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When you are building a home and are not within range of your municipalities public sewer system, you will probably have to install a septic system.

What is a septic system? How does it work?

A septic system is an underground disposal system that accepts all of the effluent (waste) from your home and disposes of it in a very simple way.

Normally a concrete septic tank is installed (although in some areas you might have a need for plastic) to accept the waste from your home. One side of the tank receives the solid material and the other takes the liquids. This is done by a simple baffle installed between the two compartments.

As the liquid rises it finds the outlet side of the tank and flows into a distribution box. The distribution box is installed level, and as the liquid rises it finds the leach field pipes and flows evenly to the leaching fields.

The leaching fields can me as simple as beds of gravel with leach pipe placed over the gravel bed, or underground chamber systems. The water flows down the leaching pipes and drips into the gravel beds (normally 3 ft in depth, depending on the water table in your area).

While you will have to check with your local Department of environmental quality (or other such name), this is the basic idea of a septic system.

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Patience is a virtue, and you're going to have to be pretty virtuous if you're one of the millions of UK PlayStation Fans awaiting the arrival of the ps3. As if it wasn't bad enough we had to rewrite our letters to Santa this year (because it now won't hit our shelves until March), we're also all going to be green with envy as the web fills up with the usual reviews, cheats, and walkthroughs etc from sites in the States where they will get their hands on the console from November 17th.

Personally, my patience (lost my virtue a long time ago) ran out already, and my craving for HD gaming led me to the XBOX 360. I suspect many others will do the same this Christmas and I don't blame you. To not release the most hyped console of all time for Christmas has got to be the craziest decision Sony has made (apart from the choice of software packed with their MP3 Walkman - but don't get me started on that one). It can't even be based on format because the ps3 will be region free, and you can play any ps3 game on it no matter what part of the world you bought it from.

If you do decide to cut your losses and go for the XBOX 360 you won't be disappointed, I certainly haven't been. But you should be aware that in their hurry to steal the HD gaming market, microsoft left a couple of jobs as 'work in progress'. Although the list is growing, the XBOX 360 still only plays a handful of original XBOX games. If you're starting afresh that?s fine, but if you've got a hefty back-catalogue of XBOX titles you were planning to play then that?s a real bummer. Backwards compatibility was a target that simply wasn't reached in time for release and early release was obviously of greater importance to microsoft than it appears to be for Sony.

However, if you're a PlayStation purist, or simply do not fancy the XBOX 360 or the nintendo Wii, then your virtue will be well rewarded. Although I find it difficult to understand some of Sony's business decisions, I can fully understand the hype surrounding the ps3. It will be without doubt the most powerful domestic games console available, boasting the 'Cell' processor, twelve times faster than processors found in top range PC's. The ps3 will also offer 'Blue-ray' technology which Sony are heavily promoting to take over from DVD, as well as offering free 'out of the box' online gaming (broadband connection required).

All of this extra 'oomph' inevitably comes at a cost, and you should expect to pay more for the prestige of owning such a machine. You'll also need to keep an eye on game prices too from November and compare them to its rivals, afterall there is no point owning the thing if you have to rob a bank every time you want something to play on it. On the plus side it will play any PS2 or PS1 titles you have tucked away.

Whatever you decide, have a happy Christmas, and keep on gaming !

Rob O'Neill is owner of console Fun, the one stop shop for information on video games consoles including XBOX, XBOX 360, PS1, PS2, ps3, PSP, nintendo gamecube, Wii, and DS.

If your one of those people who plays and buys lots of videos games whether its xbox 360, nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3 games, or maybe all 3, then you're probably shelling out a fortune in cash. Often you will buy a video game but when your at home playing it you either finish it very quickly or its just not very good, so you feel you've wasted your money. There is an alternative-- there are sites on the internet which let you download video games for all 3 platforms nintendo Wii, xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Some sites have put together huge data bases full of video games and other media such as movies to watch on your xbox 360 or Music to play on your PlayStation 3 or Wallpapers to download to your nintendo Wii. The site I use to download My ps3 Games costs around $50 which I think is very reasonable when you think I've downloaded over 20 video games and many Music files and Movies. After you've joined there's no hidden costs or monthly fee's or per download fees. I recommend this type of service very highly.

Remember to stay well away from free sites that 'say' they offer free downloads. They either have hidden charges or are illegal and unsafe. by unsafe I mean they are full of viruses and spyware infections which can totally destroy your computer if infected. So make sure you do your homework before you start downloading or part with any cash.

So start saving cash and look for a decent site to download all your video games.