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Old 12-17-2006, 09:00 PM   #1
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I put a dry well in for my kitchen drainage to go into a 55 gallon drum i buried now its backing up some 4 years later is there a chemical soloution or will i have to dig it up?
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Old 12-22-2006, 08:33 PM   #2
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I put a dry well in for my kitchen drainage to go into a 55 gallon drum i buried now its backing up some 4 years later is there a chemical soloution or will i have to dig it up?

I'm not sure what you mean. Is the plumbing getting clogged or is the barrel just getting full and backing up. Also where does the water go after it is in the dry well. Do you use it for gardening?
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Old 09-24-2007, 03:11 PM   #3
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If the drum didn't have holes in it or have the bottom cut out, then chances are, it full and running over. Perhaps you can get a septic tank to pull the water out and then make hole in the drum so that the water will seep out.
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Old 02-16-2010, 08:02 AM   #4
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I put a dry well in for my kitchen drainage to go into a 55 gallon drum i buried now its backing up some 4 years later is there a chemical soloution or will i have to dig it up?

Dry wells are a bad idea and against the law in many areas for the reason you found.
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Old 02-16-2010, 08:03 AM   #5
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You're required to put that into an approved septic system
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