"Andy & Carol" wrote:
Do these products made to clean, and produce bacterial action,
actually work to keep the tanks working, and system clean.
I had to start using more water, and detergents do to a family member
added to our home. Do to incontinance, various bleaches and ammonia,
had to be used in order to control order on clothes.

The system is starting to get slugguish, will anything help?


Before I started panicking about the septic I would start checking vents. A
"sluggish" system, assuming you mean slow draining, is usually cause by a
problem with inadequate system venting. Is the vent stack pipe getting
clogged or blocked, has he drain/vent system been worked on or added to
recently, etc. The only other possibility would be a blockage in your drain
system, possibly in the distribution box, tank, or worse - the drain field.
It would seem to me if that were the case you would be getting backups into
the lower drains on the system, not simply 'sluggish' drainage.

For more info get this book:

http://www.shelterpub.com/_shelter/ssom_book.html

http://www.amazon.com/Septic-System-.../dp/093607020X

No, I'm not related to sales of the book, just recommending a great resource
of information.