Septic/new toilet

Closing on my 1st house soon and I want to find out the condition of the tank..unfortunately the seller is just flipping the house so he doesn't know..generally how far and how deep are septic tanks..I see a very big cast iron pipe in the basement leading out.are the tanks always in a straight line...

Hi, Our house, located in central New York State, has a 1,000 gallon septic tank. The tank was cleaned last fall. There are only two people living in the house and we have had few visitors. Today, I noticed that the area where the tank discharges to the leach field is soggy and the grass is...

How do you tell if a septic system is dead. And if so How do you correct the problem?

How can I keep a septic tank in ground ( concrete walls ) healthy. Any tips, I heard there are some chemicals one can use to break the "caca" down. Also I hear too much water is no good... Any recommendations? New at this. Thanks:p

For the past 3 months or so every time we flush the toilet it smells like sewage. It has only gotten worse and worse. It only seems to happen when we flush the toilet and will eventually go away...until we flush again. It stinks up the entire house now. We have tried to put stuff down the drain...