Posted by Hill on January 08, 1998 at 05:19:51:
In Reply to: toilets will not flush posted by sean reddish on January 07, 1998 at 19:32:41:
: I have a continual problem flushing the toilets in my house after heavy rains. The part that is odd is that we can shower, wash clothes or do any thing else that would put much more water into the septic system than a toilet would with out any trouble. Could this be a venting problem or what. I do know that every water using applinace drains into the septic and no some other holding area.
You have described the problem very well, and I'm suprised too that running the clothes washing machine is not making the water come up in the tub/shower. Is the toilet lower than everything else? Drain water backs up to the lowest fixture when the whole system is full. What you are describing is a saturated drain field. Are you sure that the toilets are not on a separate system? Very common in my rural area... Hill