You literally have a shit indicator. I can use that when my mechanic starts talking!

Every time I come home crying about whatever happened in the day of my life as a general contractor seeing these shuts me right up

When I was in elementary school me and my friends found that stone thing and tried to open it we thought it was a WW2 bunker but now I know it's a septic tank so good thing we didn't open it

Remember, if you buy a house, make sure the owners take their shit with them

You guys don't get enough credit for doing that job day in and day out.

I wish I had seen this video before I bought my house. It would have saved me $6,700 in septic tank repairs. Oh, and my access lid was buried under 6 inches of concrete and two feet of gravel so that was awesome.

My father in law famously said "Septic tanks never need any attention, they just work, there is no need to look at them." So, I took it upon myself to have the tank at his cottage pumped out. It was backing up into the house, and had been completely invaded by tree roots. The outlet was solid roots and blocked completely to the point where the outlet had to be replaced. He knows better now.

Who you gonna call? The Crust Buster!

"Shitters Full!" -Cousin Eddie

No one’s doing home inspections before buying anymore. My friend bought a house an hour after it went for sale without even looking at it because the markets so bad right now. He found out the hard way that there were a lot of issues and there’s nothing he can do about it since he bought it and waived inspections.

Big respect to the guys who maintain the sewage and plumbing, literally one of the most taken for granted aspects of our lives

No wonder plumbers charge so much: I don't blame them!

Where I live we have to have the tank pumped and inspected every so many years. No one remembers until the local municipal government sends you a letter one year before it's due. Also it's law that an inspection is done before a sale

I know that smell, watching this is making me remember the smell, I wanna die.

These videos are so helpful. When I bought my home, I was clueless about septic tanks. The more knowledge I have on these, the more money I save.

This is great advice, speaking from experience i bought a house not even thinking of the septic tank and the previous owner didn't know where the tank was, however i really was blessed, the tank was in good shape however it did need cleaning out!! Always check!!!

Add a cover extension...

You guys are ESSENTIAL workers. You truly make my life better.

You guys are awesome. Working hard on a difficult job that allows all the rest of us to live life comfortably.

All around smart and practical advice, these guys are true professionals and did a fantastic job. Thanks for sharing.

In our state we are required to empty the tanks for the new owners before the closing

Never seen the auger type equipment used for busting.... Awesome 👍 video

You owe me a lunch! As soon as I heard the term “KrustBuster” I lost it.

I used to work for a septic company and we did mostly Porta johns...I would do the septic side and did mostly oil/gas sites and commercial sites...it was nice that most sites had risers made the job so much easier...didn't have to search for the lids

Ain’t gonna lie. I thought my inspector had done mine but didn’t. We had to find it. Fortunately the neighbor seen us looking and told us where it was.

Before my sister and brother-in-law sold their house septic tank had to be pumped and certified by a license plumber

"Before you buy a home" Hahaha! You guys are wayy too funny!

Well done sir. Thank you. By the way...that one tool looked and sounded like something from star trek!!

I insisted on an inspection before buying my current house as it has a lift pump to get waste into the drain fields. Previous owner not only never serviced it, he didn't know where it was. Saved me a bunch of money.

My dad was a foreman for a septic/moving company for many years and the amount of people that bought a house and had to spend $2,000 to $10,000 on their sewer lines because they were broken or had tree roots growing in them within a few months or a year of buying their house we're staggering. No one inspects their sewer or water and homeowners hide it because it's so expensive.

