Can the sewage be plugged prior to rollover, in the event that the sewer system doesn't work. I want the stop the sewage from flowing out of my toilet. Anyone know how this can be done?

-- queitly (quietly@preparing.com), August 19, 1999

Answers

My brother is a plumber and has my home ready to be taken off-line, if necessary, from the sewer system. You simply must locate the typically 8" pipe where all of your internal water flows away from your house in. Will be in a basement or crawl space or possibly even underground outside. Locate this line and be prepared to cut it off from your house. Then place a cap that you can buy for a few dollars at any Lowe's, Home Depot, Home Quarter's, etc., onto this line using the proper PVC glue. Most of these lines today are typical PVC{white piping). You then must re-route the line you cut to another area that you can use as the "dumping ground". You will have to dig a big hole or you can do what I did and bury a large 55 gallon drum and attach some field line to it and have yourself a mini-septic tank system.

If this all sounds too difficult, consult a good plumber. You'll need some lime which you can buy at any hardware store for a few dollars to sprinkle in your "hole". Old-timers use to throw a handful of lime every week into the hole of their outhouse to eat up the contents.

Best of luck to you...

Don

-- don (mrmtgman@aol.com), August 19, 1999.

Here's some Forum links with sewage discussions; there's more, but can't find them in labyrinthe archives. The uncategorized page alone takes a lloooonnnggg time to load!

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Lrk

sewage question

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Cro

Sanitation/Sewage in the cities: Health risks???

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000ESh

Sewers Backing Up Into Houses?

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Eft

Septic Tanks ... I mean Thanks? WARNING: Long story!

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Eft

Septic Tanks ... I mean Thanks? WARNING: Long story!

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Eg2

Okay, let's talk about backed up sewers, etc.

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000EkJ

Back to the sewers... my mind must be in the gutter!

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00028l

Sewer Systems

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000GX2

Found a Water/Sewer Site

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000kjQ

Sewer backup during Y2K? NO PROBLEM! Put bike innertube in sewer pipe and start pumping!

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000bn1

Calling all Plumbers! How do you stop your toilet and drains from backing up?

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000Od1

How do I keep sewage from backing up into my home?

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-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), August 19, 1999.

Folks, if the sewers back up into these Yuppies' houses, the terms Republican and Democrat will become footnotes in history books!

-- K. Stevens (kstevens@It's ALL going away in January.com), August 19, 1999.

thunderjugs,honey-bucket,s pee-pail,s-we,re common, on the old farm.

-- i remember when. (dogs@zianet.com), August 19, 1999.

If everyone during Y2K used a butplug, there would be no sewer back up!

-- But plug (Butplug@aol.com), August 19, 1999.

Ahhh, folks,

Cutting off the sewer line is a good idea, but then what? Running the line out back to a hole in the ground or some 55 gal drums is fine, IF you have water...what is you don't?

Some links:

For people with a few extra $,

http://www.sancor.net/ http://www.sun-mar.com/ http://www.clivus.com/

For people without extra $,

http://www.kauai.net/humanure/humanure.html

http://members.tripod.com/septicsister/Alternative wastewater management/alternative_methods_of_greywater_disposal.htm

http://www.nwnet.co.uk/earthwise/6ownbld.htm

Well you get the idea. Some where out there I saw a free sourse for complete plans w/diagrams and detailed instructions for the do it yourselfer two seater for less than $100 parts.

By following the links you will get the idea of how it works. Simple and easy to use/build.

-- CT (ct@no.yr), August 19, 1999.