woody234 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 my house has a septic tank and not a fosse septic , so If I wanted to sell my house would I need to install the latest fosse septic to the latest standard costing lots of money because I read some where that the rules and regs are changing and they are going to get alot stricter ,so is it a legal requirment to have the latest standard fosse septic to sell a house in france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsole Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 just keep a bucket by the bed, woody[+o(] it's cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groslard Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 This is what you have to provide (in French)http://www.immonot.com/diagnostic-immobilier-avant-achat.htmlThat is for everything.For your specific question, see:http://www.immonot.com/raccordement-tout-a-l-egout.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It would be up to the buyer to decide if he wants to buy with an old system. You would either give them a report from the SPANC or state in the sale document that there isn't a modern sewage system. So it would reduce the price a bit. But if you stay in the house you will probably soon be told to update your system. This has happened to us. Might not mean a complete expensive arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 "my house has a septic tank and not a fosse septic..."(fosse septique, I suppose)Is there a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsole Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 [blink]groslardunder the list of things needed to sell a house..................what includes the 'fosse septique'?is it: 1) L'état des risques naturels technologiques et sismiques 2) Le diagnostic de performance énergétiqueor 3) Le contrôle des installation de gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 [quote user="allanb"]"my house has a septic tank and not a fosse septic..." (fosse septique, I suppose) Is there a difference?[/quote]I'm sure there is. My French house has fenêtres and my English one has windows. [:D]But seriously, I wonder why so many English people insist on using the French 'fosse septique' even when speaking or writing in English? Do they really think it's something different from a septic tank? Or even more bizarre, why they refer to the 'fosse' - unless the sewage really goes into a trench of course. Or maybe the OP mean that they have a cesspit (fosse d'aisances) rather than a septic tank.Anyway, although the need for septic tanks to conform has not been adopted nationally when selling a house, some regions (such as ours) have, for several years, asked for a survey that says whether or not the drainage comes up to the normes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 To complicate things more a "fossée" is a ditch, which is where our grey water goes at the moment. [+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 the sewage goes into a sealed tank, which i think is called a septic tank or fosse d aisances, and when its full, you ring them up and the truck comes and sucks it all out, but its a holiday home and only used 6 weeks a year, weve had the house for 6 years and the tank has never been emptied and i opened the lid up in 2005 and it looked okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 No, that's not a septic tank, that's what's called in English a cesspit or cesspool. A septic tank is exactly the same as a fosse septique, which if well maintained only needs emptying very occasionally, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqui Too Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 [quote user="woody234"]the sewage goes into a sealed tank, which i think is called a septic tank or fosse d aisances, and when its full, you ring them up and the truck comes and sucks it all out, but its a holiday home and only used 6 weeks a year, weve had the house for 6 years and the tank has never been emptied and i opened the lid up in 2005 and it looked okay[/quote]Are you sure it is a sealed tank? 6 years and its not been emptied, either it is huge or you hardy every use the loo!!Maybe it is a septic tank and it is working fine! but it would have to have an outlet, perhaps you just can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 it is a concrete tank build in the 1960s or 1970s , about 3 years ago my english neighbours did say that it might be a tank with a crack in it which might be why it leaks out, they knew the previous owners of the property who are french so they must have had a conversion with them along time ago about the septic tank having a crack in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Brought this old thread up again. Reading the link given in 2008, and particularly the gas installation, it states "natural gas", are checks carried out when bottled gaz is used (only used for cooking).? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judie Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Checks on gas bottles are only made if the pipes coming from them are fixed rather than the flexible hose that is normally used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixy Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thanks for answering Judie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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