Sewer Mound Freeze-up

[nobody05]

Any ya'll have a idea how to keep my mound system from freezing in the event of extreme cold weather while i;m on vacation and not running any water through it to keep it thawed? Im out of this freezer on vacation for 11 days?

[fasterthanyou]

U shouldn't have to worry about it if there is snow on it u will be fine

[CAMAN]

If no snow cover it with a dozen or so bales of hay.

[fasterthanyou]

I have a mound never had issues don't now it in th fall helps.. I leave every winter for min 7 days never have issues

[Down Deep]

Here in northern MN people use hay. Freeze up is not a problem if there is a foot of snow on the ground. A couple of years ago we had a snow drought and lots of people's systems froze up.

[Black_Bay]

The other day on one of the the Twin Cities news they reported about a guy who invented some kind of a heater that attaches to your septic venting. it warms the air above the soup and helps keep it from freezing. Apparently it's programmable so it comes on when needed.

[hawgchaser]

My input is based on a lifetime of country living. The freezing issues I've encountered have all centered around the septic tank inlets and outlets...never been privy to issues with the drain field/mound. Two neighbors with high efficiency furnaces had freeze-ups while away. The condensate drips and freezes right at the opening. I made a reservoir with a sump pump for the one so it puts 15 gal. through the drain pipe at a time. The other neighbor now drains the condensate into a bucket and has someone come in and dump it daily when they are away.