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At midday, the plumber calls; there had clearly been much more than human waste going down the toilet, despite you having explained what the consequences would be. Just for good measure, the plumber adds that the septic tank needs emptying — it looks dangerously full and there is the beginning of that telltale odor around the septic bed. You’ve only had the property a couple of months, and the previous owners had told you they emptied it every five years and it was done about three years ago. Not being used to the finer points of septic and plumbing systems, you hadn’t given it much thought, but now you need to. When you tell the plumber to go ahead and make arrangements to empty the septic tank, he advises that in the interim the toilet should be flushed only when really required or the problem will get worse. Now you’ll need to speak to your guests again.