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Originally Posted by jewels
Since they still haven't called, I'm going to see if I can get them to just take a quick peek without charging me when they do call. I think it's okay though. I'm assuming ? I'd see a symptom if it was full of sludge. I can't lift the tops to the things (I don't know what they are) that they use to get in there or I'd check it myself.
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It doesn't take long for a system to fill mainly with water, or what ends up being call "Liquid Effluent." After a couple months of showers and flushing the toilets the tank fills mainly with liquids (mostly gray water.) Taking the tops off isn't going to tell you much, IMO. Look at the diagram I first posted. The way the system works is the solids sink to the bottom and end up being eaten by bacteria (which is what that CLR stuff likely contains) then solids are turn into smaller, near liquid, particles float to the top and then exit the tank to the drain field. Those tiny particles and liquids contain a high % of nitrogen. That's why the grass is greener over your drain field. So basically for the system to work correctly the tank need to be near full.
This is my understanding of the science of it. I could be wrong. It could be enzymes and not bacteria. Or it could be something entirely different. But the basics are the solids are turned into liquids, they float to the top and exit to the drain field via the out put. If there is no blockage at the out put and the drain field is not damaged your system will begin working again on is own most likely. That wouldn't happen until the water table lowers below the output and the drain field. The flooding can appear to be gone and the ground can still be saturated for days depending on the type of soil you have.
Speaking of soil type, you don't have a sand filter system do you?