septic tank or city sewer help!!?

Question

Im looking to purchase a home with a septic system and there are only 10 homes in the city with septic systems and all others are city sewer, is this bad?
Is this something that sould not want me to purchase tihis home? im lost!!

Answer 1

Your problem is not the septic, it is the inevitability that the city will eventually force you to hook up to the sewer, at a prime cost. Find out from the local building inspector what the future plans are, and ask about the price.

Answer 2

I grew up in the country and always had a septic tank and a well for water. Well water may taste better or worse. Try the water in the house you're looking at. One place I lived had an extremely deep (400 ft) well; it never dried up, but the water smelled awful. Another house had great water, but the well was too shallow and occasionally we had to ration water. The upside is that you don't pay for the water, only the electricity to pump it into your house. The same goes for a septic tank: you don't have to pay the city's sewer fees. If the septic tank is reasonably new, you probably won't have to worry about it. However, if it's old or if something goes wrong, it can be very costly to remedy. If you can trust the seller/realtor, ask them how deep the well is and if they've ever had problems with it going dry. Also ask them about the age and condition of the septic tank.

Answer 3

I've been living with a septic tank for 11 yrs now...it's W A Y cheaper than city sewer and if it's put in correctly, much less trouble. Keep septic cleaner in it and pump it out every 3-5 yrs.
All the houses in my subdivision have septic tanks...(about 100 or so)

Answer 4

I've lived with a septic system for most of my life . . ours at our home was installed new in 1995 we optd for a pressure dose system cause we have ample land to use, at our rental property we have an aerobic system. . the system at our home has yet to need to be pumped out . . proper bacterial break down of the sludge keeps from having to do this. Now the aerobic system where the renters live has been pumped out 2 times since 1999.
Who knows what the renters put down the drain . . I do supply them with a bacterial additive that I hope they are flushing down the drain but who knows. . .Septic systems are cheaper in the long run than city sewage but you have to know how to maintain the system. The only homes in my area that have sewage are the new homes that have been built in the last 5 years in the new master planned communities all the others have septic systems.

Answer 5

You need to be more careful about what you put in your septic tank, and it has to be pumped out every once in a while. Also they last a certain amount of time and there are things called leach fields involved. It's better to be part of the city system honestly. It makes for one less thing to worry about.

Answer 6

Your taxes should be a heck of a lot cheaper with you having a septic. In effect, you are looking after your own waste and not sending it (via pipe) to the city to treat and return.

As said, a little care (very little) and it is a fine system.

Answer 7

I would check to see if the septic system has been maintained well. If so, with a little preventive maintenace on your part, septic systems are great. Good luck

Answer 8

you dont want a septic tank if you dont have too. there are to many things that can go wrong costing you lots of money in the future. plus you have to watch what you throw down the toilet, meaning septic safe toilet paper, no feminine products, no cigarette butts, go with the city sewage home