Our Beagle, Buddy, Supervises The Septic Tank Installation! - Part 2 of The Install 

Thank you, that’s very kind. We’re so pleased you’re enjoying the videos 😊😊😊

Thank you, as I spend my working week at a desk I love the chance to do a bit of hard work! And they are a lovely pair of dogs! 🐶

Brilliant, thanks for this! I used to work not far from here so know the area well, although I didn’t know about this yard. We’ll get over there in the next few weeks for a look around.

There’s a bit we’ve taken out of the station that we could use but even though there is a lot of mud, between the platforms, the chippings and the paving it can be quite easily avoided.

Thank you, we’ll get bricks and sleepers under there, we’re not short of either! 😆

At the moment life feels like one long sequence or rain, mud and work (and dogs)…. But do you know what, we wouldn’t have it any other way (apart from the rain, the rain can go away!!) 😃

Thank you! 😊

😂 Winston is very good natured but Buddy is also a terrible sneak!

Yep, they have been laying really well since moving in 🐔

😃 they are laying really well at the moment, egg on toast everyday 😋

Thank you very much, I think now we’re living here the dogs will be in and around everything!! 😃

Thank you for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊

🤣 glad you enjoyed it, I certainly did (Gil)!

Great tip, thank you! 😊

You can also get a tube of dedicated pipe lubricant quite cheaply. Might be silicone grease or something like that.

Thank you! I suppose the test will be how often it needs to be emptied, we’re hoping it won’t need more than a year of use so we may get away with not emptying it until we need to remove it 🤞

Yup, he’s an absolute sneak!! 🐶 😆

😆 a guard beagle!

Great tip, thank you! 😊

Thank you very much! 😊 They are always a welcome distraction and keep me smiling during the hard work 🐶 ❤️

Buddy is our first beagle, he’s has a lovely nature but he’s extremely willful!!

That makes sense, nothing worse than blocked pipes and overflowing toilets!!

Flushing toilet paper (toilet roll) is pretty much a bad thing for most septic systems, especially ones with small storage/processing capabilities. This particular system may work well for small-scale use, but loading it with extra material wouldn't be advisable. A septic treatment may be in order to maintain the system's balance.

Yeah, they certainly don’t make it easy! 😆

Thank you! 😊 And g’day from south Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Oh yes, it would be a disaster if someone’s ball got buried!! 😃 🐶 🥎

I was going to say the same. I hope they don't have a freeze up come winter. Nothing will move. Also from Ontario.

I believe Wales has a more temperate climate than Ontario, Canada. But it's hard to compare the climates between Europe & North America: I was surprised to find that Portland, OR is the same latitude as the French Riviera -- yet the climate here is closer to southern Britain. (And Germany, at a higher latitude than Portland, allegedly gets warm enough to grow Oranges in parts!)

Thank you, hopefully when we’re really into the renovation we’ll have more material for longer videos. 😊

Thank you so much! ☺️ we’re really pleased with how it’s turned out.

Thank you!… and yes they absolute sweethearts! 😊 🐶

That’s ok, thankfully no harm done 🤣. I’m sure it won’t be the last slip up!!

Thank you very much! 😊

Haha, that’s good enough for silver I think 🥈 🤣

The bamboo is a nightmare, I just keep finding more! The tank had to be at a slight angle as per the instructions so hopefully that means no standing water. My next job is to bury them, hopefully we’ll have about eight months before we get any freezing weather…. that said we’re in Wales so it could freeze a lot sooner!!

3:15 ah Winston is so cute too ❤😂

They may be cute but they are, politely, high maintenance!! 🐶 🥎

Thank you! It’s going to be a long, hard slog but we know it’ll be worth it when it’s done (in about 10 years at this rate!!)

Winston does ❤️ his ball! 🥎 🐶

You’re welcome, thank you very much for watching! 😊

Thank you! 😊

Thanks for watching, we’re very grateful! Those boys are always up to no good, have to watch them like hawks 👀

🤣 yeah, he loves his orange ball (and his green ball and his blue ball and his….)

Thanks Jon! They dig plenty of holes, they are just full of bones!!

Thank you, smile! 😊

Or even two!!! 😃

Oh yes, no 8 hour working day for this beagle!! 😴 😂

Thank you! 😊

Absolutely beautiful dogs, lucky you 😊

Thank you! 😃

Thank you! This was the definitely the most challenging thing we’ve done so far. Huge relief that it went so well 😊

Working well so far, clearly all down to the dogs excellent leadership!!

