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Old 04-18-2020, 06:24 AM
 
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My last sentence is not clear.

If the home was placed there new - find the date of home manufacture. They all by law must have a plate that states this.
If home was placed there new - then the date of well and septic should be close.

Some rural areas have no building codes.
So anyone could put a manufactured home on a lot. Construct a dug well and dig their own cesspool or septic system and leach field.

If all of this is unclear - then you do have to hire some professionals.
There are companies that pump out septic tanks. They can tell you if the system is working.
For more money you can hire a septic system designer to come and view system.
The seller should be able to locate all components of the system.

How much does all of this cost? All varies greatly by area.

And if there is an offer - the potential buyer can have the seller do all of this and pay for all of this.
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Old 04-18-2020, 07:39 PM
 
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They are sized based on the building it will serve. If you are going to put in more than a newer single wide, or 1BR 1 BA house you will most likely have to replace it with a bigger one anyway.
^^^This - septic systems are sized based on the number of bedrooms. So you will undoubtedly need a new tank anyway.
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Old 04-19-2020, 07:36 PM
 
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^^^This - septic systems are sized based on the number of bedrooms. So you will undoubtedly need a new tank anyway.
The minimum tank size in my state is 1,200 gallons. For new, that is.
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It is the capacity/design of the leach field that has to match the number of bedrooms.

Then one has to get into the definition of a bedroom.
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Old 04-20-2020, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Huntsville Area
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And local city and county governments are pretty tight when it comes to septic systems.

When I got my building permit for my pool last week, that's about all the county was interested in. They wanted to make sure we didn't disturb any field lines.

I also own another home, and the only inspector that looked at anything was the septic dept.--to make sure the ground there perc'd. Otherwise, most of our counties have no building codes of any kind. No inspectors.
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