DIY Septic System for OFF GRID Shed To House / Tiny House Living 

This comment is going to make so many people mad that said "it'll never work, you messed up" 😂😂 thanks for your comment proving what we did is just fine!

@@TheCrockers 😂😂😂😂😂It Worked

​@@TheCrockers everything from my great grand daddy& great granny's and MaMaw& PaPaws days they told me things I paid close attention. Crazy stuff they implemented really did and does work. I'm so proud to pass on to the 4 th generation of young ones now. I got stung by a huge BUMBLEBEE in Ada at 3 and PaPaw slapped some of his Beechnut chewing tobacco on it ...boy did that help. Mom always slapped some baking soda paste on bee stings. 😅PaPaw witched for water with a stick for our well too, laugh if you want these folks also had ways of preserve of food that worked,today people waste food that's marked best by date. 😂

@@karlamandrell3954 a slice of raw onion also works on bee,wasp,yellow jacket and scorpion stings.

@@maryellencook9528 wow

He should have installed barrels in the upright position together. With a inlet and outlet tee in both barrels. The main line entering the barrel should always be on undisturbed earth with adequate fall, he installed his with over a foot of loose dirt so when they settles the pipe will settle with the dirt. Drainfield will not last long with solids flowing out of the barrel and clogging the perforated pipe. A backhoe would have been better so he could have atleast excavated a deep pit and filled it with gravel for drainfield. I agree , some things really need to be done by a professional and by code

yeah I was wondering how you clean it out. I don't think he designed that in. Usually there is some sort of clean out for the barrel so when solids build up and they will build up. Ive never seen one done horizontal either. Usually done vertical but oh well time will tell.

Your absolutely correct. That's a mess waiting to happen

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Do you happen to know a ballpark price of what a pro septic system would cost? I feel like whatever it is, is worth it.@@brianlott2782

Yea exactly. They are contaminating the ground water and possibly any streams or rivers around them.

No they are not, it will compost and be perfectly safe !

​@@GY6SCOOTERCHATanimals have been using the ground for waste for thousands of years, the ground is a filter of itself.

Yep pretty much 😂

their screwed once the county sees this.

what is the better way to build one ?

A whats the better way?

@@mistieclaudia3248 I been doing this for 35 years and I used to tell people to never try a diy system but now that the costs are so high for a regular system I will help them. If you really want to do a diy septic system then you can forget anything on youtube. The only reason I on this video in the first place is because someone asked me what I think about this system. Ive watched probably 100 videos on here theyre all wrong. The only diy system Ive seen that is good you can find by searching on google for diy septic system don jensen. That is the only one I recommend if youre serious about the project.

Everyone wants to know the better way

@@saidsalaam432 If you really want to do a diy septic system then you can forget anything on here. The only reason I on this video in the first place is because someone asked me what I think about this system. Ive watched probably 100 videos on here theyre all wrong. The only diy system Ive seen that is good you can find by searching on google for diy septic system don jenson. That is the only one I recommend if youre serious about the project.

You will live in that house for many year, right? We'll be using this for a few months, then it get used from time to time. I think you forget that this isn't our house to live in forever

@@TheCrockers very good point. I still advocate for doing it right once, but for something rarely used, as long as the county health department doesn't come down on u... Makes sense. But, still wonder what the health department says... They probably won't like this, or hopefully turn a blind eye!

@ethomasii we live on unrestricted land in Oklahoma, it's the wild west here

Yes, the land slopes down and it goes with the land

One ply t paper

@@sherlyv8542 thank You 😂😂

I agree. This is a good effort but should have been deeper, tank bigger( I have seen off grid builders use the food container inside the metal grid box, don't know what to call them, and they used 2-3 of those, also you need to make sure the downward grade is good. Hopefully this will work for a while.

Yall forget that this won't be used much in a few months

​@@TheCrockers great work Jason and Danielle. My favorite channel to watch. From o ratio canada❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

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I must have missed something.. what’s happening in a few months that it “won’t be used much?” Also great job on well.. everything lol I love it all!

Oh yes, lol, that's something one does not want to get back into.

