Martine Ravily estate agent with AG3 informs me that a fosse septique needs emptying every 10 years at least with 2 people living in the house, and 5 years with 4 people. Hence we got a firm from Villefranche 'Dechets Services 12' to come and empty our fosse, cost was 400 euros, but as well as the call out charge you pay by the tonnage. Our fosse had probably not been emptied for 20 years and is a 4,000 litre tank. We did also get a blocked drain sorted in that price ( yes, the drain we dug half of the courtyard up to never find!) Are you wondering where the douche comes in?
The poor vidangeur was fixing the pipe when it exploded showering him with unmentionable liquid. It did not end there, as when he unblocked the drain from the pigeonier foul liquid came shooting up to the ceiling out of our house toilet. Why I am spending time writing about it when we have guests arriving for a luncheon party and the house stinks like a cesspit I will never know.
Message from John
Just read about your ' shitty experience'. Hope you can look back and laugh - it certainly made me giggle. Ah the delights of main drainage.
