I've lived in flats my whole life and am grateful not to have to deal with stuff like this. But if I ever leave the town life behind Ive at least learned how to syphon without sucking! Thank you, Shawn! 😊

Never knew how a leach field worked or in this case didn’t work. Great video and as always the process was explained perfectly. I had no glitches or tech problems watching this video.

Love this! Repair jobs are so tough since you don't want to destroy everything. Love how your architected so even if one side fails they're still good to go. Hopefully he updates his septic drawings so when it needs fixing in a decade or three they'll know where to dig.

What a job! Can’t wait for a revisit.

HELLO SHAWN. I'VE CHECKED ALOT OF DRAINAGE CHANNELS ON KZfaq , AND YOU ARE BY FAR THE MOST KNOWLEGABLE AND EXPIERIENCED I'VE SEEN. I AM CURIOUS HOW DEEP YOUR ENGINEERING EDUCATION IS. I'M THINKING 6 YEARS OF ENGINEERING .

Great information on septic system, thanks for another great video, also loving the drone pictures.

I love the septic system videos and hope we see more in the future.

Great work with that machine Shawn👏👏👏👏 Good job pulling down that tree !!

As a lifelong city dweller, I found this interesting. I'd love to have some acreage, but don't want to deal with well and septic. Nice work, Shawn and crew.

Good lesson learned. Ron is so humble.

Nice job. It's interesting with the new chambers. The cicada life cycle adds to my knowledge as well. Thanks. Cheers

Great job Shawn making the best of every given situation and you always come out on top keep up the good work as always, shout outs to the main man Ronald and Jeremy, peace.

Nice video of a nice job. Very pleasant to watch. Thanks for sharing. 👍

Great job Shawn and crew. We had to replace our leach field almost 5 years ago and we replaced it with the chamber system also. I believe ours is around 4 ft deep and it works great. Glad you posted this video. Can't wait to see the next one.

Well done man! Very professional. I love the drone footage! Nice touch.

I have never had any problems watching your videos, they are always very good. I learned a lot from this one. You are such a blessing to others.

Excellent video,thats why I like watching your videos you explain things so someone like me can understand well done and thank you the information.

Need more videos, like the work and videos you do.

Great video guys, Shawn you have a very good crew working with you, I am impressed with their enthusiasm and commitment to all the great jobs you do and in this vid I particularly enjoyed the overhead drone footage of the "Ronald dance" between 20:09 and 20:23. He got quite the jig going there. Thanks heaps for all that you do...

We just call them drain fields here. When my parents built a new septic system in the 1970's they used a 12" concrete pipe with tons of holes. It is still there and working fine. :)

It will settle a little and only a little because of all the space those sewer covers take up. Very nice video.

Another very interesting job, well done 👍

Great video! I know nothing about leach fields, so I found it interesting. I'm also loving the 5K at 60fps. I recently had full fibre installed, and have a system capable of viewing it, so it looks really nice and clear.

Should never have a problem with the new addition. Good job guys.

Great stuff as always. 👌

Shawn, and to all the guys and gals on the crew Great Job. 👍 I added a double sanitary T in order to access and if need be clean out my lines in either direction and it allows me to check out what's going on in case of a blockage.

Great video Shawn.

This was very interesting, never knew that there was another type of leach fields than the old gravel way actually, not sure if they would approve this in my country, but I sure will keep it in mind if it would be needed in the future

That was great. Thanks Shawn

Great job and great video. Have a good day Brother.

Very informative. Thank you

Great show 👍

You are a perfectionist. If I was the homeowner I would have cut out the patio and started over. I would have wanted the pvc pipe like you said was best from tank to T.

Great video 👍🏾

Great job as always shawn, and the gang of course.............🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

I used to used something like those new diffusers for rain drains. Except the ones i used were smaller in size. And 18-24" was all that was needed to install.

Great video!👍🏻👍🏻

Great video...do like your "how to videos" especially when it involves a real innovative solution. As a bonus, your physics solution was a classic. More and more septic systems are becoming real problems ...please include more of these if you get the chance. I think your scuba friend is going to regret not having you replacing the pipe to the septic tank even if it involves removing part or all of the patio slab. BTW: Video quality was fine for me Shawn

Great information ‼️

Have my leach field fixed last year and they did try to pack it down but it still settled 12 to 18" so they came back to level it out and put down more grass seed and all done. Also I had a raiser added to my tank so no more digging to get it cleaned out the best 100.00 bucks you can spend.😁

Great job.

Good one, repairs are tough as long as you have enough real estate to work with luckily the remaining pipe was useable... Suggest Ronald picking up those with the knees and not full bend, That tree just didnt want to give up, that was a Bad leaner.

Great Video!

Those are the greatest ways of replacing a waterlogged leach field, I’ve had this system for over five years also tied into the old and not a problem with my septic since. Nice to see you git r done.what’s nice is the strength that can support a three axle loaded dump truck with no flex.

