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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

They stacked sections of concrete "pipe" more like 3 foot sections of 3 foot diameter culvert pipe, one at a time. Then someone got inside and dug out the ground under the bottom section. As dirt is removed beneath the bottom section the stack settles down into the hole. When the top section is even with the ground, a new section is put in place on top. All the dirt is pulled out in a large bucket or basket with a line and pulley on a tripod. When the water table is hit, not only dirt/gravel/sand is hauled out but all the water that comes in as well. After 10 feet of water table I guess they just gave up. Looking down the well, I am amazed at how straight down the well is. I probably would have wandered all over the place.

I think it would be hard to wander far with the culvert sections sliding down. It doesn't sound too horrible, but still definitely not a job that I want to do.

For the gray water we dug a hole about 6 foot square and 6 foot deep. Lined it with cinder blocks and poured a concrete slab cap over it with an access hole on top. The hole is covered with a large concrete patio paver. The whole thing is buried under about 6" of soil and sod. The gray water pipe just pours into it on one side and soaks away into the dirt below. Occasionally pour some Roebic brand drain cleaner/soap destroyer down a drain to it as well as some Rid-X.

cool, thx