Country Plumbing: Living with a Septic System (Paperback)

by Gerry Hartigan (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American
Never thought you could have fun reading a book about plumbing? You have another think coming.

From The New Yorker
The book is extremely well written, and its 80 pages are filled with diagrams and some amusing illustrations by Bob Vogel.... You may find COUNTRY PLUMBING to be the best read book in your library. Just be sure your friends who borrow it return it promptly.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc." (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911469028
• ISBN-13: 978-0911469028
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,289,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative but dated, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This book is informative as far as it goes and might be most useful for someone with an older system. But it was written in the early 1980s. A lot has changed since then. In particular, the book doesn't cover any of the newer systems that are used more and more nowadays in some parts of the country -- sand mounds, aeration systems, lagoons, etc.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you own a septic system, you need this book, April 5, 1999

By A Customer

Where else does one find out about the care and feeding--literally--of a septic system? This book is humorously written by an author who clearly knows his, um, feces. Having just bought a house with a septic system, I am finally relieved to find a book that sheds light on the dark necessity of living in the country. This could become a conversation piece in our neighborhood.