On 18/02/2012 10:21, Huge wrote:
On 2012-02-18, wrote:
On 18/02/2012 08:29, leedsbob wrote:
we are shortly moving to a rural property with no mains drainage,we
have been told we need to be carefull about using products which
damage the bacteria which form part of the process,can anyone with
experience of septic tanks adise us the products to use,ie,toilet
cleaner washing machine detergent and dishwasher tablets,many thanks
Any non biological washing product is fine. I don't think any of the
dish washer tablets are a problem. Bleach is a no no, plenty of product
for cleaning the toilet that are safe. Also there is a product (can't
remember its name, we get ours from the local pumper out) it comes in
sachets, one of which you flush down a toilet every month. This feeds
the needed bacteria. We have been here for over 10 years and have had no
problems.

Put whatever you like down the drains. The only thing we avoid is anything
that won't fit through the pump and a 2" pipe. We get the Klargester
desludged annually, but apart from that pay it no mind whatsoever.

And we've been doing that for nearly 19 years.


Had mine cleared out shortly after moving in . The Hales bloke asked me
if I used rainbow coloured contraceptives. Apparently there were
hundreds of the damn things. So perhaps
putting whatever you like down needs a caveat !