Dos & Don’t for Maintaining a Healthy Septic System

Septic tank treatment and care are crucial tasks for any homeowner. While it is easy to pass sewer maintenance off as your city’s responsibility, your home’s septic tank is essentially yours to care for—which is why it pays knowing how to properly maintain it.

Fortunately for modern homeowners, septic systems nowadays have seen a huge upgrade, making them work more efficiently and making maintenance much easier to do with simple guidelines.

Proper installation of a septic system is crucial to its proper maintenance as well as its functionality. When improperly built and installed, many problems could arise down the line, which is why tests and evaluations/site inspections should be done I order to confirm that the area where you want your septic system has the right conditions. This will help you avoid costly repairs and redos in the future.

The question remains: How do you maintain a healthy septic system? Here are important dos and don’ts for septic tank treatment and maintenance:

Things you should do to maintain your septic system

    1. Regularly inspect and maintain your septic system 

Performing regular inspection and maintenance is crucial to keeping your septic system functioning right. A septic safe drain cleaner is a good preventive measure to help prevent scum and debris from building up inside your septic tank and causing problems.

Carefree Septic Maintenance Treatment from TruFusion has a septic-safe and non-corrosive formula that makes it ideal to use for septic systems. It neutralizes waste materials to prevent foul septic odors and has a premium blend of substances that help dissolve and wash out build-up.

  2. Pump your septic tank every 3-5 years

Homes with a thousand-gallon septic tank are recommended to have their system pumped every 3 to 5 years of full-time use.

Be water-wise. Avoid overloading the system and check for leaks that could make it work twice as hard.

o Quickly repair all leaky faucets and toilets and stock up on repair parts. You may check out Danco for supplies and kits that can help you deal with minor plumbing problems.

o Use “low flow” fixtures on faucets and showerheads. Consider faucet aerators and other accessories like flow reducer nozzles, which not only helps increase air and water pressure but also in turn, enables you to reduce water consumption as well as water levels so your septic system doesn’t get overloaded.

o Direct water from land and roof drains away from the drain field – plan your landscaping in a way that will help water to be diverted away from your septic drain field.

What NOT to do when maintaining your septic system

1.   Don’t use garbage disposal (garbage disposals increase the volume of solid waste that your septic system needs to process).
2.   Don’t flush anything except toilet paper into your septic system. Not only are paper products clog-hazards—they also add to the sludge inside the septic tank.
3.   Don’t put household chemicals down the drain minimize the use of heavy-duty cleaners and household chemicals which can end up killing beneficial bacteria within your septic system.
4.   Don’t use anything that is not septic safe for drain clogs – this may damage your septic pipes and destroy the balance in the septic tank’s ecosystem. Washout Drain Maintenance is a good example of a SEPTIC SAFE cleaner.
5.   Don’t park cars and trucks on your drain field or septic tank. Protect your septic system by leading the driveway away from the septic tank area. Keep it free from concrete structure, but do plant grass on the soil over and around it to minimize erosion.
   
   Learn about Carefree Septic Maintenance Treatment from TruFusion. It has a septic-safe and non-corrosive formula that makes it ideal for septic systems. It neutralizes waste materials to prevent foul septic odors and has a premium blend of substances that help dissolve and wash out build-up.