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Looks like I was unclear in my problem description. Nothing is leaking OUT of the tanks, water is leaking IN from the outside, at the top, when there's a great deal of groundwater as in a heavy rain.

Ok here's the wrap up. My primary tank does indeed have a small leak, which means when it rains hard water gets in. The pump is triggered by a float, so when the secondary tank (or whatever the gray water tank is called) fills up, it pumps the water UPHILL to the mound. According to the guy...

Well firstly, they haven't filled up for a couple of years. Which I suspect is because I reset the timer so it basically is always on and the pump is governed by the float. And, it's been a few years since it's been that wet. However, I will be glad to post the results of the inspection...

Well the guy who's going to pump the tanks and inspect the system will be here at 8 tomorrow morning. I started this thread because I mentioned the weird (to me) wiring of the pump and he couldn't think of any reason for a float AND a timer. The small leakage into the tank is something I'll...

Frodo, that's a very clear explanation and it makes a lot of sense to me. Some more detail....a couple of years ago, on a very rainy Sunday night (when having a guy come out costs doubletime) my system filled up completely. So I call a company and they come out and pump the tank(s). Now I'm...

If I understand how the system works, the timer AND the float must both be 'on' for the pump to run. In other words, if the timer is on but the float ain't floating, it shouldn't run. That's a big IF, though.

Sounds like a sensor problem. Is it a gas furnace? If so, I'm guessing that the thermocouple that's supposed to sense whether the flame is on has failed. If so, it would not sense the flame, and furnaces are designed to shut off the gas flow if there's no flame sensed.

I moved into a house once where the vent ran into a crawl space and was supposed to continue outside of the house but had become disconnected. That crawl space was full of lint. The reason I looked at it in the first place was on cold (this was in Minnesota) days the windows on one side of the...

I have a guy coming out this Friday morning to pump it. It's been about four years and we're empty nesters so I went a bit longer than the three recommended between pumping. I discussed ground water getting into the system he didn't seem to concerned. The way it rains around here I get the...

Hi, This is my first post in this forum. About 5 1/2 years ago I bought a house in the greater Seattle area which has a septic system. It's the first house I've ever had that wasn't connected to a sewer, so lots of stuff to learn, even if it is a *ahem* crappy topic. The second winter I...