I appreciate your knowledge and your explanations of your methods and the follow up. One other youtuber who "specializes" in french drains "guy" has completely opposite philosophy as you. As I watch his videos, I cringe as I can see the homeowner will be extremely disappointed when it floods again: using fabric, corrugated perforated pipes, river rock, covers the drain with dirt and sod, pumping water to a dead end, leaving downspouts to drain a french drain covered with grass that isn't tied to any drain. The corner of the house is already sagging and cracked, and his handiwork will guarantee further erosion and eventual collapse of the corner of the house. And the most ridiculous part is that there are so many who comment on how wonderful his work is... on video without a follow-up. Appreciate you!

Wow another great job! Amazing how many types of jobs you can do! I was going to ask if you would be back with the Harley rake but you answered my question at the end of the video. All Good 👍!

I think this is so amazing you can do this, I've got issues, don't know who to call, but the health department department on what to do, thanks ❤

Learned about these chambers about 12 yo. Great option imo

I probably know more about septic tank leech systems than what I would ever need but this was very entertaining to watch. Will use physics. Here is a cicada nymph (also biology 😀). This was awesome.

Some years ago I watched my friend's father-in-law install a very similar system however he put a layer of stone/gravel under the chambers. He used four legs of chambers. then covered it over with gravel before the fill.

Nice work. Glad im on sewer but I had my line get blocked and broken by tree roots before. That was a very bad day.

All I saw was clay soil and said this is going to be messy. Nice work hope your buddy has many years of happy flushes!

I like it.Better than normal leak pipes.

You popped up first when I logged in to youtube, so I guess that's good. Nice video!

IF there isn't a "bubble" reference I am not happy 😅 Nice dude! Glad you talk about proper backfilling. Sequence and material type is super important but so many people cut corners on it. Had to dig up the 4" outlet to tank piping and replace due to improper backfilling. Belly in a section causing it to clog and backup...pissed me off.

What do I think? That the chamber s look like corrugated which you dislike. But they are upside down and have room for water to flow and perculate. Plus they are strong. Great idea. Nice fix. Timber!!!!

Does your county require that they come out to inspect prior to covering? We had to replace our leach field (and clear a bunch of trees - doubled(!) the cost...) and the county required submitted plans and then a post installation inspection before covering (North Georgia) - and you are 100% correct about letting the soil compact naturally for a month or more! The chambers are the cat's meow too - efficient and a joy to install.

Nice job on the fix. LP Line... who knew...

I'm impressed. That's a real hard-bitten bunch you've got there Shawn - sittin' around for your late lunch at 14:38, just downwind from the open septic tank tank with the dog wandering around peeing on the back of your lawn chairs. If I'm ever privileged to work in your crew, you'll have to excuse me when I want to eat my lunch alone in the truck !

Content on my birthday omg!

I didn't see your location of propane gas line. I was a gas line location tech for a utility so it's a pet peeve. I always loved digging in the dirt and structures below ground level. Trying to fix a poorly built system is a battle some won't touch. The concrete patio shows how previous owner just built what ever and where ever

I'm going to call what Ronald did at 20:14 - 20 the SewRon Dance! 😁 He's such a hard worker!

Nice repair Shawn, I've never seen a leach field that was designed by a professional, done with corrugated pipe. Around here, Maine, we use either sch 20 or SDR Sch 35 perf pipe for a basic pipe and stone field. I like Ronald's dance moves at 20:17.

You think that's bad. The genius which extended my house (before I bought it.) Built part of the extension on top the septic tank!

Curious to hear the length of the the chamber system length. It’s hard to guess from the low camera angle. Quality work Shawn and guys. 👌

Need the Smell-O-Vision for this one!

Well... I learned a new Syphon technique today!

That's quite possibly the dumbest thing anybody could do knowingly concrete over the tank lid. That should be a criminal act and i feel really sorry for the new owner that has to pay for the work done. Great video

I'm surprised that the property passed a perc test before the original installation with all that red clay

Pretty forest.

Two questions: 1. Was there an advantage to the one 40' run vs. two 20' runs 9f the chambers? 2. Did you consider installing a distribution box ( D-box) instead of the double sanitary T to provide for future inspections of the field?

Thanks for the video. Did you consider/propose backwashing/jetting from the tank to the double tee to ensure that wasn't blocked in any way? Great channel, thanks.

🇺🇸🇵🇪🇵🇷😎 Love your channel, I have watched for a couple of years...But just now subscribed. About 15 years ago I did my down spouts and a sump pump drain in my front yard with Schedule 40, And ran a bunch of 3/4 inch conduit conduit for electric lines, A lot of work but deftly worth the trip. Love your work And the guys you have working for you. 💖 Oh! I like the bug lessons!!

