A Matter of Inches

Inlet and outlet baffles must be carefully placed to ensure the cleanest effluent and the fewest issues over the life of the septic tank

Question:

In my 10 years of experience, the scum layer in the septic tank is thickest at the inlet end and tapers off, perhaps by 50 percent, at the outlet end. Also, the inlet pipe extends about one-third of the way vertically into the tank, whereas the outlet pipe extends halfway...

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