Came to see about getting some good input on this subject and y’all’s just spewin crap.
Kinda hard to swallow, ain't it??
Came to see about getting some good input on this subject and y’all’s just spewin crap.
RidX once a month...every month. Can harm nothing and you'll never pump your system. Do it!I recently relocated to a rural property with a house and a cabin. Each has its own septic system. The cabin has about a 3-400 gallon system (fiberglass), and is probably 30 years old and is about 20 years old. The house has a 1,500 gallon system (dual tanks). Neither has ever been pumped.
I'm having some odor inside the cabin but no other issues. The house system works fine.
I have contacted a local septic company and will have both pumped in the next few weeks. Even though I'm not having any real issues, I want them cleaned out so I'm starting over with my own excrement, so to speak. It's too wet and muddy right now, and next week calls for more rain.
Once I have them pumped, do I introduce enzymes (bugs) or just let nature take it's course? Ive heard RidX praised and scorned!
What do you do/recommend for maintaining a traditional, seep field septic system?
Ancient Country Boy secret.....coupla packets of yeast a month or two does wonders.....and is a LOT cheaper.
But as noted....if the odor is inside the house, the most likely culprit is a "P" trap that's drying out from non-use. Simplest thing to do is go in every couple of weeks and run a quart or two of water in EVERY sink/tub/fixture. Another "Country Boy" tip....a couple of cups of Copper Sulfate every few months - put it in a commode, and flush well. It will kill any roots trying to enter your drain pipes - won't hurt anything else.
You guys are a wealth of knowledge. I find it hard to believe that adding bacteria to a system that already must have more bacteria than stars in the universe would make a difference but what do I know.
Not all bacteria are the same, believe it or not.
I don't think anyone would recommend taking the chance of drinking it either.
Bacteria are like members on this forum. Some are very beneficial, others just stink the place up.Not all bacteria are the same, believe it or not.
Been using RID-X for 27 years and only had my tanks pumped once
when the pump from #2 tank quit working .