Septic Tank For Fulltime

nodepositnoreturn wrote:
If you can buy some enzymes and dump the box in the septic when you get going , the health of the septic is important. No bleach or strong cleaners,enzymes break the solids down.

Strong cleaners and drain cleaners might possibly slow a system down, but reasonable use of household bleach will have zero effect on a septic system, never has, never will. First the gallon of bleach you grab at the store has very, very little actual bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite) in it. It's actually a jug of that about 95% full of water. Second, it is typically diluted again by the end user. Finally, when it enters the on-site system it is futher diluted in 500-1000 gallons of black water. At that point, it's ability to do any harm to a septic system is long gone.

There is a ton of online info. on the bleach issue including:

[COLOR=]"Chlorine bleach in moderate amounts isn’t as bad for a septic system as you may have heard. But even a little drain cleaner may be terrible. One study found that it took nearly two gallons of liquid bleach but only about a teaspoon of chemical drain cleaner to kill the beneficial bacteria in a septic tank."

As for adding enzymes, the fact that they do absolutely nothing to improve an on-site system has been well documented for decades. Bottom line is that most additives do no harm, other than wasting your money, and provide no measurable benefit.