If you don't have sludge in the bottom of your tank you must be flushing it
out into your leaching field. That is what Rid-X is well known for, stirring
up the sludge into the liquid so that it can flow into the leaching field
and clog it up.

You should have sludge in the bottom of a tank that has not been pumped out.
That is all the non-organic materials that go down the drain. One major
non-organic item is minerals and grit which is from all the dirt that is
flushed down the drain every time you wash yourself. This is the stuff that
should be pumped out on a regular basis not stirred up and drained into your
leach piping.

"Bob S." wrote in message
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Robert11 wrote:
Hello:

That product for septic systems, Rid-X, is it any good ?

or, just "good" advertising ?

Any thoughts on would be appreciated.

Bob

I guess you'd appreciate an honest opinion instead of a wise-ass remark
about now.

Yes, it's a good product as are many other brands. All are concentrated
bacteria designed to breakdown organic material in your septic tank.

What is more important, however, is what else is going down the septic
system. If you flush comdoms, Kotex pads, plastic trash, etc., no
amount of Rid-x is going to do you any good.

If you can lift the flush-out lid on your tank, take a look inside. In
a properly maintained tank there should be little to no material
floating on the surface of the sewage. That means the tank has
sufficient bacteria to handle the products going into it.

I use Rid-x about every 4-6 weeks and am careful about what goes into
the tank. After 10 years of use there was about 1" of sludge on the
bottom of the tank. At that rate it may never need pumping out again.
Bob S.