What should I use in my toilet to help my septic tank?
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What will help open drain lines on a septic, septic water will not drain, have to keep getting it pumped
Change tolets to low volume design. Makes a lot of difference in smaller cottage
systems.
These people that haven't pumped their tank in 30 years are living on borrowed time. Not everything you put in a tank is 100% biodegradable. Kitchen grease and lint from washing your clothes are your tanks and field lines enemy. Sludge is a fact of life. If the sludge gets up to the field line level you will clog your field lines and you are looking at $$$$ to install new ones. Don't ask me how I know.
You are kidding yourselves if you think a box of Rid Ex does anything. Your tank is full of bacteria and you are constantly putting more in. It would be possible to kill the bugs if you flush a lot of strong chemicals down the drain, so don't do that.
My brother told me about an old timer that was pumping his tank told him to throw a whole chicken in the tank for the bacteria. Some people will believe anything.
Get your tank pumped every 5-10 years, don't put any grease down the drain, and keep trees (roots) away from your tank and field lines and you should never have any trouble with your system.