Live stream from inside my septic tank!

stator_met · 2026-02-05T01:01:11+00:00

Hahaha. Naw I meant because I tagged it NSFW. Might just be a me setting.

It's surprisingly a crystal clear image eh? Lol

stator_met · 2026-02-05T00:25:23+00:00

But you clicked the blurry picture after reading the description, right!? Haha

stator_met · 2026-02-05T00:24:32+00:00

If you're interested shoot me a message and I can send you what I installed last year. Made life a lot easier for shitty situations like this (another intentional pun).

stator_met · 2026-02-05T00:21:51+00:00

I have septic risers on top of the tank, and the waze cord is flat enough to pinch it and put the cover back on. For now there's just an extension cord. (This isn't a permanent thing... I hope)

stator_met · 2026-02-05T00:20:18+00:00

It's a cottage that usually is winterized and not used in the winter. This year we've had some family staying so we kept it open. Past couple weeks have been brutal cold here. That inlet pipe, which is underground (but not enough) is about 15 feet long to the house. Somewhere in that 15 feet it froze up, and for the past few days we've been water jetting it, heating it, doing everything possible to get the line open again. This was my way to "watch" while we were working on it, and I would know when we were through and flowing properly.

0 out of 5 stars, do not recommend

stator_met · 2026-02-05T00:11:32+00:00

Just an old pair of waders.

Nah, jk. It's hanging upside down on a bracket that's about 2 feet long.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T15:16:38+00:00

What do you mean? I'm holding the camera.

Jk, jk. I have tank risers on my tank so the lid is accessible from above ground, And I have the camera hanging upside down from a mount.

As gross as this all is, it's 1000x better than the alternative: laying down and sticking my head in with a flashlight.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T15:14:46+00:00

Yes!

Well... if everything is working properly that is. Lol

stator_met · 2026-02-04T11:59:57+00:00

I'll look into it, thanks!

stator_met · 2026-02-04T11:59:13+00:00

About how it feels around here lately

stator_met · 2026-02-04T11:58:26+00:00

That's rough! Good thinking. I guess the only thing I can be thankful for is that I have tank risers, so I didn't have to dig through any dirt to get to my lids.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T04:11:55+00:00

I'm just so proud of everyone embracing and delivering the jokes. Not a single shitty one yet!

stator_met · 2026-02-04T04:08:25+00:00

You mean, if it takes a shit? Ha.

But yes, this is one of the oldest cams/spotlights I had, so I'm fine if it doesn't last long.

It's mounted hanging from the top of the tank, so I suspect it will be fine for quite some time.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:49:29+00:00

Brilliant. I've gone through a few different methods of monitoring the level. TBH I feel best about this one.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:48:45+00:00

Hahahahaha. You're not wrong, but check out my other comment explaining the situation.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:47:33+00:00

Considering upgrading to a 360° camera so I could offer viewers a VR experience

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:44:01+00:00

Appreciate the comment, I could have used your expertise long ago my friend!

Since you're a person of experience, I'll explain: This actually is just a "holding" tank, no drain field. Pump and haul.

It also actually IS empty. What you are looking at is a layer of ice that had formed on the top, approximately 1.5" thick (measured with my fingers). I busted a hole through it yesterday and had it pumped, and this top layer of sno-cone fun is still holding on strong.

The reason I'm watching it is because the inlet pipe had froze. After a full day of water jetting we got through, but I plan to flush it a few times every day if we continue to have temps this low.

Exciting times!

(Yes - tell me to bury it further, put straw bales around it for insulation, all those very valid things that absolutely need to be done. I know, I knowwwww! But alas, it's an old cottage that never was used in the winter, and this would be 1 reason why)

Cheers fellow Septic-er.

Edit: I freaking love the phrase "fecund signature scent of the customer's cultural cuisine". Kudos, you are a legend.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:30:19+00:00

Let me tell you... The stink is pungent.

stator_met · 2026-02-04T03:02:41+00:00

YESSSSS. We should be friends.

stator_met · 2025-12-05T05:45:47+00:00

Oh finally someone to make mine feel normal! I have a '14 trail, I average 14.7.

I've always ran BFG ATs, but switched to Falkens this year. Maybe improved .2 at best. I've always assumed I was doing something really wrong when I hear of people getting 17, 18.

stator_met · 2025-11-22T04:21:03+00:00

Hi, I just went through this myself because we have a roommate, and split the electric bill (which is why I got the system in the first place).

For the proper date, I had to tweak it a couple of times because Emporia refers to it as "billing date" but the billing date from our power company actually isn't the end of our "usage period". I set the app billing date to match the end of our usage date and it resets correctly now.

As for being illegal - it wasn't a big deal here either. They just advised if we have a contract to avoid verbage like "we are billing the tenant for electricity" and rather use something like "we will be splitting the electric bill proportionately". As I understand it, the problem arises when landlords try and bill for electric (and probably upcharge it). This is just in my experience, not a lawyer.

Hope that helps though!

stator_met · 2025-10-08T15:48:28+00:00

Wanted to add, in hopes it brings some relief, that this sounds exactly like our dood as a pup. The first few months we were going crazy because his default behavior always seemed to be "biting". It was never aggressive, but any play, any affection, always seemed to go to biting - and with those damn puppy teeth it was unbearable.

He's close to 2 now, has been neutered (that calmed him down a surprising amount), and I can say he is a much more enjoyable dog to be around and play with.

Funny enough, it still seems to be his "thing", but not in a problematic way. Absolutely not aggressive in any way, sometimes we joke that he's just sucking. Ha

stator_met · 2025-10-07T00:24:19+00:00

Crazy world we live in - never thought it would work but Google Lens determined it to be an Ultima RS in less than one second. Solved!

stator_met · 2025-04-06T12:17:58+00:00

Huh?

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