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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
Nice to use, essential, or unnecessary?
-- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Cats don't correct your stories. |
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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
You can get any answer you'd like on this subject. Some will tell you
they've used it for xxx years without having to pump the tank. I've had two septic tank installers tell me that it does reduce the amount of sludge that accumulates in the tank but at the risk of plugging your drainfield. They claimed that in normal operation, septic effluent is taken from approximately the center of the vertical height of the tank and goes to the drainfield. In a properly operating system, the center section of the tank will deliver the clearest water, which is what you want to go to the drainfield. The top layer of the tank will have the floating sewage and the bottom layer will be the denser sewage, along with the mineral matter that came from the fully digested solids in the sewage. When you have a tank pumped, what is being removed is primarily the mineral matter that has accumulated from the digested sewage. The septic installer's explanation as to why the Rid-X is not good for a septic system is that it causes solids in the sewage to break into fine particles and that many of these fine particles are suspended in the center layer and wind up going to the drainfield. When they get to the drainfield, they create what they call a 'biomat' on the surfaces that are supposed to absorb the liquids into the soil. Eventually, this can plug the drainfield. This explanation sort of makes sense to me. I can't imagine how a 1000 gallon septic tank can hold 20 or 30 years of mineral matter accumulation when you consider that the mineral matter should only be allowed to accumulate in the bottom portion of the tank (to the bottom of the riser that delivers effluent to the drainfield). If you let the mineral matter (plus any solids in the sewage that is denser than water) build up to the bottom of the riser, you'd either get sewage solids going to the drainfield up through the riser or the riser would plug, which could allow floating grease and sewage enter the drainfield line over the top of the riser. Either situation would lead to plugging of the drainfield. Harry "Wayne Boatwright" wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote in message 28.19... Nice to use, essential, or unnecessary? -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Cats don't correct your stories. |
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Oh pshaw, on Mon 02 Oct 2006 06:23:16a, HarryS meant to say...
You can get any answer you'd like on this subject. Some will tell you they've used it for xxx years without having to pump the tank. I've had two septic tank installers tell me that it does reduce the amount of sludge that accumulates in the tank but at the risk of plugging your drainfield. They claimed that in normal operation, septic effluent is taken from approximately the center of the vertical height of the tank and goes to the drainfield. In a properly operating system, the center section of the tank will deliver the clearest water, which is what you want to go to the drainfield. The top layer of the tank will have the floating sewage and the bottom layer will be the denser sewage, along with the mineral matter that came from the fully digested solids in the sewage. When you have a tank pumped, what is being removed is primarily the mineral matter that has accumulated from the digested sewage. The septic installer's explanation as to why the Rid-X is not good for a septic system is that it causes solids in the sewage to break into fine particles and that many of these fine particles are suspended in the center layer and wind up going to the drainfield. When they get to the drainfield, they create what they call a 'biomat' on the surfaces that are supposed to absorb the liquids into the soil. Eventually, this can plug the drainfield. This explanation sort of makes sense to me. I can't imagine how a 1000 gallon septic tank can hold 20 or 30 years of mineral matter accumulation when you consider that the mineral matter should only be allowed to accumulate in the bottom portion of the tank (to the bottom of the riser that delivers effluent to the drainfield). If you let the mineral matter (plus any solids in the sewage that is denser than water) build up to the bottom of the riser, you'd either get sewage solids going to the drainfield up through the riser or the riser would plug, which could allow floating grease and sewage enter the drainfield line over the top of the riser. Either situation would lead to plugging of the drainfield. Thanks, Harry. A lot of food for thought. -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ I have seen the future, and it looks a lot like the present -- only much longer. --Dan Quisenberry |
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Oh pshaw, on Mon 02 Oct 2006 03:03:01a, Nobody You'd Know meant to say...
On 2 Oct 2006 06:33:39 +0200, Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote: Nice to use, essential, or unnecessary? I've used it or a competetive product for years. Had the tank pumped for the first time at about 25 yrs of ownership; and the only reason for problems was an accumulation of cigarette butts plugging the outlet to the drain field. The septic guy said he was amazed at how little sludge there was in the tank. I've since switched to another product from Bio-Safe One in the NYC area. http://www.biosafeone.com/ My drain field had become "blinded" with grease; and the Bio-Safe cleared it when Rid-X couldn't. Bottom line for me is: "Essential". Thanks. I'll also take a look at that product. -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ I have seen the future, and it looks a lot like the present -- only much longer. --Dan Quisenberry |
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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
Looking into purchasing the Bio One for my septic system. Being the
untrusting skeptical I am, I am researching this product myself before spending $1400+ on the product. My systems does not appear to be as bad as some of the stories I have read but the sales guy insists that I need to start with his recommendations based on the info I provided (brown lines in the field - looks lie a football field) but no foul odor. Your thoughts Dennis C. Wayne Boatwright wrote: Nice to use, essential, or unnecessary? -- Wayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Cats don't correct your stories. |
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HarryS wrote: You can get any answer you'd like on this subject. The last time I had my tank pumped out I asked the service guy the same question. He said some septic tank treatments do help, in fact they sold one they recommended. I asked if it was any better than Rid-X. He grinned and said "probably not". Bob |
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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
Wayne Boatwright wrote: Nice to use, essential, or unnecessary? None of the above. |
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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
The septic guy said he was amazed at how little sludge there was in the tank. That's because the RIDX kept it in suspension and it all went out into your drain field. |
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stevelangler101 wrote the following:
responding to http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ms-151523-.htm stevelangler101 wrote: I cannot agree with your more. The biosafeone products work unbelievable well to say the least never seen anything like this before. Read my story below. I will never doubt again. Don\'t let any other company tell you they have the same thing either. I first tried the other product because I didnt want to spend the money but I am so glad I gave this co. a spin. Read my blog story: Original message posted October 2, 2006 -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On 3/28/2011 12:14 PM, willshak wrote:
stevelangler101 wrote the following: responding to http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ms-151523-.htm stevelangler101 wrote: I cannot agree with your more. The biosafeone products work unbelievable well to say the least never seen anything like this before. Read my story below. I will never doubt again. Don\'t let any other company tell you they have the same thing either. I first tried the other product because I didnt want to spend the money but I am so glad I gave this co. a spin. Read my blog story: Original message posted October 2, 2006 To stevelangler101, Trust me, if you are an intelligent man, posting from that site will make you appear stupid. If you aren't intelligent, well that's why you posted from there. Read and study about "usenet" and "newsgroups" give it a month or so to learn a little. Then find the proper way to post and you will never let the homeownershrub make you look stupid again. |
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Rid-X for Septic Systems?
Some people are naturally slow?
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "willshak" wrote in message m... stevelangler101 wrote the following: responding to http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ms-151523-.htm stevelangler101 wrote: I cannot agree with your more. The biosafeone products work unbelievable well to say the least never seen anything like this before. Read my story below. I will never doubt again. Don\'t let any other company tell you they have the same thing either. I first tried the other product because I didnt want to spend the money but I am so glad I gave this co. a spin. Read my blog story: Original message posted October 2, 2006 -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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