Idk what path leads people to “I wanna handle other peoples shit” but man you guys are the kings

Talk about stunned, while working in the Cities Water/sewer dept, people having just bought a house called all the time complaining they were being "Wrongly charged for sewer cuz their 'new' home had a septic" tank. Not getting it inspected seems like nothing compared to not even knowing if your home has a septic tank system or is on City water/sewer. Over & over people bought homes just ASSUMING (incorrectly) it was on a septic tank. Once we (the City) got the call, a Sewer Team would go out & do a DYE TEST. It's flushing HARMLESS blue dye down their toilet then watching to see if it appears in the street's main sewer line. An easy test. Meanwhile, I'd research back to see if there were any septic or sewer records. Out of the maybe 40-50 calls I helped, NOT EVEN ONE HOUSE HAD/STILL HAD A SEPTIC TANK!!! ALL these people were on City Sewer which, makes a huge difference on their monthly bill. For example, the average sewer charges are fully DOUBLE what is paid for water each month. For example, a home with one person using 4 units of water (1 unit is 920 gallons) pays $12 for water PLUS $10 for having water service available so $22 for a 2 month billing cycle. Meanwhile, the sewer charges on the same bill are $58!!! $12 for water & $58 for sewer is a huge difference and adds up quick. Know what you're buying!!!

I have an old house, single line out from septic tank to a pit filled with rocks in between two large oaks. I have it pumped every two years, had them rum high pressure through it 15 years ago. It still works, but if it ever fails I'll have to spend 20k on a mound system. Also, never any grease, and washing machine and sump go into separate french drain.

I remember helping a friend of mine and his stepdad dig out their septic tank due to it being stopped up, an interesting experience

Gotta be honest I didn't even know what a septic tank was. Just found out they're forbidden here in germany because they might pollute natural water reservoirs and rivers. There were some in use up to the 90s but by law had to either connect their houses to the sewers or had to get a small modern sewage purification plant.

Man, you guys have a shltty job! We appreciate you. 🙏

My mom and dad pumped septic tanks when I was a kid, some of the best memories come from those days. Stinky job but we all knew and still know how to do it. We did not however have a “crust buster” like yours. Ours was a 2x2- 8 ft long. Lmao 🤣

I'm surprised they buried the lids to the tank like that. I can imagine the smell from not being pumped out from previous owner, that's way cheaper than replacing the entire tank.

Septic tank is less of any homeowners worry’s tbh

Did that for a few years. Hard work but was some of the most enjoyable time of my life with coworkers. Came across a few where the tank was pure solid both sides and some with total roots. Leach field toast. Cost a few bucks for a new system

We had our septic tank inspected we bought our house last year, however I was told they can't do much about inspecting the drain field. A month and a half of owning the house water was coming back into the house through the toilet. Come to find out the previous owner in 2018 had the drain field replaced because it was bad, it was replaced with a 50 gallon drum that had a 2-in pipe running out to the middle of the yard with a bunch of holes in it to leak into the dirt... We had documentation showing the drain field was replaced by a professional in 2018, at this time we are currently attempting to sue the previous owner. They knew what they did wrong because no one has been able to find where the previous owner went.

Hmm, when I sold my house it was mandatory to pump the septic prior to closing.

Anyone saying they have had their septic system for 20+ years and have never had it cleaned out needs a wake up call . Septic systems trap soilds so they need to be cleaned out. Going 20+ years without cleaned it is a good way to have to replace the entire system.

A legendary scene where he doesn’t say mmm smells like money

Pumping it out is of no value if the drain field doesn’t work.

No one inspects before purchase when you're trying to beat out 30 other offers

Good job bro. Yeah customers should always know where the septic is. You seen the first one around 5 ft. Second ones around 10 ft. The one that you need it. Good job

We still have the original tank from like 1960. I get it pumped every couple years. It drains into a pond.

As a former installer and pumper, always put water back in the tanks about 20 percent per tank.I have seen tanks float to the surface. Luckily not any of my customers,but my competition.

We have had the same septic tank for over 15 years, never pumped it out. No need to pump out if it's working properly.

I bought a commercial building made in the 1960's and knew it was connected to the city sewer in the street but what I didn't know until it clogged was that the 4" line runs into a septic tank with three chambers in it and has another pipe running out the other side into the sewer. This was under three plus feet of dirt and graven covered up[ by a 6" thick concrete driveway next to the building, the tank actually extends about six feet under the building. A 3,500 gallon septic truck was able to suck most of the "water" out but could not fit all in the trucks tank. The moral of the story is it could suck worse, be thankful you don't have my luck!

