vwalan
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over the years its amazing how many really old cesspits have been damaged by chemicals . folk now have automatic dish washers . plus clothes washing machines etc etc all sending the wrong type of product into the pit.
some were never emptied in 50yrs but a new owner etc and every 3 months or so a tanker as to go and empty the pit . at a cost.
lots of friends moved over to brittany and france years ago and had loads of trouble with their sewage .
so many came from towns on mains sewage and didnt understand how pits worked.
there still is thousands of them in use in uk . not just abroad.
my place here had one from 1923 till about 1980 when the owners got old and as mains was going by to supply new property they went for the mains . shame really as once on mains you cant go back , i would prefer the pit.
a good two chambered built pit works great if you look after it.
i found working in the sewage industry really interesting and later very usefull when traveling around .
helped build a few works ,later drove the tankers all good fun .
working with the fresh water works also great for survival when traveling in africa etc .
some were never emptied in 50yrs but a new owner etc and every 3 months or so a tanker as to go and empty the pit . at a cost.
lots of friends moved over to brittany and france years ago and had loads of trouble with their sewage .
so many came from towns on mains sewage and didnt understand how pits worked.
there still is thousands of them in use in uk . not just abroad.
my place here had one from 1923 till about 1980 when the owners got old and as mains was going by to supply new property they went for the mains . shame really as once on mains you cant go back , i would prefer the pit.
a good two chambered built pit works great if you look after it.
i found working in the sewage industry really interesting and later very usefull when traveling around .
helped build a few works ,later drove the tankers all good fun .
working with the fresh water works also great for survival when traveling in africa etc .
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