Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.

On 15 Jan 2005 06:06:48 -0800, "Gel"
wrote:

Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.

I've found them useful for reviving a tank that has been unused for
some period, or has received either unusually little, or unusually
large, amounts of water.

As a regular top-up, then if it's working at all, the last thing it
should need is some more bacteria adding.
--
Smert' spamionam

"Huge" wrote in message
...
"Gel" writes:
Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.


I've never bothered with them in my septic tank. I would suggest that
sufficient falls out of one's bottom to provide any bacterial input
required.

Totally agree. But last time I said that I got shot down.
But mine has been going fine for over 3 years and still isn't in need of
emptying.

"Gel" wrote in message
oups.com...
Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.

I built a new house 10 years ago and my septic tank has never been emptied.
I use Septico septic tank conditioner twice a year
2 Commercial packs cost £15 including VAT and postage from DW Jones, 184
Henwood Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8NZ
My wife takes care not to put any strong fluids down the sink.
Blair

Thanks all; we have poor soil conditions, which is why I was enquiring.

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:00:57 -0000, "Mike" wrote:


"Huge" wrote in message
...
"Gel" writes:
Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.


I've never bothered with them in my septic tank. I would suggest that
sufficient falls out of one's bottom to provide any bacterial input
required.

Totally agree. But last time I said that I got shot down.
But mine has been going fine for over 3 years and still isn't in need of
emptying.


A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.

If I had your address, and I knew what you just told me, I could have
the EA round to your place, delivering you a big fine. I suggest you
look after your tank .........

Rick

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:46:16 GMT, Rick wrote:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:00:57 -0000, "Mike" wrote:


"Huge" wrote in message
...
"Gel" writes:
Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.


I've never bothered with them in my septic tank. I would suggest that
sufficient falls out of one's bottom to provide any bacterial input
required.

Totally agree. But last time I said that I got shot down.
But mine has been going fine for over 3 years and still isn't in need of
emptying.


A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.


That's a cesspit. A septic tank is a multi-chamber device that gives
primary treatment. It collects the solids and delivers the effluent
elsewhere - usually a soakaway.

Only the solids need collecting and the interval depends on the size
of the tank and the amount of use it gets. I would think for only two
people 3 years is not an unreasonable time.

Bill

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from contains these words:

A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.


That's a cesspit. A septic tank is a multi-chamber device that gives
primary treatment. It collects the solids and delivers the effluent
elsewhere - usually a soakaway.

Only the solids need collecting and the interval depends on the size
of the tank and the amount of use it gets. I would think for only two
people 3 years is not an unreasonable time.

I don't know where people got this idea that septic tanks are little
more than cesspits with a water management add-on. Poison them with
modern chemicals of course and they won't work but a properly
functioning septic tank will last almost indefinitely as anyone with a
long lasting one will tell you.

--
Roger

"Roger" wrote in message
k...
The message
from contains these words:

A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.


That's a cesspit. A septic tank is a multi-chamber device that gives
primary treatment. It collects the solids and delivers the effluent
elsewhere - usually a soakaway.

Only the solids need collecting and the interval depends on the size
of the tank and the amount of use it gets. I would think for only two
people 3 years is not an unreasonable time.

I don't know where people got this idea that septic tanks are little
more than cesspits with a water management add-on. Poison them with
modern chemicals of course and they won't work but a properly
functioning septic tank will last almost indefinitely as anyone with a
long lasting one will tell you.

Happy to concur on this one. My septic tank hasnt been emptied ( or needed
it) for fifteen years at least ( my occupancy). My mothers has been going
for at least 30 years untouched.

Rick wrote:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:00:57 -0000, "Mike" wrote:


"Huge" wrote in message
...

"Gel" writes:

Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.


I've never bothered with them in my septic tank. I would suggest that
sufficient falls out of one's bottom to provide any bacterial input
required.

Totally agree. But last time I said that I got shot down.
But mine has been going fine for over 3 years and still isn't in need of
emptying.



A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.

No, thats is a cess pit I think


If I had your address, and I knew what you just told me, I could have
the EA round to your place, delivering you a big fine. I suggest you
look after your tank .........

Rick

"Rick" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:00:57 -0000, "Mike" wrote:


"Huge" wrote in message
...
"Gel" writes:
Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.


