Just read the long septic thread and still have some questions......

Septic system installed 6 months ago. 1500g tank rated for 450g/day. Drain field consists of 3 rows 100ft long each.

When they built the house they didn't make it high enough in relation to the septic tank. When they were done, there wasn't enough slope so instead of draining straight to the tank, we had to improvise (either that or build the house again).

My plumber got a trash can looking thing with a pump inside. The intake is not visible in the following pictures, but he assured me there was enough slope. The other option (besides building a new house) was to drill a new hole in the tank and he didn't want to do that. He said he spoke to some of his colleagues and they all said not to drill a new hole in the tank.

Ok, so far so good. We move to the house. No dishwasher, no washer/dryer. Me and my wife, no kids yet. House guests once every other month. We both do tub baths (as opposed to showers). Efficient toilets.

Anyway, sometimes I go outside and I can smell the $hit oozing out of the septic tank lid. I covered it in dirt and it did help a bit, but not completely. I can't be specific as to when this happens. The tank is around 20ft from the entrance.

Another thing I wanted to mention is that when I drain the tub, the toilet bubbles for the first 2 seconds but then stops doing it. Nothing "dirty" comes back up.

Is this normal?

PS: pump is working fine. I check for sounds every week when wife is doing dishes. It works with a valve and as soon as it gets enough water pump starts and dumps water into septic tank.