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Originally Posted by fintstone

There were no signs of digging when I bought the home so the experts pumped the wrong tank at least twice. Although they seemed knowledgeable, I suspect that the folks who pump out effluence for a living are not exactly Menza candidates...nor was I for not understanding my own system better.

I had a similar learning curve when I had issues with my well. Living in the country keeps one busy.

I've heard lots of folks talk about "hasn't been pumped in years (decades) and works just fine" (RF911 - the thread starter). So these places that have rules that mandate frequent pumping (3yr, 5yr) seem silly. Most home owners only need/want the receipt to get the city/county/whatever off of their back and therefore don't care what was actually done. If the home owners don't care, then the guys doing the work are equally unlikely to care. Hell, those rules probably keep them busy. You would think that pumping in those sorts of places should be cheaper than places that don't have the rules, especially if the guys aren't really doing the work correctly.