Septic fun and games

Last Saturday when I got up to feed the chickens I heard a strange noise start. It was a whining irritating sound. I followed my ears and found that it was the alarm for the septic system.
Since I had not done my homework yet, I did not know what to do. I silenced the alarm and started making phone calls. Not one septic company in this area works on weekends. So I left a few voicemails and we waited until Monday.
Let me tell you the weekend was troublesome. We had hot/cold water and power, but not having the waste system working meant:

• no toilets
• no washing dishes/etc in the house
• no shower

We made due by using my camping toilets and the local woods. Dishes were washed outside. We setup the solar shower which worked so-so, I need to rig some way to hang it up higher.

Monday am at 7:15 I got a call from the local Roto-Rooter and they sent their tech. The problem turned out to be: the tie-wrap that held the alarm sensor broke and dropped the sensor into the liquid tank and that is why it was reporting the liquid level high.

I asked a lot of questions and learned that there is maintenance I need to do at least once a year, so it was a good learning experience. And for $150, it was not too expensive.