Buying a property and AFO's

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby El Cid » Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:13 pm

Supposedly it biodegrades everything. All I know is that it works. It's a huge yellow two-chamber tank. All you can see is the hatch and the chimney-like vent - which has never emitted any smells, even when very close to it. It's buried on a steep slope, so drainage is very good. The nearby trees look very healthy!

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Lavanda » Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:10 am

Could be just 22 years of constipation?
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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Wicksey » Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:55 am

ashtondav wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:10 pm Yes I’m always intrigued by your 22 year no clean out tank. Surely the “stuff” doesn’t de-materialise, so is it eaten by tank worms? Or is it the design and install of the tank that turns it to grey water.
If it's installed properly then they should work like a mini sewage treatment plant. The bacteria deals with the solids and the grey water leaves through weeper pipes.
Our gestoria told me that it is the law here that the septic tanks must not discharge the grey water, which is madness as that's how they work (I've had many different tanks over the past 34 years!). I watched one installed across the valley that sits by the track and they've built a wall around it. It has no exit pipes as it's right on the trackside. When I lived in France you had to have huge amounts of drainage weeper pipes installed (providing you had enough land) so the minimum amount was left to go out into the ditch or onto the land.

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby peteroldracer » Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:28 am

If you have - and use - a bidet there is no need for toilet paper.
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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby ashtondav » Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:58 pm

Sadly not one of our three bathrooms has a bidet! And in response to Sid, yes to get our DAFO we had to have a separate tank installed to take and hold the grey water!!!

Now we have the DAFO the plumber has fitted a tap to the second tank, so the lemon trees get lots of water. Good old Spain.

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Ella102 » Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:51 am

This is our septic tank being installed this week. Can anyone tell me what type it looks like? I know it's 3000 litre .
I was trying to upload a photo of it but can't seem to be able to do so
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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby gerryh » Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:10 am

Use this site, https://postimages.org/, to post an image.
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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Enrique » Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:33 am

Hi Ella102,

A bit more how to on Postimages..............

Have a read of this Post....................

https://andalucia.com/forums/viewtopic. ... b695b7c24e

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Ella102 » Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:56 am

I still can't do it !

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby Ella102 » Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:38 am

Our septic tank is a totally enclosed unit, no soak away. I just presume it fills up and then needs emptying. If I'm correct does that mean it's not as important to use "septic tank friendly products" as nothing leeches out into the surrounding soil? When will I know it's full?

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Re: Buying a property and AFO's

Postby DannyB » Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:24 am

Your nose will tell you when it is too full!. Otherwise, open and look


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