Needing a service to come buy and vacuum/suck out the drain under my house.

[Dan O]

44 minutes ago, bamboozled said:

As mentioned above, and I guess I didn't know this, the toilet water and shower/sink water should be going in different places. That would suggest the hole in question I'm discussing here is shower/sink water only and not the septic system so that's kind of a plus. It also takes in any debris that flows in there when it rains. That certainly can't help things. Perhaps the stink I sometimes get is not sewage but just whatever is in there rotting away, old food and such. Well, I'm off to by the enzyme and we'll see.

 

Dan, that sounds like something I would let the landlords deal with...if it comes to that. There would be no easy way to dig a hole/put down pipe as this drain seems to run under the house and almost all the footprint of the property is concreted but for a small area around the perimeter. It would not be an easy job.

I would agree it should be an owner issue to resolve other than the pump out. The draining test in the current pit would support your position to the owner to have them fix it.  Do you have a separate septic tank for the waste side. If so the smell may becoming from there and it may also be full. Plumbing in Thailand is not a skill that is handled correctly in most instances

[bamboozled]

I'm not sure if it's separate. But the amount of water that accumulates in the yard in a heavy rain, when it comes down fast, is pretty immense. No way any tank under the house could handle it. I mean, it goes down into that hole in the photograph which is already full. And then eventually empties out into the gutter on the side of the street and goes on it's way into the city sewer system, I suppose. Hmm, so perhaps no matter what pumping I do it's always going to fill up in rainy season. Lots of dirt and debris gets sucked in there with the rain water, too.

[arick]

On 5/18/2023 at 11:20 AM, arick said:

100 to 150 baht to have them empty My septic 

Some people in Pattaya pay 3000 for a suck 

[Dante99]

Underground drains that are not well sealed pipe often get clogged with roots of garden plants.  Difficult to remove.

[VocalNeal]

On 5/19/2023 at 8:42 AM, bamboozled said:

Well, I'm off to by the enzyme and we'll see.

...and????

[bamboozled]

22 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

...and????

They didn't have the stuff. Tried to sell me something for the septic. Back on the trail today.

[VocalNeal]

...and then?

[lopburi3]

If the normal gray/rain water drain system government septic tank truck workers are not supposed to work on them (although some will off-book) here in Bangkok and suspect other locations.  Private septic tank trucks can do or people can be hired with buckets and bamboo poles to clean them out.

[bamboozled]

55 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

...and then?

Still on the trail, Neal. I got off track or more to the point got lazy. But it's still on my lengthening to-do list.

[bamboozled]

38 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

If the normal gray/rain water drain system government septic tank truck workers are not supposed to work on them (although some will off-book) here in Bangkok and suspect other locations.  Private septic tank trucks can do or people can be hired with buckets and bamboo poles to clean them out.

I've seen some videos taken in India/Bangladesh where the folks climb down into the tanks/sewers and scoop them out by hand. Ghastly.

[VocalNeal]

21 minutes ago, bamboozled said:

 more to the point got lazy.

a man after my own heart????

[lopburi3]

20 minutes ago, bamboozled said:

I've seen some videos taken in India/Bangladesh where the folks climb down into the tanks/sewers and scoop them out by hand. Ghastly.

Actually that is how it is done here in Bangkok - prisoners - and for them a very positive job.  The drains around homes are normally only a meter or less deep so mostly scoop out and run bamboo through pipes between.

[bamboozled]

The vids I saw...they are dunking their heads in it or completely submerged. They come out covered head to toe in excrement water. I don't know how they don't get sick. Or even vomit before getting in the filth making it impossible to proceed. Leaves me rather speechless.

[The Fugitive]

12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually that is how it is done here in Bangkok - prisoners - and for them a very positive job.  The drains around homes are normally only a meter or less deep so mostly scoop out and run bamboo through pipes between.

Thanks for this. I agree, there is great value and satisfaction in cleaning and making things work/run again. 

[bamboozled]

14 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

a man after my own heart????

It hasn't rained that much in the past week which made it easier to get lazy about.

[ChaiyaTH]

City hall is near the river and us consulate right, but pretty sure you wanna bring a Thai speaking person for something specific like this, at that place.

 

[Albaby]

On 5/28/2023 at 10:41 AM, bamboozled said:

The vids I saw...they are dunking their heads in it or completely submerged. They come out covered head to toe in excrement water. I don't know how they don't get sick. Or even vomit before getting in the filth making it impossible to proceed. Leaves me rather speechless.

I thought I had a problem watching porn.