@@theoldstationrenovation 😂😂😂😂😂🐕🐕

I had no idea they existed…. Thats now on my Amazon list, thanks! 😃

Thank you! 😊

Thank you very much! 😊

Thank you and 👋 from south Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. I’ll be putting some bricks along the pipe for support and then covering them. It’ll only take Winston to crash into it chasing a ball to knock it out of place!

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Yeah, we’re extremely pleased with it. We were worried about how much a tank would cost so we’re really glad we found this one.

Completely agree, an essential piece of any tool box!

Bedankt! 😊

Thanks Phil, I followed the instructions to the letter and so far so good! I have to say I’ve found the inner working of septic tanks far more interesting than I thought I would, I’m definitely leaning towards having one installed for the station.

@@theoldstationrenovation the cost of a drain connection to the mains, even if one is available will be high, and of course ongoing. A properly maintained septic tank is a very good alternative! I got the septic tank/ digester bug in the seventies reading “ the mother earth book of home made power” you get three outputs from a septic tank, a high grade liquid fertiliser, an innocuous odourless solid that can go straight onto the garden as it is sterile but contains lots of nutrients, and methane you can cook with! Remember if a septic tank smells bad it is not working! Good luck with it all! Phil

Yes. I was unfamiliar with this system and have only installed concrete boxes. The carrots grow great on the soak away bed.

@@synicyst9925 don’t they just!!

I know… and it’s just a temporary measure!! Thanks for watching! 😊

(Ringo Starr voice)…. “Hello Thomas” said Sally the septic tank 🤣 🤣 I honestly never occurred to me that we’d put a tank back on the track!!! 🚂 look at us doing our bit for railway heritage 😃

I certainly did not….. 😉 😃

Definitely the right way around, followed the instructions to the T, and (easy for us) In and out were actually written on the cube pipes

@@theoldstationrenovation I'm sure you followed the instructions and the labels made perfect sense, I was just wondering about the manufacturer's design that made installation more difficult and the result perhaps a fraction more likely to leak.

🤣 yes I’m very well trained 🤣

Hi, thanks for the tip! 😊

Good spot 👍 yes we disconnected drove out and reconnected 😁 thanks for subscribing

It won’t be left exposed, once it’s got support underneath it’ll be covered over. 👍

Thank you! The digger was £500 to hire for the week. The chickens are laying really well at the moment, egg on toast every day! 😋

I wondered how the pipes, etc. don’t freeze in the winter? Is this system going to be removed before next winter and the “permanent” system finished?

Thank you! We do get freezing weather but not much really, it usually only gets that bad in deepest winter🥶

Hopefully!!🤞🤞🤞 We’ve followed the instructions to the letter so we’re confident, it only needs to be as deep as the crates.

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Yeah, it’s not much of a slant but it’s enough for it to flow properly.

@@theoldstationrenovation just checking! Would hate for a backflow!

Absolutely, as soon as it’s level we’ll get it seeded and see if we can get a nice lawn growing.

Probably, I’m doing my best to get it all out but every time I dig I seem to find more! Lots of hard work ahead.

Thanks for the tip, that would be a real disaster!!

As long as the pipe slopes down from the caravan it should be fine. I would have preferred it to be deeper but the earth is so hard on the trackbed the digger just couldn’t get through!

Good spot, Gil unhooked the pipe then hooked it up again 👍

Thank you for the tip, is that like yeast?

@@theoldstationrenovation No, these are bacteria specific to septic tanks. In France, we use a product to start the tank and then we "feed" it every month. The professionals who installed my tank told me not to bother buying special septic tank products in the shops and to use 2 plain yoghurts that I leave to ferment outside for a few days and then put in my toilet.

@@carolemg I didn’t know about the yogurt! Great idea!

We do too. We get ours from the septic clean out guy who comes once every few years. The instructions are to put 7 scoops to start it then a scoop every month.

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Did they not say the crates do away with pebbles and shingle.

Thank you! 😊 It’s either gravel or the crates, we went for the crates as it’s easier (and that’s always a winner for me!)

Yeah I agree, it’s not as deep as I’d have liked but the digger wouldn’t go through the trackbed. Hopefully it’ll only be in use for a year or so🤞🤞

Yeah we could have but we bought the soak away and membrane instead. So far it’s working just fine.

@@theoldstationrenovation Forgive the ignorance, so the plastic boxes in the second hole are left empty?....

Yes should have a pea shingle bed then crates and membrane then more pea all around the edges.

Yeah, on the instruction video they said it’s either gravel or crates, we went for crates as it’s easier…and I always like easier!

@@theoldstationrenovation The soak away crates are still supposed to be bedded and covered (not filled with gravel. This just helps it drain out into the surrounding soil. You might get away with it as it’s temporary but you may also create a bog.

No no filled but should be bedded and surrounded by it