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This article discusses all the types of cleaning chemicals you can use around your house that will not damage your septic tank. Your septic tank turns your waste into sludge that may be treated in either your home water treatment plant, or by the company that empties your septic tank. Your tank will cease to function and may even become dangerous if you use certain types of cleaners and chemicals around the home. Why Should I Avoid Certain Cleaning Products? Your septic tank turns waste into a sort of slime where fats are on the top, and the muddy-looking sludge is on the bottom. Bacteri..

What is wastewater, and why treat it? Wastewater, often called effluent, is used water which contains substances such as human waste, food scraps, oils, soaps, and chemicals. In homes this includes water from sinks, showers, baths, toilets, washing machines, and dishwashers. Wastewater is full of contaminants like bacteria, chemicals, and other toxins, which have a negative impact on the environment and our health. This can include harm to fish and wildlife populations, oxygen depletion, and contamination of drinking water. Most of the water used by homes, businesses, and factories must the..

Proper care of your on-site sewage system is absolutely essential to keeping your septic system up and running. Regular maintenance will not only save you money on costly repairs, but it will also help protect your living environment by ensuring water quality. Fortunately, septic system maintenance isn’t difficult. Here’s our guide on how to properly care for your septic tank. Pump Your Septic Tank Over time, a septic tank accumulates solid material, which must be pumped out. Allowed to accumulate, this sludge will eventually overflow into the drain field, which can cause extensive damag..

If you live in a property that has a septic tank (a large holding tank which is where biological waste is sent when it is flushed down the toilet), you’ll know that it needs to be emptied from time to time. A septic tank keeps the waste secure so that, over time, the solid elements within the tank sink to the bottom, the natural gases escape through vents, and the liquid drains away to a drainage field. That’s an important thing to note if you are moving into a property with such a tank.  Sometimes septic tanks can have issues, and that’s something else that is important to think about. The..