New Septic Tank , recommendations please.

[SMH13]

Hello, Currently have an old brick septic tank that needs replacing.

Looking at the onion shape tanks, don't want to go to the expense of a treatment plant!

Can anyone offer any tips or advice re tanks and soakaways?

Many Thanks

[The Builder]

Why do you think it needs replacing SMH?
Quite often it's the soakaway that's stopped working properly. The old brick tanks usually had a soakwawy consisting of loose-laid clay pipes about a foot long. They never did last very long ............ probably silted up and bunged completely.

[covengirl]

keep the old one! New ones need to be continually emptied and are in fact cesspits (or cesspools)... keep the septic tank and get it working. They are a very clever idea and are effortless to keep running once working...