thanks grizz. I have a filter on my output baffle to field. I had my tank pumped in October and the lines jetted then. quite a bit of crap came out. I had some jelly fish like material in my d box the other day and the oxy septic people sid it was lint from the washing machines.
The water levels in the ground are still high here due to rain. The water level in the septic tank is currently under the baffle output but the field is not draining properly. I heard hydro peroxide treatment should be done on a dryer field? I was wondering if you knew of any products besides hydro peroxide that are equivalent to oxy septic you used? Then how do I determine if there is hardpan in the bed? They don't sell oxy septic here in Canada.
I guess I need to wait until the ground dries out a bit before I can diagnose the condition of my field's soil? Then, I would know if the problem is due to high ground water or biomat. I'm also diverting roof water off one side of my house 30 feet or more. There are 4 people here on a 400 gallon tank. I was thinking of going to composting toilets and possibly diverting washing machine water into my perimeter drain.
Thanks for responding. It gets quite overwhelming as I dont find the professionals very helpful. They are tied up with red tape here and know I cant really afford the fix.. Technically my field is not failing because there isn't a large amount of water seeping above ground . It is squishy wet though. The water does not smell.
so much thanks for your time. I appreciate it.

My septic seep arrived yesterday. I'm thinking about pouring a gallon into the distribution box.
I have a question. The water level is still 3" above the pipes in my distribution box. Should I just go ahead and pour it in?

Jetting line from septic tank outlet to about 30 ft beyond solved my clog problem. I'm going deeper when spring gets here. I used the 100ft clog hog with 2.5 gpm 3000psi gas driven pressure washer. Added rid x to inlet side of tank to assist with solid breakdown.

Okay I just ordered 4 gallons of septic shock and 1 lb of Mega bio. 279.00 plus 59 shipping. Thankfully, they ship to canada. I'm going to do the shock treatment they prescribe once the field dries out a bit. In the meantime I'm going to find something to treat the tank and put lint filters on the washing machines using pantyhose.

AMEN to THAT !

My wife uses up an AMAZING amount of toilet paper to dry her Bush after urinating. I told her to put that toilet paper into the trash. She uses at least a roll each week for that alone. There are a lot of people using wash cloths instead of toilet paper, and then they get cleaned in the washing machine.

All kinds of things can be done to reduce water usage.

I also installed a lint filter on the washing machine.

We also do not flush if it is yellow.

"Yellow is Mellow. If It's Brown, then flush it down."

This rule alone saves 80+ gallons a day. Some people compost all of their urine. Do you have a garden?

Grizz

Thanks.
I'm thinking about new washers - I have two here as there's a two bedroom suite. I'm also considering diverting the laundry gery water away from the field and into a pit.

carsc,
"dual flush kit on our 3 toilets"

Thanks for that tip! I did not know that such a kit exists. I found this one at Amazon.Com
http://www.amazon.com/BlueSource-HYR270-HydroRight-Converter-MJSI/dp/B002NKRR...

Grizz