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    Mar 28, 2010, 07:56 PM
    My toilet is backed up so is the tub.

    My toilet is backed up so is the tub.I can not flush the toilet.There is nothing outside where we can see from the septic any suggestions
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    Mar 29, 2010, 05:10 AM

    Locate the house cleanout, (it will be found on the same side the tank's on) and open it up. Now flush the toiletor cycle the washer. If water comes up out of the open line then your septic tank needs to be pumped.
    If not then click on back and tell me about it. Good luck, Tom
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