So I wanted to post a few DIY septic questions here. Many of these were questions that came after watching YOUTUBE videos. It was helpful to see videos and that you can make something cheap for like a place to camp. Or for somewhere extremely rural. But there were differences in how people made them. Some of them were extremely well made.
For the french drain perforated pipe, is there an ideal size for the perforated holes? (And is there more than 1 perforated pipe size used?)
When making the system to accomodate more than 2 people, or if uncertain how many people may visit your site, how do you figure out how many barrels chained together in the system there should be compared to how many people there are? (How many barrels per person?) (Most DIY videos used big barrels or IBC tote cube tanks).
One video quoted 1/2 " drop per foot of pipe length for the length and angle of the pipe going from like an RV or an outside going to the septic tanks. This was the ONLY one I found mention of the an angle or slope calculation going between toilet and tank location... curious if anyone else had thoughts on slope of pipes?
How deep below the surface of the ground does your french drain (perforated pipe drainage) system need to be to have no smell?
A couple videos quoted that if your drainage setup is too close to the surface that animals can get attracted to it and try to get into it, and that so doing could get them sick. This made me wonder if also a certain distance needs to occur between the septic tank and its drainage setup and nearby trees and plants?
If you've got more than a couple people using your system is it better to just build 2 systems, and have 1 for blackwater and the other for normal (non-septic) household graywater with the 2 types of water separated? (I wondered if this idea would reduce stress on the system).
Very much thanks to everyone. Also happy living and homesteading. And may you all be excellent DIYers so we can all live free and have more freedom!
For the french drain perforated pipe, is there an ideal size for the perforated holes? (And is there more than 1 perforated pipe size used?)
When making the system to accomodate more than 2 people, or if uncertain how many people may visit your site, how do you figure out how many barrels chained together in the system there should be compared to how many people there are? (How many barrels per person?) (Most DIY videos used big barrels or IBC tote cube tanks).
One video quoted 1/2 " drop per foot of pipe length for the length and angle of the pipe going from like an RV or an outside going to the septic tanks. This was the ONLY one I found mention of the an angle or slope calculation going between toilet and tank location... curious if anyone else had thoughts on slope of pipes?
How deep below the surface of the ground does your french drain (perforated pipe drainage) system need to be to have no smell?
A couple videos quoted that if your drainage setup is too close to the surface that animals can get attracted to it and try to get into it, and that so doing could get them sick. This made me wonder if also a certain distance needs to occur between the septic tank and its drainage setup and nearby trees and plants?
If you've got more than a couple people using your system is it better to just build 2 systems, and have 1 for blackwater and the other for normal (non-septic) household graywater with the 2 types of water separated? (I wondered if this idea would reduce stress on the system).
Very much thanks to everyone. Also happy living and homesteading. And may you all be excellent DIYers so we can all live free and have more freedom!