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Ether Jones Ether Jones is offline
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Default Low Flow Toilets on Septic Systems


Joseph Meehan wrote:

Well unless you have very very good drainage, there are limits to the
amount of water a leach bed will handle.


It's not just the drainage field. The septic tank is also affected by
excessive water influx.

To much water coming into the septic tank prevents it from properly
doing its job of separating the scum, the sludge, and the liquid.