"Tom J" wrote in message
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"Jon Endres, PE" wrote in message
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Don't bother with the additives like the rest of these yahoos have been
suggesting. All they do is decompose and liquefy the solids in your
tank,
thus increasing the likelihood that the solids will get past the baffle
into
your leach field and plug it up. I swear that the stuff was invented by
a
septic pumping company looking for more business.

Very strange then that our septic tank out at the farm that was installed
over
50 years ago, has had the additives poured down the toilet every time it
started smelling and is still working just fine. The lid has never been
off
the tank and the lines have never been dug and replaced. We'll stay with
the
additives.

Tom J


Odds are pretty good that you have two things - a large drywell as a
disposal field, and very sandy or gravelly soils. Of course, it all
depends on use and abuse too. You may treat your system much differently
(better) than someone who is used to being connected to public sewer
systems.

Hope it stays working well for you.

j