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- From: au363@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ken Sussmann)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Re: Septic tank bacteria additive, Saniflo product
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 15:15:31 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <1993Jan25.213510.10953@osf.org>
- Reply-To: au363@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ken Sussmann)
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- In a previous article, wwang@osf.org (Weidong Wang) says:
-
- >
- >This must have been discussed several times, but I did not catch any threads.
- >
- >This is to do with whether a spetic tank ever needs pumping, and whether one
- >should add any additive to it.
- >
- >I know there are several sayings. One saying is that a septic tank should never
- >need pumping, nor any additive. Natural bacteria should do the job. Another
- >saying is that one should not add any additive, but one needs to have the tank
- >pumped every 2 or 3 years. Still some say that if you ever had your septic tank
- >pumped, it is an indication that it is not working well, that there is not
- >enough bacteria there.
- >
- >I suppose that by letting detergent, bleaches, soaps. clearners, etc go to the
- >septic tank, certain amount of bacteria in the tank will be killed. That means
- >that for a long period of time, the septic tank may work less efficiently. So,
- >is this a good reason to add bactieria additive to increase the batecria amount?
- >
- >I just saw an ad for a product called Saniflo, "the natural bacteria additive".
- >It claims to be better than other additive on the market, and is USDA approved,
- >and can even eliminate any clog in the leaching field (pipes). Has anyone heard
- >od this product and/or used? Waht is your opinion? They sell a 6 yr supply for
- >$154.00.
- >
- >
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- > | Weidong Wang | Open Software Foundation |
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- >
- >
- In general, unless you are dumping a great deal of chemicals into your
- septic tank, bacteria levels should be okay. After all everytime you use
- the toilet you are sending more bacteria into the tank. Yes, tanks do
- need to be pumped. Bacteria are great but they can't break down
- everything in a reasonable time. A rule of thumb is 2 to 3 years but the
- whole idea is to make sure that solids do not get pushed out of the tank
- into your leaching field which will clog it and mean big dollars for
- repair. If you have an inspection port you can put a stick down to
- determine how deep the sludge is in the bottom of the tank to determine
- when to have it pumped.
-