We moved in to our house a couple years ago and were not told too much about a pipe that sticks out of our backyard.

We are on a septic system and this pipe is sticking out from our leech field. The other houses on our block all have similar setups yet none (that I know) have a pipe coming up like ours.

It was suggested to me that this may be safe to remove, or at least remove, cover the whole for a few weeks, and as long as there’s no issues, then remove.

It’s not attached to anything and I can pretty easily pull it out and put it back in, although I’ve tended not to touch it much.

Pipe: https://imgur.com/a/yrd6pYN Hole in the ground: https://imgur.com/a/NMXurUH

Can anyone provide any insight here please?

  • RidgeDwellerEnglish
    32·
    2 年前

    I’d take a trip to the local septic permitting agency and see if I could get copies of the permit and approved septic system design/as-built site plans. The inspector will probably be able to tell you if you need it or not.

    It might be a vent for the leach field although that’s not common where I’m from. I guess it could also be a marker for a distribution box or some other system component.

      • RidgeDwellerEnglish
        5·
        2 年前

        Not necessarily. Getting copies and talking to someone at the counter usually doesn’t cost anything.

        • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          2 年前

          Bringing problems to their attention becomes expensive, that’s my point. Now you have to deal with the “official” way to fix it, as opposed to the way you can afford.

          • RidgeDwellerEnglish
            6·
            2 年前

            Sure, that can happen if there actually is a problem. But, I’m failing to see a problem here that could become expensive. This person has a functional septic system and they’re trying to find out what this pipe is and whether it’s important for the function of their system. Getting plans and talking to city/county staff is pretty routine for stuff like this.