These are all strong arguments why doing it right once is so important even though they might not have a building code septic statewide controlled by state keep in mind they 24 hour hotline,holiness, complaints some environmentalist may turn you in

@@jeffberres9230 Can only charge anything IF there's codes that have to be followed IN THAT LOCATION

@@mrmotofy septic codes are statewide

@@mrmotofy septic codes are statewide

@@jeffberres9230 Generally inspected by local...if nobody is looking/inspecting the regulations are irrelevant

No ya don't

How will you pump it out when you need to.

We're not worried at all

Agreed. This looks like a disaster. I’m sure once the county finds out about this he will be in some trouble.

You should also cover the line with a few inches of dirt then a few inches of gravel then more dirt. Just in case you have to dig the line the gravel will let you know you are close

@@Adam-to9gp There are plenty of counties with few or no restrictions. Why wish legal problems for someone solving a problem on their own land? I see very little chance of this harming any neighbors.

thats my question

I'm very happy for yall. What we did is perfect for what we need

@cathyscroggins1420 did you pick up your lack of personality from Pinterest? Just asking for a friend.

Well I'd hope you'd think that as a master plumber! Haha I'm a videographer, not a plumber. This will hardly ever get used in the future, so it doesn't matter to be completely honest

@@TheCrockers fair enough

The fresh water line might be just to supply the toilet which wouldn't hurt anything.

@@KenJ-61 They have mentioned good old hot showers many times 😂😅.

If you are trying to say that having a water line run where the septic is run is going to cause sewage in the showers you are wrong.

@@KenJ-61 The term is called a cross connection. My bad 😞.

Watch and see then

@@TheCrockers no harm meant! you do you! I would advise others not to follow is all I am saying. Clay soil that don't perk, holding tanks too small and inaccessible, dumps into a creek. One big dookie and half a dozen hot showers and that smell coming through your shower and sinks will be your first nightmare. Don't pollute the water table. Not sure the laws out there.. but for others looking to do the same, this would not fly in 90% of counties in the US. Should put an advisory up.

Where they are their is no permits needed or regulations.

@@KenJ-61 Same where I am. No zoning, building permits or regulations from the county. But state law differs. Google Oklahoma septic DEQ. Have a nice day.

​@@boltholeonabudget6526 you're correct about state law on septic systems in Oklahoma. Unrestricted land with no zoning restrictions still requires inspection by the state prior to covering the system. Septic system is a whole different ballgame then things like water wells etc

@@Cotton_54 Thank you, Mark. It took me 18 months of letters and phone calls with the DEQ to get approval for my system.

All depends on where your at ! But with that being said...I don't think he knows Totally what he's doing. My guess he'll be digging it back up before we know it ! 😮

It's perfectly fine

no its not, what you have done is against state law, all the views you get, you will proably get reported

In the Blue tub he put in the ground, it's temporary!!

@@livingdeeply15 It's actually going to go the blue tub then float to the top and run right into the leach feild and eventually stop it up. The design is faulted... 2 barrels up right with proper fittings... 1 barrel for solids and second for gray water leading to the leach field....

​@@jwblount7802now thats not a bad idea. I have so many of those barrels.

Great job 👍 . But is it legal or will you one day have a knock on your door.

Country living in Oklahoma away from everything is a lot different than city living in new yawk where your neighbors house is practically on your front porch.

@@KenJ-61 NY State is not city living. NY upstate is not NYC

Eric where do you live? Apparently not in an Unrestricted county. Oklahoma and Texas have many counties that are sparsely populated. And Do Not have Tons of bureaucracy to put up with. Not at all like the NE, Upper Midwest or West coast states, where you can't spit without the county commissioner's permission. Don't equate what you have to put up with in your county and state to what they have to deal with (much less).

@@JosEPh-zy3yr I had a tiny house for 6 or 7 years in the middle of nowhere in the midwest... and the county still cared about septic. And a little research will tell you that Oklahoma does in fact have rules for septic. You have to apply for a septic permit with DEQ.

@@ethomasii TY for being an expert for every state.

@@JosEPh-zy3yr welcome!!!

No, the septic system design in this video is not a good design, it has nothing to do with requirements for septic and well placement.