Septic tie in
My septic cleanout is only about 25' off my driveway. Usually I pull in the yard to access it with my slinky. I am considering running an extension to the corner of the house next to the driveway. It'...
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There are several reasons why you do not want to dump your holding tanks into your septic.
1. The septic process works because of anaerobic bacteria, which is bacteria that thrives in the absence of oxygen. If you tee into a drain line that opens to the surface, you are admitting air into the system and will kill off a lot of your "good" bacteria.
2. In the same vein, if you use any sort of deodorizing holding tank chemical, that stuff works by killing off odor causing anaerobic bacteria, which is exactly the bacteria you need for your septic system to work properly. Regular emptying of holding tank contents laced with bacteria killer will make your septic system much less efficient.
3. Finally, your septic tank is not designed to handle an 80-100 gallon introduction at any one time. Sudden emptying of your tanks into the septic will break up the sludge cap, pushing sludge up over the baffel and out into your fields, plugging them up with sludge. It won't take long before you are digging up your yard because your septic has failed.
If you absolutely insist on proceeding with this, it would be a good idea to stop using any sort of holding tank chemical and also consider dumping only when the tanks are partially full.
At my previous house, we all were on well and septic (never again, but that is an entirely different story). My neighbor, also an RV owner, had a dump line tied into his drain. One Sunday they came in off a trip, wife and kids piled into the house with the dirty laundry, they started a load in the washer and wife went upstairs to shower. Husband was outside putting the coach to bed and dumped the tanks. The following morning, they woke up to toilets that wouldn't flush, sink drains that wouldn't drain and a pond of raw sewage out in the back yard.
1. The septic process works because of anaerobic bacteria, which is bacteria that thrives in the absence of oxygen. If you tee into a drain line that opens to the surface, you are admitting air into the system and will kill off a lot of your "good" bacteria.
2. In the same vein, if you use any sort of deodorizing holding tank chemical, that stuff works by killing off odor causing anaerobic bacteria, which is exactly the bacteria you need for your septic system to work properly. Regular emptying of holding tank contents laced with bacteria killer will make your septic system much less efficient.
3. Finally, your septic tank is not designed to handle an 80-100 gallon introduction at any one time. Sudden emptying of your tanks into the septic will break up the sludge cap, pushing sludge up over the baffel and out into your fields, plugging them up with sludge. It won't take long before you are digging up your yard because your septic has failed.
If you absolutely insist on proceeding with this, it would be a good idea to stop using any sort of holding tank chemical and also consider dumping only when the tanks are partially full.
At my previous house, we all were on well and septic (never again, but that is an entirely different story). My neighbor, also an RV owner, had a dump line tied into his drain. One Sunday they came in off a trip, wife and kids piled into the house with the dirty laundry, they started a load in the washer and wife went upstairs to shower. Husband was outside putting the coach to bed and dumped the tanks. The following morning, they woke up to toilets that wouldn't flush, sink drains that wouldn't drain and a pond of raw sewage out in the back yard.
