to properly take care of your septic system you first have to know where your septic tank is located tanks have to be pumped from time to time or you'll experience premature failure a lot of people don't know where their tanks are located and that's a real problem so it's how to find your septic tank on this episode of Stewart on septic perhaps the best way to find a septic tank is to go where they make septic tanks I'm here at farmer tank in Elkhart Indiana and they are a precaster of septic tanks that means that they pour these tanks they also make distribution boxes and manholes and risers and they sell all different kinds of septic products as well like PVC pipe plastic distribution boxes chambers they're also many tools that you can use to help you on your search for your septic tank let's take a look shovel metal detector tile probe a spatula there are many clues to help you locate your septic tank if you have a basement go look to see where the sewer exits the basement wall your septic tank will most likely be right outside perhaps only 10 feet from the house if you don't have a basement look for a roof vent this vent is usually right on top of the sewer so your septic tank is probably straight out from this vent since there are required separation distances often 50 or 100 feet between your well and your septic system knowing the location of your water well can help you find your tank when searching for your tank don't ignore Clues like extra green grass wetness or in some cases dead grass don't pass over obvious signs because your septic tank may be right in front of you perhaps the most useful tool of all is the tile probe it works by pushing it down into the soil and you try to hit your tank and if you push in the right place you hear that distinct sound and you know you've got it septic tanks often have lids on the outlet side look here we're finding there's also often interior lids a lid inside of a lid here's the inside of the tank you can see the concrete baffle and the outlet tee here if I were to install an effluent filter into this tank it would slide into the tee well that's it I hope you had as much fun as I did because I sure had a lot of fun and most importantly I hope you found your septic tank so until next time you you