Septic tank maintenance: how to maintain it properly?

[Pear Belle Helene]

Well here I am here if we can say because I am a little / bcp in the m ... e and yes my pits are "clogged" in any case that when you flush the toilet it goes up in the toilets very nice eh.

Here we have a 3000 l all-purpose tank and there are 7 of us.

We made it drain 5 years ago since it seems that it is at this rate that it is compulsory but I am not sure.
At the time we did it because we had been there for 5 years. The top of the pit was taken by a thick layer of thick material and below the water. The guy to suck it all up and go again.
At the time I asked him if I should put activators in it, he told me it was pipo
I followed his good advice

There for qqs days as the level went up in the toilets it was necessary to urgently call the emptier. He comes this am ouf and it will cost me 270 euros (thanks after the car this month long live the holidays) and therefore I will ask him again the questions of bacteria.

IF a yogurt does as well I could tjs tested because there I have not put anything for 5 years.
By cons I recognize that I sometimes use a bleach sprays especially in case of an epidemic of gastro at home. So this is a zero point for my pit I know it and I will change my habits.

We have a spreading that we did again last year because the first one was saturated because of a clay soil here and the roots of trees which found the way.

This is where I am today

[Did67]

I think did67 rather meant that they are (relatively) expensive and that you have to be able to "rack" at once and more than if you improve as you go by tinkering yourself.

I lost this thread a bit: that's it! I have nothing against. I just want to say that there is an "ecological" approach (reduction of the ecological footprint that one can have) passing by the "high tech turnkey", therefore expensive ... So not "generalizable"

That I also respect ... There is no problem

[Christophe]

There for qqs days as the level went up in the toilets it was necessary to urgently call the emptier. He comes this am ouf and it will cost me 270 euros (thanks after the car this month long live the holidays) and therefore I will ask him again the questions of bacteria.

All water pits are "unfortunately" to be emptied frequently and 5 years, from what I have read, is a rather low number (so that means that your pit works pretty well).

Just a question: can you check if the rainwater goes into your pit all water? If this is the case, they must be diverted directly to spreading.

Sometimes it is the spreading which is "blocked" and they therefore return via the pit pipe -> spreading ...

By cons I recognize that I sometimes use a bleach sprays especially in case of an epidemic of gastro at home. So this is a zero point for my pit I know it and I will change my habits.

When, rarely, we happen to use it, there is a trick: leave the product in the air (outside) for a few days ... after a while (more or less long depending on the temperature, the concentration ...) all the chlorine will have evaporated ... and you can put the residue in the toilet ...

We have a spreading that we did again last year because the first one was saturated because of a clay soil here and the roots of trees which found the way.

Ah maybe this is where the problem comes from (rainwater coming back into the pits ...)

[Pear Belle Helene]

No the rainwater does not go into the pits, in fact our gutters are "free" if I may say so, ie they simply empty into the backyard.

[Christophe]

Ok then you're sure it's not that! It's already that!

As I said 5 years between 2 oil changes for a 3000L pit and 7 people it seems "logical" to me ...

[Pear Belle Helene]

So in fact it was not my pit which was full (even if it was this year that we had to empty it) but the pipe going from the wc to the pit which was blocked by a paper plug.
It is true that the last series of paper that I took from Lidl (recycled which is cheap and .... recycled ) was particularly thick and rough (like a buttock scraper) so I wonder if it wouldn't have something to do with it.
Finally, the guy who sucks (not the grandma model eh, something pro) and zou left.

The bill for emptying is still 270 euros .... it hurts

I throw my bleach sprays this morning and I made one by following a recipe taken from the net.
It smells super good.

For the home - Disinfectant for WC (Nerys Purchon):
HE Lemongrass: 40 drops
HE Tea tree: 2 teaspoons
HE True Lavender: 1 teaspoon
HE Lemon: 2 teaspoon
HE Scots pine: 40 drops
In a sprayer, pour 1 teaspoon of the disinfectant and 2 tablespoon of vodka or brandy. Leave to dissolve and then add a glass of water. 
- Spray upwards in the toilet.
- Pour 10 drops of WC disinfectant into the bowl after cleaning it.

I didn't have pine so I replaced it with cinnamon.

For the Eparcyl style stuff, the guy said it was good but hey he seemed to say that at random, because no argument with it. So I will not put it and I will put a yogurt.
Do you know how much it should be expired and how often it should be put ???

[tobys]

be careful the first 4 lines are advertising

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thanks for the answers

except error last deadline 2016 for Europe standard pits

according to this advertisement of ultrapur the system in possible renovation
or as new no need for spreading possible to recover water for watering

I hope my message gets through because I am not very strong for the internet

[tobys]

possible to put an aquarium air pump to clarify the bo
ues or copper sulphate or Bordeaux boullie

Great forum long life

[Grelinette]

I bring my little testimony on the treatment of sewage and septic tanks:

We live in the countryside and our town has just installed a treatment plant. The whole in the sewer passes about 400 m from our house and we have made a connection estimate but it is too expensive, and the administrative procedures are a real obstacle course.

On the other hand, as we had to redo the spreading of the pit, we installed at the outlet of the pit (therefore just before spreading) a large tank through which the gray water passes, and which contains pebbles, a geo-textile and aquatic plants (rushes, water iris, reeds, bamboo, papyrus, ...).

For more than a year now, we have had no smell, aquatic plants are developing in a surprising way and this oasis in the countryside helps attract many animals (birds, frogs, .... and probably also some mosquitoes , but the frogs take care of it!).

We were a little surprised when at the time of the construction of the sewage treatment plant in the town, we received a letter from the town hall announcing that following a check of our wastewater treatment system , it turns out that it does not comply with the regulations in force and that we have to bring it up to standard, in clear we connect to the mains drainage!

What is weird is that the wastewater treatment system is inside the fenced property, that we have not seen any controller ... and that the control body does not find the account- return of control ...

I hope that our frogs and our wild birds will remain still for a long time.
Well, today I'm going to put a little yogurt in the toilet to see if the frogs like it! What perfume do you think they prefer?

[Christophe]

Thank you grelinette for this testimony.

I believe that there are clearly mafia methods (or almost) that are used with regard to the imposition of everything in the sewer ... and water in general! It's as strategic as energy ...

Would you have some photos and info of your pond because there are chances that we must do the same in a few years with us.

Do you treat via this method 100% of the water leaving your tank (any water?) Or do you have a septic tank and a gray water tank?

We would be in the 2nd case.