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Liz, once again thanks for your advice, there must be several places nearby where such a lid can be acquired. Interesting that so many other respondents appear to have little or no trouble perhaps we used the wrong loo paper or something! 

Liz, Thanks for your prompt reply, you've suggested doing exactly what our fosse "emptier" was doing but he certainly didn't probe as deep as 50 cm.  I'll try that in the Spring when we will be there for more than a weekend. regards  

Boniour everyone, We've just bought in Pas-de-Calais in countryside between Le Touquet & Monteuil-sur-Mer and have a fosse septique - the local mairie's office can arrange for it to be emptied F-O-C once every two years if req'd. In our case a farmer turned up with tractor and tanker trailer. However, he and the local plumber siad there must be a second tank as the one he emptied did not contain foul waste and appeared to be connected only to the kitchen and bathroom NOT the toilet. The reason for asking for the tak to be emptied was a slow flushing loo - still the same of course Tge previous owner says there is a second tank that "never, never, never needs emptying" and in the 22 years since the house was built for him they've "never , n...." had any problems. Can anyone help me with the concept of a never emptying tank please? Thank you Rowland