Home dump station
Having some sewer work done on the house, so I'm thinking why not add a RV dump point? Thinking 3-4 inches high in the flower bed. Any thoughts? Yay or nay? Where would I look for fittings, caps,...
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2oldman wrote:
No problem. Just try to not use chemicals.
Why not? Even if you have a septic tank at home, how often will you be dumping your tanks into that septic system?
Let's look at the supposed "worst case scenario": A formaldehyde based chemical. You dump 4 ounces of powder into your 50 gallon holding tank. Most of that 4 ounces is perfume, about 5% (that's a guess, I don't really know) is actually formaldehyde.
When the tank is about 4/5 full, you dump it into your 1500 gallon septic system. You do this once or twice a month. Is that little bit of formaldehyde REALLY going to pollute the 1500 gallons of waste water in your septic tank?
Admittedly, an RV park with a 10,000 gallon septic tank, where 40 or 50 RVs dump chemicals into the system every week, is a quite different proposition.
But, YOU dumping into your home system, and nobody else using it? I can't see where you will have any trouble.
I haven't. But then, I rarely use my home septic system to dump. I dump somewhere before I get home.
