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Archie, That was awesome. It is much more logical as well due to simplicity. I wish I had enough space for it.

Awesome replies. Based on my rough estimate of 500 pounds, assuming it was aluminum I calculate 4000lbf. One big actuator indeed. I can see it now. CNC=2,000 Aluminum = 4,000 Hydraulics = 5000, Home owner association = wtf is that. I guess I'll just go for the pool cleaner and fence...

I'm basically committing to 4k either way to put a fence around the pool (we have little kids). It would be incredible if I could protect the water, the kids, and provide some shade in one shot so there is incentive to make it happen. Are we talking 5k,10k, or higher? (diy after the design phase)

This looks like a simple solution to keeping my pool clean. Do you think that this kind of project can be something we simply have designed and built? It's a 20x40 pool, so I'd have two 11x41 foot roof sections that hydraulicaly lift off the pool into a pergola position. Apparently it hasn't...

Oldest guy, I see the initial confusion. I said it was perched water. I may have misused that term as my belief is that the water descends and then moves laterally once it hits the restrictive layer. Like I mentioned with the test holes, I saw the test holes stabilize 2 feet below the surface...

The original theory proposed by the soil scientist seems to be what the test holes validated. The soil has a restrictive layer starting at 30" and is moving water laterally at a consistent depth of 2'. Your original posts did address the possibility of it being a rising water table, however...

Sorry for the delay. Last week we were about 5 days after a drenching rain fall. The septic had appeared to work fine since the day of the heavy rains. I decided to attempt to see if I could test the theory that the restrictive layer, which according to the soil scientist, starts at about...

I see your point. What you drew up perfectly depicts my issue. Considering that addressing this problem would be really affordable if the trouble is from the restrictive layer at 30", what do you think about simply trenching at 3 feet and leaving it open for a rainfall? In this scenario my...

Thanks for replying Oldest Guy! I've learned a ton from your posts and am thrilled that you monitor this forum! Topographically, I have a continual slope that my septic field is in. All water in my 2 acre area moves from up the hill, toward the creek in my front yard a few hundred feet away...

Gentlemen, I am near Atlanta on a slightly sloping lot. A soil scientist reports that the area where my septic field is located is Alcovy with indications of a perched water table at 30-50". The septic field has an average depth of 70", which would make the deepest point around 80". The soil...