I've never bothered with them in my septic tank. I would suggest that
sufficient falls out of one's bottom to provide any bacterial input
required.

Totally agree. But last time I said that I got shot down.
But mine has been going fine for over 3 years and still isn't in need of
emptying.


A septic tank is simply a collecting unit, and normall needs empting
every 3-4 weeks.

If I had your address, and I knew what you just told me, I could have
the EA round to your place, delivering you a big fine. I suggest you
look after your tank .........

I think you misunderstand how a septic tank works. In a septic tank the
contents decay, water runs out the top into soakaways and any hard
non-decaying items sink to the bottom. These do need removing but every 3-5
yeays is quite common provided you don't put in silly items.

And in anycase the EA can't fine people unless they pollute a watercourse.
And even when polluters are reported to them as I've done before, they're
reluctant to do anything about it.

Has anyone knowledge of these treatments either those you add monthly,
or the one off rejuvenator packs; these are supposed to help revive
sluggish ones.

I built a new house 10 years ago and my septic tank has never been
emptied.
I use Septico septic tank conditioner twice a year
2 Commercial packs cost =A315 including VAT and postage from DW Jones,
184
Henwood Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8NZ
My wife takes care not to put any strong fluids down the sink.
Blair

Have you a phone/fax or e mail; did send off few weeks back but have
heard nowt??

arrived today; they had moved : now at:

Wild Briars
Lyth Hill
Lyth Bank
Shrewsbury
SY3 0BS

Domestic pack now =A36.50 inc P+P
Commercial =A39.50
2 Comm Packs =A316

replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to empty
the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work

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On 02/12/16 23:44, jim harbourne wrote:
replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to
empty the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work


Ah, a tight arse.


--
"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They
always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"

Margaret Thatcher

On 03/12/2016 00:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 02/12/16 23:44, jim harbourne wrote:
replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to
empty the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work


Ah, a tight arse.



No, it's just leaking into the surrounding ground.

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On 03/12/16 02:22, alan_m wrote:
On 03/12/2016 00:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 02/12/16 23:44, jim harbourne wrote:
replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to
empty the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work


Ah, a tight arse.



No, it's just leaking into the surrounding ground.

Well yes, that's equally possible I guess ;-)


--
"I guess a rattlesnake ain't risponsible fer bein' a rattlesnake, but ah
puts mah heel on um jess the same if'n I catches him around mah chillun".

On Sunday, 16 January 2005 09:19:15 UTC, Gel wrote:
Thanks all; we have poor soil conditions, which is why I was enquiring.

Treatment for septic tanks is snake oil.

If you mean you have heavy clay no amount of treatment will fix that.
There are soakaways attached to septic tanks, their extent depends on the type of soil. (Called a "leach field")

Sandy soils need a small leach field, clay soils need a bigger one.
This should have been determined when the septic tank was installed.

El cheapo/old fashioned septic tanks lets sediments pass into the leach field which eventually buggers them up. Sometime they can be cleared by power washing/jetting the drains but usually they have to be dug up and renewed.

Some septic tanks discharge into watercourses but it's not allowed now without further treatment (eg a reed bed)

Old fashioned brick built septic tanks might just have slots in the brickwork and be surrounded by rubble/hardcore.

Good grief, its obviously got a leak somewhere.

Was the first post in the thread 25 years ago?
Brian

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replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to
empty
the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work

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In message , The Natural Philosopher
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On 03/12/16 02:22, alan_m wrote:
On 03/12/2016 00:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 02/12/16 23:44, jim harbourne wrote:
replying to Rick, jim harbourne wrote:
I have lived in my property for twenty three years and have never had to
empty the tank. do not tell me the product doe,s not work


Ah, a tight arse.



No, it's just leaking into the surrounding ground.

Well yes, that's equally possible I guess ;-)

I thought that was the purpose. Anaerobic digestion to reduce solid
matter with cleaned water discharged to a *drain field*.

Emptying is necessary when the sediment or floating solids interfere
with the discharge arrangement.



--
Tim Lamb

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Good grief, its obviously got a leak somewhere.

Was the first post in the thread 25 years ago?
Brian

No, only 11 years.
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Dave W