Owning your own home

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Soul

Saw a great house today that we're keen to offer on asap.

Only minor thing is that it's not on mains sewage. Apparently the septic tank drains away naturally after a period of time in this system rather than having to be emptied.

Anyone got any experience of this?

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Aroogah in reply to @Soul

Very common in the US but they are NOT maintenance free. You will need to ensure your loo roll is septic tank safe, amongst other things. Should be loads of stuff on Google from the US. Ask about the last time the tank was pumped and make sure you know how/when it was built. Could get expensive quick if it's wrong.

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Soul in reply to @Aroogah

Cheers buddy.

It's a brand new place so not concerned re: the quality as it will be guaranteed for 10 years anyway.

Question is use and maintenance required. I've asked about specific system but the estate agent was adamant it didn't need emptying but trusting estate agents isn't top of my list.

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