Perfect fix, did you add a tank riser? Great video

The crazy issue is you put the septic back in the same place, where the original one was, it seems you enogh room 5o put beyond the tree root system,, plus if the home owners want replace there deck , septic tank wont be under the deck area. The reason for the center hole that you sand is for weight the tank down, most states hane to put a anchor system to hold tank from flooting up. 😊

The codes down there must be much more lenient than they are up here in Illinois for septic tank & leach field repair, I couldn't have gotten away with doing most of what you did on that job.

My question is about perc. You want lots of perc? With the rain water just sitting there and not going anywhere I am surprised this area worked. I was always told it needs to drain away in a certain amount of time??

Well i guess that makes me smart too, i did the same thing to drain my pool a few years ago lol.. And here i thought it was something i thought of but come to find out its a common trick :(

I tried to view this episode in 5K and my computer viewed it for a few seconds and then buffered. I tried to change the resolution, but it was 5K only . Finally had to go to the TV to view it. Ronald makes a very good tamping machine to settle the hoods. Can your transmissions be viewed in 4K in the future?

In the northeast, those chambers need to be bedded on at least 12 inches of sand or stone, that clay will not perc correctly. Also, no county inspection before you closed the trench?

Hi Shawn. Recognizing that different municipalities have different building codes, I'm wondering if you considered placing a distribution sump (A.K.A., "D-box") at the location that you placed the double sanitary "T." D-boxes provide an auxiliary location for small solids to settle (and decompose), as well as provide a way to access/control the even flow of gray water into either leach location.

How does those chambers actually suppose to function. I reckon you will have a updated video in a few on how it is working. Thanks Shawn for the video. Do you ever get any jobs close to the Danville area, just curious.

Didn't know you could use chambers in an environment with clay like that one. I know they use them here in FL where everything is sandy.....seems like that system would find trouble getting absorbed into the soil.

It's seems to me the tank was set to deep to begin with the lateral field has way to much cover absorbsioun through surface getting sunlight is a major plus if soil (like yours) doesn't absorb water well Clay soil not good yes chambers allow unrestricted area for water detention an allows roots to feed off affluent which helps displace water but personally I fell system was improperly installed in the beginning but capassaty is all you could do for it Chambers factor say 15 inches of cover I've found that 10 to 12 inch max works better good video

Awesome video and work as always. One question, shouldn't that effluent have been pumped out instead dumped on the surface? Mind your regs on that. hard to get a reputation back in the county Environmental Health Office.

I'm not seeing any soil, weed barrier type cloth being used on the effluent discharge pipes. Is there something like that built into the design of them already. I like how your not crushing the new pipes by over compacting the dirt also.

A true gift to a friend. A place to put their sh**.

I had to download this video and the last in order to watch. (takes a few minutes) It was a blank screen that would keep loading. Your videos are the only ones that happens with. Unknown why.

We have that style system currently. The field has a lot of solids/heavy material in it at this time. What’s the best solution for cleaning or clearing that out?

WTF, there are people complaining of too high of resolution? Unbelievable! this is the most backwards comments page Ive come across to this date. high quality equals better picture and sound. so you cant watch it when it premiers, booo hooo, wait a couple hours come back for more viewing resolution options.

Hey Shawn, I appreciate the video topic. I also appreciate you wanting to shoot the video in higher resolution. I was only able to watch about 1 minute of the video before I saw the grey buffer spinning wheel. A bunch of your viewers were stating just wait for a few hours for KZfaq to process the video. Well its been over 13 hours and there is no other video option to select for a lower resolution rate. The only option is to view in 2880p60 or auto… either option gives you the grey buffer spinning wheel. I’m not complaining about the quality, I would love to see the better quality, better picture and sound but its not currently viewable. I live in the midwest and I don’t think it's an east coast / west coast issue. My current internet provider is AT&T and I have not had any issues with the 125 plus channels that I have subscribed too, just this video.

Were also in NC and the pipe going from the tank is corrugated just like that one. No solid pipe anywhere. Looks like it's the same exact set up as this. Our leach field is also failing.

You never use a regular rubber fernco for a horizontal connection. It must be a shielded furnco or it will sag and cause a blockage.

What the- CORRRUGATED?! Now I don't know what to believe!

At about 19 minutes in you're into some tulip trees, didn't know they grew so far south

this loaded only at ultraHD and is unviewable on normal internet speeds. Looks awesome for the 2sec that play at a time though.

The gravel around that first piece of corrugated should also help keep it from getting clogged with dirt/mud shouldn't it? Personally, I think you should have cut the corrugated back as far under the slab as you could reach and replace it with solid PVC to help prevent future clogging...

Do the sharp angles hooking up the PVC create a potential problem. Do you provide a schematic for the homeowner for the future. A good map of piping, field direction?

Around here you would jave to have a d box and only virgin ground for new leg. Seems like a d box to spread the flow evenly would be better

wow, what a pain!