On 10/01/2016 00:44, A Cepeda wrote:
replying to Rod Speed , A Cepeda wrote:
rod.speed.aaa wrote:

Rusty wrote It isn't the dishwasher detergent
that congeals. Same one I have used for decades now. I don't believe
that. I am currently running my latest dishwasher on the 6' wide
concrete slab that runs the whole of the length of that part of the
back of the house, under the 6' eave there just because I have been
too lazy to install it in the kitchen in place of the previous one. So
the drain is just lying on the ground, so I can see that nothing
congeals at all. Work out what is congealing. At one time I used to
tip the molten fat out of the big stainless steel pan I do the legs of
lamb in and then just put the whole thing in the bottom of the
dishwasher. That approach does end up with a lot of fat in the drain
and that does certainly congeal there. I don't do that anymore, wipe
the pan out with kitchen paper and that has fixed the fat problem. I
don't believe that is going to make any difference. The solid pellets
of detergent are completely dissolved during the wash cycle and that
dissolved detergent doesn't ever congeal when its cold.


We do not have a dishwasher, we do not put fat or oils down the drain, but
we wash our clothes a lot with liquid detergent. We have the same problem.
I believe our problem is the cold and that the septic tank does not empty
fluids fast enough when there is heavy use of the washer machine, toilet,
showers, etc. (i.e., when the house is full of guests).



For some time now I have been using Muck Munchers, placing it in the
toilet bowl once a month. I have found it extremely efficient. I had the
tank emptied before starting with the product, though this is
purportedly no necessary. The money you save not having the tank emptied
more than of sets the price of the product. apart from being a customer
I have no connection to the company.