By way of excuse, I enjoy the off topics that emerge on FR when a Freeper seeks some oddball advice. I know there's a Freeper out there that knows a lot about septic tanks and the best way to manage them. I have a property that has a delicate septic system and I want to treat it in such a way as to avoid stressing it. I was considering getting RV type toilet paper, which dissolves much more easily, and using Rid-X regularly. I have been told that it doesn't help any--but it seems to sell well over many years, so some people must believe in it.
Advice would be appreciated.
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09/15/2007 2:42:52 PM PDT by
Mamzelle
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To: Mamzelle
FWIW, I used it and when I sold my house with a forty year old spetic system, it passed the Massachusetts Title V inspection, probably the strictest inspection in the country. (Especially since it was within 300 feet of a stream, which ups the standard.)
The inspector (a private contractor), who was hoping for a lucrative remediation job, looked crestfallen as he mumbled, “I can’t fail it just because it’s old.”
I also had it pumped annually, and about ten years before, had inlet baffles installed. (Inlet baffles prevent churning, which allows solids to remain suspended and get into the leaching field.
I would suggest annual pumping, ensuring that your inlet and outlet baffles are in good repair are more important.
As to Rid-X, “can’t hurt”.
97 posted on
09/16/2007 6:47:10 AM PDT by
Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: Mamzelle
98 posted on
09/16/2007 6:47:34 AM PDT by
TC Rider
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To: Mamzelle
Have you tried the “M-80 and a toilet plunger” trick?
102 posted on
09/16/2007 7:47:29 PM PDT by
Redcloak
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To: Mamzelle
Advice would be appreciated.
Don't use it on your keyboard and never ask the question under "News/Activism" topics. Put your flame suit one.....LOL!
To: Mamzelle
Our septic tank guy said to use RidX regularly
127 posted on
07/31/2010 7:14:36 AM PDT by
justsaynomore
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To: Mamzelle
It works. My mom used it for 20 years and when the guy came to pump, there was nothing much to pump. He told her whatever she was doing, keep doing it.
130 posted on
11/01/2010 7:00:54 PM PDT by
Heart of Georgia
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To: Mamzelle
I’ve heard RidX is good for cleaning deer heads,
mix it up in a pot, put in the deer head and let
them do their magic....
135 posted on
11/01/2010 7:19:05 PM PDT by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Mamzelle
Just use your right hand like the muslims!
Don’t ever shake hands with a muslims right hand!!!
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