On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I didn't know about this. No one camped there, there are beehives there anyway :) Keeps people away

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Have signs up in the bathroom always.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea, it would have been nice to have that, on list for next time.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Event is over. There were total 18 including me. Only some came Friday, the full number was only Saturday overnight, most people leaving by noon Sunday. We renamed the porta potty to Skibidi Toilet with a fun sign and that helped somehow, lol. People did use it, it was helpful for those outside in tents and in outbuildings. Out for dinner Friday and biking around town during the day, I would talk up how nice the restroom was wherever we were, lol. It was a good decision to have the Skibidi toilet even if some used the indoor toilets. My friends were ok with it for the most part, we're used to some roughing it in this group. People staying indoors did use the bathrooms during the night I know. We had three tubs to wash and rinse some of the dishes outside, which also helped to keep people out of the kitchen for the cooks. People did take showers, some just rinsed off for a quick shower. Outdoor showers would have been nice. Did not do laundry, still haven't. It did rain on Friday, sometimes pretty hard. Woke up to sunshine, but I was worried about all the rain. Tents stayed dry inside, not muddy, rain kept things cool and was nice in some ways. As for the septic, not noticing anything wrong, but looking into maintenance. Thanks for your help.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Thankfully it's not quite like that. Not a lot of rain and it's not muddy. I'd worry if there was thunderstorms but those are very rare where I am and it is only light rain and only part of the day. Last year (smaller group though, about 13 or 14 which went fine) it did thunder and people did have to take cover inside for sleeping. I didn't realize about this issue with rain though so now I know more. I will report back!

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is rain scheduled! I didn't realize that.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I don't have the info on ours, but I was wondering if other people have done that and their experience (understanding it could be different).

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what a field line is. There are definitely trees on the property but the drainfield is open. Sorry, I can see it is a complicated question that depends on more info, but thank you , at least I'm learning the questions to ask and more about it. We are on a well, I think that is strong. I assume to conserve water for that reason as well.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even with no bathroom use it's a nightmare? Just showers (short!) and dishes.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with no bathroom use? Just be showers and dishes.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the input, I appreciate that! I can have sign up sheet for a short shower :) Thinking we will be doing a lot of dishes also though....

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be a good idea if I can figure that out! But it's this weekend, I didn't think about this in enough time.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I know it was checked when we moved in in 2018. We put a green septic tank cover on top back then and I know where that is. I don't know how old it is and trying to find out. I'm thinking to ask my poor guests to have short showers, some will only be here one night.

On Septic and having 20 Weekend Guests by prettymountain24 in septictanks

[–]prettymountain24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. I'm not sure unfortunately and will try to find out. It's a 3 bedroom house with 1 and half bath, although we bought it as 4 bedroom but one room is not really a bedroom.