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john-mi

08-26-2006 14:57:24




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What can a person put thru a drain field to help clean out many years of accumation of soap and grease? I sure don't want to have to put in a new drain field if it can be avoided. Any suggestions appreciated. Gotta keep remembering that we love these old places we buy in the country. P.S. Had the septic pumped and inspected and they said that they were working good.




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MarkB_MI

08-27-2006 05:43:17




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 Re: Way OT But Need Help in reply to john-mi, 08-26-2006 14:57:24  
A few years back I put some sort of caustic crystals into my septic to clear out the drain field. I don't recall the exact brand, but I bought several cans of the stuff from a local hardware store. I assume it's supposed to convert the grease into soap , but it would take a lot of lye to clear out all the grease in a badly neglected septic field.

I my case, I can't say for certain that it helped, but I did see bubbles coming up from the septic field. What did help, I think, was to clear out most of the trees around the field. Not only do they block sunlight, but their roots can clog your drain pipes. The other thing that helped was having two sons move out, cutting down on the septic volume by about half.

One thing you can do that will help is to divert as much "grey water" as possible from the septic. If you can run your washing machine drain out into the yard you'll really cut down on the volume going into the septic tank.

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Steve Crum

08-26-2006 15:29:17




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 Re: Way OT But Need Help in reply to john-mi, 08-26-2006 14:57:24  
I used some stuff from Tractor Supply I think it was called Roebic K-37 I had my system pumped last year but my drain field was plugged. This seems to have made a big difference. I also put about a pound of brewer's yeast down the john every so often to be sure the party out in the tank stays in full swing.



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