let the excess water percolate down into the soil. The solids should fall out into the "tank" and get processed by the bacteria...A plastic "tank" will work fine. I was a military style plumber for 6 years....I know a little about it, if you need any detail drawings let me know i can fix you up pretty quickly and easily. The two tank deal works in theory....but they tend to get clogged up pretty easily unless you are stacking them on top of each other...just fruit for thought.

[98chevy]

As for state law yes im good. I live in Alabama. As for how everything is hooked up. I didnt relize it was done that way but thats how it was done so now im dealing with it. A drawing would be perfect im a little slow. As for trenching and digging i have all the equitment so im ready to do it. Thanks guys

[BowtechTurkeyHunter]

All I know about it is you want "it" to run downhill.

Steve

[RangerClay]

All I know about it is you want "it" to run downhill.

Steve

And away from the well.

[sskybnd]

like onida man, said i would use 2 barrels, and i would route all my gray water to what outsider was describing is what we call a field line, normaly all your pipes will be made up to y into your tolets drain, you could simply route all the gray waters drain pipes by cutting above the y and rerouting it around the tank. most field lines look like a back bone one long length with any where from 4 to 6 ribs this allows the water to evenly distribute over the land.