Not only are additives such as Rid-X not recommended, but they also have a detrimental and potentially dangerous effect on waste in your septic system. Yes, the recommended average time between pumping a septic tank is 2 to 3 years, depending on the rate of sediment accumulation, family size, and other factors. In a properly functioning septic system, the house's wastewater is emptied into the septic tank, where solids settle to the bottom, allowing liquids to rise to the surface before exiting through the exhaust baffle and filtering through the drain field to be purified and reabsorbed into the water table. Septic tanks that serve a single home can range in size from 500 gallons (for older systems) and 2000 gallons or more.
As a somewhat informed septic system owner, you should have the tank pumped and inspected (ideally, this should have been done as part of the Title V portion of the sales transaction; read the report, if you have already done so) and, if you don't already have one, consider installing a filter in the outlet shirt (or instead of). Then I told him that I wanted the toilet paper to remain at the bottom of the tank as mud and not come out of the tank and could clog the drain pipes; only water should come out of the tank. And while a properly functioning system requires little more than routine cleaning every 2 to 4 years, some homeowners strive to make their septic systems more efficient by using additives, such as Rid-X, to slightly stimulate the presence of bacteria in their tanks. However, these particles are so small that they do not settle at the bottom of the septic tank, but pass through the outlet deflector and reach the drain. Septic systems, which are promoted as the green alternative to the chemical-laden waste treatment facilities used by many cities, work to purify wastewater naturally.
It is not recommended to plant shrubs or trees with deep roots over septic tanks because the roots can invade the tank and clog it.
