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<blockquote data-quote="deleted member" data-source="post: 169195" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>drain fields can certainly be put down in clay soil.&nbsp; but, you need to remove it and replace it with something else.&nbsp; so, i guess, they technically aren't laying in clay soil once done.&nbsp; but, the surrounding soil is clay.&nbsp; at this point, that isn't going to be an option for you because it appears your system is too high now and the drain field would just freeze up.&nbsp; besides a crack, its entirely possible that the settling caused the intake pipe to break free a bit and exposed the intake between your RV and the vault and then the melt water and rain water just followed the existing pipe and its trench into the vault.&nbsp; and that's my guess.&nbsp; i have my doubts that the vault cracked already.&nbsp; but, who knows.&nbsp; one reason it may have cracked is because it is not deep enough to prevent freezing if it isn't being used and filled with heat producing shit and bio waste.&nbsp; so, whatever was left in last fall (or may have drained in before or during winter) froze solid and cracked the vault.&nbsp; anyway, i am not a big fan of mound systems up here.&nbsp; especially for campers.&nbsp; they aren't used enough and aren't deep enough to prevent problems associated with freezing up during the winter months.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="deleted member, post: 169195, member: 816"] drain fields can certainly be put down in clay soil. but, you need to remove it and replace it with something else. so, i guess, they technically aren't laying in clay soil once done. but, the surrounding soil is clay. at this point, that isn't going to be an option for you because it appears your system is too high now and the drain field would just freeze up. besides a crack, its entirely possible that the settling caused the intake pipe to break free a bit and exposed the intake between your RV and the vault and then the melt water and rain water just followed the existing pipe and its trench into the vault. and that's my guess. i have my doubts that the vault cracked already. but, who knows. one reason it may have cracked is because it is not deep enough to prevent freezing if it isn't being used and filled with heat producing shit and bio waste. so, whatever was left in last fall (or may have drained in before or during winter) froze solid and cracked the vault. anyway, i am not a big fan of mound systems up here. especially for campers. they aren't used enough and aren't deep enough to prevent problems associated with freezing up during the winter months. [/QUOTE]

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