Septic Tanks And The Water They Hold
Nov 19th, 2008 by admin
By Aydan Corkern
In most of your older homes, you will probably have to use a septic tank, which is a large cement hole in your yard that collects the waste water and body waste that you will flush down your toilet. As with most young couples, myself included, they don”t know the first thing about a septic tank or even knowing that there was such a thing. Most are accustomed to water supplied by the city’’s municipal system.
The first time I even heard of a septic tank was when I married my second husband, as we lived out in the country where we had well water and this septic tank. I found out from my mother-in-law what I shouldn”t let down my pipes. The first was being made to put my grease into something besides my drains. I still do this today, as it is just a good way to keep your drains running clean. The second thing I was told not to put down my drains was a lot of harsh chemicals. These will hurt your cement walls in your septic tank, and you will end up having to put in another one. These aren”t cheap and sometimes you will have to move out of this home until it can be built.
There are several different sizes of septic tanks and some of them will hold a lot of water, but you don”t want to fill your tank with a lot of water. What they usually did was run a separate water line for your washing machine, and this would allow the water from this machine to run on to your yard or garden. Most of these lines were added after the washing machine was added to the inside of the home. In olden days, they would use a wringer type washer and the water was dumped onto the ground.
Now most of the time, newer homes have city water and sewer, but you still can find some that do. If you do, you need to make sure that you have this tank dumped at least every three years. If you have a lot of people in the home, you might have to do it sooner.
Here is why this other line was put in for your washer: there is sodium in laundry detergents that will convert clay into an impervious mass that water can”t get through. Don”t plant trees or bushes near your tank, as they will grow their roots right into your tank causing it to crack. The most important thing is to find out where your lid to your septic tank is.
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