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Is It A Blocked Vent Or Anything Else ?

In Florida on a septic / well system. Initially when running the washer in spin cycle I hear bubbling coming from the toilets. Now when taking a shower, the water is starting to back up. Toilets won't flush at all during this time, but wait awhile and everything seems to go down fine (must be slow though). Could there be a blocked vent, or ? This is effecting the whole house. I bought two years ago and had septic tank emptied; only 1 to 2 people in the house--not enough to fill. No grease allowed down sinks, no feminine products.

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    It depends how many tanks you have a good septic has 3 tanks ,one flowing into the next one of these pipes could be block yes,you should be able to find the access doors to each tank ,messy but has to be done I'm afraid,you might have to replace these joining pipes .if you pumped the first tank out what about the other ones if you have any,also if over the years to much chemicals and household waste was emptied into it the pipes in the gravel lines ,the ones with the holes in them will block as well,lets hope you don't have to rip those ones up ,but like most things a septic tank has a life span and then has to be moved to a new area on your property.
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    Ndonnelly 

    answered 2 years ago

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