Septic vs Public

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That is gross.

[rainbabies]

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we always had septic...and i don't ever remember having a problem with it. you just maintain it differently.

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My parents have lived in a house with a septic system for 30 years and have never had problems. Maybe it depends on the type of soil? One thing about sewer is that you are billed for sewer use.

[planet]

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We're on septic here. We were given instructions to avoid harsh cleaners. Someone comes to empty it. I can't recall any other specific issues. :huh: I don't think it is a huge deal and wouldn't avoid a house just because of it.

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I'm sure they can be maintained in such a way as to avoid most issues. It's just that it's another thing to think about, have to maintain, etc. .... and if something does go wrong, it goes wrong in a very, very nasty way. I've never lived w/a septic system, but all it takes for me to know it's something I want to avoid is watching one episode of Dirty Jobs.

[Vishenka69]

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I'm used to flushing all kind of stuff since I never had to think about , from tampons to Clorox wipes to leftovers, etc. From what I know the school districts here haven't been redone in like ever but the area has been developing so much in the past few years that they might have to soon. And yes, most of the private schools are around the downtown areas where the districts aren't all that. Since both of us went to NYC public schools we really don't get what the big deal about the districts is. After DH told the realtor that his high school had metal detectors, she was kind of speechless for a while.

Lesson learned: find out how old the system is and what the maintenance for it is like.

[migirl]

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I'm used to flushing all kind of stuff since I never had to think about , from tampons to Clorox wipes to leftovers, etc.

... uh ... leftovers?

[houseelf]

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In college, my sorority house was septic and we had a big ol' flood o' shit once during rush week. I'm talking the entire basement and back yard was covered in *&^%. That pretty much clarified the issue for me forever.

Kelly

[Meenah]

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When we bought this last house I refused to even look at some promising houses because they were septic, for many reasons. I had a friend who put her house on the market, and it was a really nice old house, but the township would not let her sell it because of the age of the septic it wasn't up to code, and she had only had a few spetic problems. They had to pay over $20,000 to put in a new septic system, which included having to get the rights to her neighbors yard for the dump trucks, etc., and then re-landscaping the neighbor's yard. Just gather all of the facts before you make a decision. The fact that ther is no such thing as a "flushable tampon" with septic was enough to disuade me (says the mother of two daughters!!!).