Thanks for rubbing it in. I moved into my 5 bed 3 full bath 2 kitchen home in 2017. Despite having 2 experts come out, I still dont know exactly where my tank is. The going theory is that it is under my really nice large back deck. Fml

Now this takes the meaning "shit job" to a different level...

So, why is it, when I was a kid, and we had a septic tank, we never had it pumped out. Ever. We were a family of 5, and lived in the house 10+ years....

They really should have a riser on it, makes it easier for the pump trucks and the electrical to come fix it if it is a pump tank, when we install a normal tank we usually take pictures and send them to the homeowner so they know exactly where the lid is

We had my mom's septic overflow after she passed away. We were digging up her yard in December to find the 3 pump outs she had. Ended up putting landscape vaults over each one since they were just buried and did photo documentation for the next owners. Nightmare fuel

Man I remember when my neighbor got his tank pumped out he butchers deer during the season. And he washes the blood down his drain. So just imagine old blood, feces, and urine sitting in a tank for a year and half. Yeah its stinks bad 😂😂😂

Here in Ontario, the real estate market is so "crazy" that it is routine to make purchase offers unconditional, uninspected, even sight unseen. Realtor advised that if they delay in making a decision, or have conditions, then there are five people who will close without and willing to pay over asking. The thinking is that homes are so expensive that even the most dire uncovered repairs needed are still a minor expense compared to the cost of the property in the first place.

Wow good job! Looks like they lucked out with the tank & hiring you 👍🏼🇺🇸

When we first dug up our septic tank in about 1968 it was about 8 feet down, it was a lot of hard hand digging. We went to the local concrete place and got a big round piece of concrete pipe and put down on top, and made our own lid out of steel. You can see the handle of it even with the top of the ground. No doubt where it is for about the last 45 years.

How often would you recommend the septic tank being pumped with a family of four, two bathrooms? We're newbies and the more tips the better

Damn u got it easy with modern gadgets to find it...

Always have everything inspected when buying a house. The cost of an inspection is a lot less than replacing entire systems.

Probably had to waive the inspection…

I got called to a house a guy had just bought to figure out why the septic wasn’t working and come to find out the previous owners were Amish and had taken the tank out to put an addition with a basement in! They left the toilet and everything in place but built an outhouse connected to the house!

Bro, we had a very similar problem. We have two access points, we were told the one that was actually visible was a big overflow tank (talking about 500+ gallon overflow). It wasn't until we got a proper plumber out that they realized we had the main access for the tank was buried and was completely full and blocked.

Any Drain Addict fans in the house?? As soon as I saw that locator, I said "RIGID", in my best impression of the 'Rigid Bloke' lol! Great vid!

Like how bad. Is it. When you crack open a heavily overdue tank ?

I remember when the septic guy shows up at our house..my brothers and me stand to watch the guy uncover the lid and all you saw floating were empty coke baggies and condoms .... Dude freaked out 🤣

didn’t even know homes had septic tanks. super cool!

What a fantastic piece of advice. Hard job well done 👍🏼🇺🇸

my shorts feed is litterally filled with shit at this point lol

When the home your buying is septic tell realtor you want caps exposed alot will say yeah its here and it's not there

I learned a long time ago how to properly take care of a septic tank. We took the experience of an elderly gentleman and 3rd pump out (3rd year) he then said call us back when you sell the house. 9 years later we sold, he came back and he showed us everything was working fine and we really didn’t need to be pumped out (but the sale of the house required it. How did we do it? Minimum TP (septic safe) NO feminine products, only full loads of laundry and once a month pour a sour gallon of regular milk down the clean out. Flush the toilet once and go to town for the day to let the milk work it’s magic.

