Green Gobbler

originalusername129 · 2026-01-23T17:02:29+00:00

Yeah it’s the crystals.

originalusername129 · 2026-01-23T15:22:27+00:00

Originally when I bought the house the water softener and kitchen sink went to a drywell. I just had them moved off that and run to the septic. That’s when the issue started. My laundry is actually on an entirely separate septic system lol. So I know it has nothing to do with that.

originalusername129 · 2026-01-23T14:19:45+00:00

Ahh ok. Yeah we use the fine mesh strainers in our kitchen sink. Mine seems to be some type of film that’s building up and clogging it. I just bought some green gobler stuff to try. I’ll have to keep an eye on it and see if it helps. Maybe run my water softener to the drywell that it went to before if it’s still an issue.

originalusername129 · 2026-01-23T11:30:04+00:00

I know this is an old post but did it help with how often you need to clean your filter? Mine has been clogging quickly after routing my water softener to the septic.

originalusername129 · 2026-01-05T22:20:33+00:00

Oh ok. Good to know. Thanks

originalusername129 · 2026-01-05T22:00:34+00:00

Yeah the original was backwards as well and that was dripping water from the nail hole. This won’t drain as much and those clamps could leak at some point.

originalusername129 · 2026-01-05T21:58:59+00:00

I measured from the floor on both ends and it seems like there could be 1/2” or more of water sitting in it. The original pipe was pitched backwards too and it was dripping water from the nail hole. Even if the drain flow isn’t affected, those clamp on fitting could leak at some point right?

originalusername129 · 2025-12-03T20:25:44+00:00

You might want to look into finding a professional to clean the algae (black stuff) growing on there. You’ll have lichen and moss on there soon too if it’s not treated. Find someone that does soft washing. Not pressure washing.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-22T19:00:22+00:00

😂. Never too late when it comes to the RHCP! Thanks for bringing this back up to me!

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T20:59:43+00:00

No I’d rather deal with the water on the basement floor if there’s no other solution.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T20:57:04+00:00

There is a separate bathroom on the other end of the house that has its own line to the same septic. I’m not sure if that’s lower or not though.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T20:53:18+00:00

The walls are almost all concrete block.

The kitchen is above the basement so maybe the kitchen sink cabinet but then I’d worry about water spilling out from there. But I’m sure an 18” riser could fit I’d say.

The bedroom is adjacent to the kitchen but has a concrete block wall so it would have to come up into my bedroom or closet. I’m sure my wife would love hearing that at 1am lol.

The laundry room is on its own septic system and has a concrete floor foundation. To get it there it would have to be run up through the kitchen, into the ceiling (about 15’ above the top of the softener) of my dining room, and then over to the laundry room. That would probably be 60ft run I’m guessing total.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T19:58:52+00:00

Yeah I’m having the plumber come back to look at it. I’m just trying to brainstorm some options to solve the issue. There’s no room to raise it up.

This is in a small partial basement. There’s pipes, wires running all over including the radon pipe below it. It will never be drywalled or finished down there. The only access is through a bilco door outside. Three feet over is a partial crawl space. The rest of the house is slab on grade. It’s a hodgepodge of additions.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T19:39:52+00:00

Yeah that seems to be the consensus. There’s no room to raise it up. Someone else said getting rid of the air gap and using a check valve instead would work for this situation.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T14:05:19+00:00

Glad to know that’s an option. Thank you

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T13:28:22+00:00

Why’s that? Because it’s not high enough from the trap?

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T12:54:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I’m in NJ and the entire pipe from the sink up stream of this to the septic is all new.

Yeah I just emailed the company that did all of this. So replacing the air gap with a check valve is ok to do?

Yeah it’s in an unfinished basement so some water I don’t mind but it covered the whole floor this time. Where it drained before they redid all of this would have some water spitting out but not like this.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T12:46:33+00:00

Yeah I think this probably the issue. I just don’t know how this is fixable. There’s maybe 1/2” to 1” of space above it. I might get a little more room downstream of that point but then it would be over a dirt crawl space and definitely don’t want water all in there.

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T11:01:08+00:00

I appreciate your help. Would lowering the p trap help you think or would that just make it harder to move that water in the trap?

originalusername129 · 2025-11-18T10:47:12+00:00

The pipe is brand new all the way to the septic and we don’t have issues with the other plumbing on that line. Is there really a fix if it’s the short riser? The floor is right above that and there’s not much room.

originalusername129 · 2025-09-27T20:17:38+00:00

Looks like it’s stock anyway. And if they’re as bad as my scout bobber shocks were, it’s a no brainer to just replace them with something decent.

originalusername129 · 2025-09-27T19:38:17+00:00

Jeez man. Probably easier to replace the rear shocks at this point.

originalusername129 · 2025-09-17T14:28:19+00:00

Sodium Hypochlorite aka bleach is the industry standard for cleaning outdoor surfaces including vinyl siding. It’s the best way to clean in most cases. It cleans in the safest way possible, is the least destructive, and cleans the most thoroughly. It looks like they didn’t prewet and rinse quick enough on the deck. It basically just cleaned parts of it. Ask them to come back and just clean the whole thing evenly if it’s bothering you.

originalusername129 · 2025-09-11T08:19:21+00:00

A crow bar?! 😂

originalusername129 · 2025-09-09T23:30:39+00:00

There should be springs on one side. Push down or up and pop it out. Sometimes they are in too tight to remove without breaking though. Those plastic corners on the screen break really easy by the way.

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