Septic Tank inspection day is here!

It’s all clouded over now, but this morning was a beautiful blue skies, crisp September morning, and what did we have planned for such a beautiful day you may ask?
Well today is the day our septic tanks get inspected! There is a programme of inspection going on throughout France, for probably the first time ever, and today it was our turn!
Since our farmhouse is over 250 years old, we anticipated some problems, and it looks like we are right. At the moment, the water in the household sinks seems to disappear, it should of course drain into the septic tank, which gets emptied regularly. But it doesn’t.
The inspection is still ongoing, but Mr F is walking around turning taps on and off with a very worried expression on his face.
In the photo you can see our two tanks, exposed and ready for inspection.