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advice on new soak away for cesspit please?

I’m putting in a new soak away pipe for my ces pit as the old one is blocked, i’m digging in about 25 metres of perforated pipe but need to know what is the best size of stone to put around the pipe to form the soak away? the pipe is 80mm and has small [...]

how can i help my cesspit work better ?

its an old brick cess pit and we have had to have it emptied about once a month, we now think problem is amount of rain we have had filling it.

septic tank/cesspit for a static caravan?

I need a septic tank or cesspit for a static caravan but do not know where to look. The caravan is occupied by two adultsall the time. I do not mind if they are second hand

how do I build a cesspit ?/?

I will shortly be siting a mobile home on a piece of land and need to build a cesspit (not a bought plastic thing) how big should it be ?, do I need to take into consideration the lie of the land ? what materials should I use for the sites of the cesspit. Any [...]

When did the world become such a cesspit?

Here in the U.K in the past few weeks 5 teenagers have been stabbed and killed in seperate incidents,a vicar was stabbed to death on his own doorstep,a father killed and raped his 2 month old daughter,a 7 year old boy stabbed a neighbour over 20 times,a father beat his wife and 3 young children [...]

I need to replace an old blocked soakaway from my cesspit any advice?

I’ve got a cesspit which is probably about 50 years old but over the last 6 months or so the soakaway has stopped working, so i need to replace it with a new one, various people have suggested using perforated pipe / slotted pipe which is finebut how long do i need to make the [...]

Does anyone have a good diagram for a cesspit and soakaway system including a rubble drain?

Can’t find a good diagram on the web for a cesspit and soakaway system including a rubble drain.
Does anyone here have any information that could help me. I am familiar with general soakaway principles and drainage design but not the latest thoughts on soakaway system layout.
When I say soakaway I mean for sewage not [...]

How can you tell if your cesspit for the toilet and waste water is full?

I really need to know as I’m not sure whether the toilet is blocked or whether the cesspit is full. Please help!!

Public Sewer,Septic Tank And Cesspit System?

How can I tell if my property uses one of these sewer system?

If you fell into a cesspit and it came up to?

your bottom lip how could you call for help?.Popa