Moving to the Moo Ban - Permanently????

[El Gibbon]

How much do YOU know about septic systems?

I am no expert but the general rule of thumb is when your toilet doesn't flush properly you gotta ploblem. Especially since the toilet is only 8 monts old.

I noted early in the week that the toilet flush just didn't seem right. I watched it closely the next couple of times and sure enough, no swirl suction stuff going on.

Toilets work on a suction principle, at least most normal toilets do. Toilets are designed to create a vortex which inturn causes a sucking / syphoning thingy to happen, which actually drags the refuse up and out of the toilet bowl.

Well, ours didn't do anything like that, just kinda built a big puddle that eventually drained away.

Now, begins the saga. I told Ms. E. G. that we needed to find someone to pump out the septic tank (located outside the bathroom wall thankfully - instead of in the floor of the bathroom as I've seen in other places). Her first call was to the landlord -cheap charlie she calls him - to see if he knew a service we could use. (We never mentioned anything about who would pay) He claims we shouldn't need it since it was a large (three ring) system and he had never known any problems with it. Yeah.... right!

A trip to the obatoor office and no one knows of a pumper.... they suggest we go into Makham to the district office to find out any information. One of the recommendations was to flag down one ... they are "always" going by on the main road. Yeah... right!

Several phone calls to folks we think might know and still no luck. I mentioned that 'maybe' the folks at the general store (village social center) might be beneficial.. The look I got was ???? Stupid Farang!????

OK so I know when to retreat to the shadows.

After dicking around all afternoon and coming up with nadda I stopped at the store for a cold beer. I insisted the Ms. check with the owner and sure enough she had a phone number.... Stupid farang my ass.

Ok the guy is in Chantaburi, call to make an appointment for the next day, Wednesday. Wednesday comes and no pumper, we got a phone call, "truck broke, need repair". Ok. Thursday the dude calls again, truck is still broke.
Friday morning for sure the man says, we wait all day Friday and no truck.

This morning the dude calls and wants to know if we still want him to come out. Ms. asks me... duh, sure we still need the damn thing emptied and I ain't about to shovel it out myself.

Truck comes, here about 15 min. Max and done. Charges 150 baht per ring and they check the rings. Aha, its a five ringer... 750 baht and the toilet empties like a charm.

Life in the moo ban goes on.

E. G.

EDIT: forgot to mention the flocker was full, within 3 inches of the top cover... Dumb farang....