On the picture with the hose the inlet is to the right, the outlet is to the left. Yes, it's shaped like that, but I have a hole in the top of each. P...

Sorry, I was trying to say field "pipe" 😅 There is no blockage right now, but there could be rust or cracks in the pipe making stuff like toilet pap...

@zander The pipe into the house has been cleaned and inspected with a camera. Awaiting results. The pipe into the field was also cleaned with a hose...

@zander Maybe we are talking past each other. That's exactly what I am trying to say. It did back up the lowest point , the basement floor drain. I do...

@zander I will be sure to check all of this out! But it's the municipality that is responsible for emptying the tank and not the owners of the tank....

Thank you to both! @zander No diapers are going in the tank! Just pee-pee and poo-poo and toilet paper as they get taught in kindergarten over here ...

I need to digest all of this for a bit (haha!) and do some research. Having a septic system is completely new to me. There are normal intervals for al...

@inq This is a septic tank where solids sink to the bottom and the water flows through. The solids are pumped up from the tank at two-year intervals o...

@zander Thanks for taking the time! :) The house is positioned uphill from the tank in such a way that the outlet from the house, inside the tank, i...

@zander Thank you for taking the time to answer :) We're currently connected to a septic tank that isn't linked to any main sewage system. Remarkabl...

To clarify the power supply, it's indeed an 8A supply. But I have decided to just use this for testing and prototyping. I am going to buy new strips a...

@zander Thanks for the guidance 😊

@inq Re the power supply answer Hmm, seems I have to think about that and buy some new stuff. I can use the one I have for supervised testing and p...

@inq Thanks for the tip! But there has to be a limit somewhere, right? I can't just cut a copper wire in half, and then solder it together withou...