Me as a movie theater worker.” MAKE SURE to know what you want before ordering”

When we got our house, it rained hard and the house smelled like sewage and we had to have septic tank cleaned out. And of course when it rains heavy, the smell gets in the house and no amount of spray will kill it. Is the septic supposed to be close to the house? We're looking into getting like maybe another pipe or something so that when it rains, our house won't smell. Our house was built in the 60s and to top it all off, the furnace stopped working and I know it's getting closer to summer but April still have cool nights so we need to have it fixed by next winter.

Damn so every home has their own shit tank... Damn i though it runs to a community tank

Good tip for new home buyers. I need to do a lot of research before buying my first home

I don’t have a septic tank. But I love watching this channel

I remember as a kid i didn't wipe my butt for 2 days don't ask why ,point is I needed something called the crust buster after that

Always cover your lids. The concrete will expand and contract under different temperatures/humidity. This can cause minor air leaks around the lids. So pack the lid seam with soil then throw about 3" of pea stone on it to fill those gaps so ya don't smell your wife's turds. It will take about 45 seconds to uncover the lids when you need to get at em

Very informative. Thank you for sharing this knowledge

Gosh. Makes me want a job pumping out septic tanks.

This guy doesn't know about the current housing situation does he? You'll be lucky if you look inside a house nowadays ley alone get an inspection...

Smells like a lot freaking work! I hope he got risers.

The *crust buster* 😂 I love it lmao

such good advice. if you never lived in a house with septic, GET IT INSPECTED by a septic specialist. the "home inspection" you purchase does not include this. It is for the bank, not you.

Bought my first home at age 53, in the middle of Tennessee in July of 2021. I broke all the rules. I saw the home, I knew that the market was moving lightning fast, and I just said “Gimme.” Sadly, I knew that a septic inspection, among other things, was in order, but I also knew that people were buying homes SIGHT UNSEEN from 2000 miles away, and I WANTED this house. So far, the toilets are working great. But I could be in for a surprise. Fingers crossed. On the upside, in the year and a half since I’ve owned the home, it went from being valued around $30,000 to approximately $100,000 at this time (January, 2023). So I figure even if I’ve got to drop a few grand or more into the septic, I already made it back on the property itself.

My septic tank is 12 miles away from my house. I'm so grateful for sewer connections.

Definitely needs some risers. If the house your gonna buy is on septic, always have it inspected and have the leach field tested before you buy it. If it fails it’ll cost thousands to fix.

I think I’m in love with the mythical Crust Buster.

Interesting. In our county the tank needs to be pumped and the system inspected before the sale of a house goes through. Over time my neighbors and I decided next homes we buy will be on a sewer line.

I love this shit.....the crust buster....gotta love it......love your work gentleman.....

Bought a house on four and a half acres. Supposedly septic, water, everything was inspected. House was vacant for more than six months. Immediately pipes in garage ceiling broke and septic backed up. Realtor was useless. 0nly way we found the septic tank was calling the State Department of Environmental Quality who keeps track of all septic tanks that are installed. They gave us a map.

My friend bought a house out in the country. He called a contractor to do some excavating work. I don’t know who this contractor was but he drove his Caterpillar tractor over the septic tank and collapsed it.

I purchased my house 2 years ago and after I bought it the toilet backed up. I finally found the septic tank. The previous owner built a room on top of it so I had to cut out the wood floor to get to the access.

I bought a house at the end of February. The owner was sketchy about the septic. My inspector dug through snow and dirt for 3 hours to hit plywood. Couldn’t find the edge. I knew it had to be in bad shape. But it wasn’t there. He had a holding tank. He had screwed over every pumping company in the region. When the ground was soft enough to dig, they started putting in the weeping system. But no one would come and empty the holding tank. The designer and installer both had to call and say it was a new owner. It cost me $40,000.

Don’t fix if it ain’t broken, a septic is designed to never be cleaned. Clean if there’s a problem usually happens with roots,baby wipes or they kill the bacteria in the tank

You guys are not just making a video you’re doing a real service for people.

Hard to have it inspected when 5 people are like, no need for inspection I'll pay cash.