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Misty Blue · 06-09-2006, 05:32 PM

Hey relaxn, let's keep this one going and maybe do some good.

Subject: Most of us around the Lake have leaching septic systems. Let's pass along information on what the rules for them are and how to best operate them to keep the Lake clean.

Massachusetts DEP put out a pamphlet that I read and it had some suggestions...

1. You don't need to put any "starter" in your system, Rid-X. etc. Everything that is needed to make the system work is going right down the ole' crapper.

2. A system that is in constant use should be pumped out every two years. Any suggestions for one that is used only in the summer? What about islands?

3. There are products out there that claim that if used you will never have to have your tank pumped. The problem is that they do this by turning solids into a liquid which eventually ends up in the field. Bad show.

4. Avoid putting foodstuffs down the sink drain. It doesn't "work" after it hits the septic tank. When I had my first system I told the wife this and she complied. I saw her walk out of the kitchen with a bowl noodles and then I heard the toilet flush! When asked what she did with the noodles she told me that she flushed them because I told her not to put anything down the sink! Eye-Yi-Yi.

Come on guys. You know that we are all plumbers at heart. Any other thoughts or suggestions?

Misty Blue.

06-09-2006, 05:32 PM	#4
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Good post! Hey relaxn, let's keep this one going and maybe do some good. Subject: Most of us around the Lake have leaching septic systems. Let's pass along information on what the rules for them are and how to best operate them to keep the Lake clean. Massachusetts DEP put out a pamphlet that I read and it had some suggestions... 1. You don't need to put any "starter" in your system, Rid-X. etc. Everything that is needed to make the system work is going right down the ole' crapper. 2. A system that is in constant use should be pumped out every two years. Any suggestions for one that is used only in the summer? What about islands? 3. There are products out there that claim that if used you will never have to have your tank pumped. The problem is that they do this by turning solids into a liquid which eventually ends up in the field. Bad show. 4. Avoid putting foodstuffs down the sink drain. It doesn't "work" after it hits the septic tank. When I had my first system I told the wife this and she complied. I saw her walk out of the kitchen with a bowl noodles and then I heard the toilet flush! When asked what she did with the noodles she told me that she flushed them because I told her not to put anything down the sink! Eye-Yi-Yi. Come on guys. You know that we are all plumbers at heart. Any other thoughts or suggestions? Misty Blue.