Septic pumping company with small 4x4 pumping truck, Lanark Highlands

[greatwhite]

Mr Rooter I think

Who in particular are you thinking of?

[smitty55]

. I've gone 10 years plus without a pump out with no adverse effects just watch what goes down there and no Charmin T.P.

I've heard that once before about Charmin. All I use is their extra strong and have had no issues at all. I had mine pumped out after 8 years last fall and there were no issues according to the guy from Kingfish who pumped it out while I was watching. Have you had issues with it? I just did a search and this came up. https://www.charmin.com/en-us/tips-a...s/flushability

[MikePal]

I've heard that once before about Charmin.

My septic dude warned me not to use Charmin either. Said most of the septic issues he sees are caused specifically by that brand.

[WillieBeno]

I've heard that once before about Charmin. All I use is their extra strong and have had no issues at all. I had mine pumped out after 8 years last fall and there were no issues according to the guy from Kingfish who pumped it out while I was watching. Have you had issues with it? I just did a search and this came up. https://www.charmin.com/en-us/tips-a...s/flushability

Yeah, It seized up the effluent pump once about 20 years ago never bought it again, then my daughter moved back home into the basement last fall and cooked the pump down there, I looked at the toilet paper holder and sure enough Charmin. It's too strong and doesn't break down fast enough. I could see it plugging up a drain field pretty quick under heavy use.

[impact]

Yeah, It seized up the effluent pump once about 20 years ago never bought it again, then my daughter moved back home into the basement last fall and cooked the pump down there, I looked at the toilet paper holder and sure enough Charmin. It's too strong and doesn't break down fast enough. I could see it plugging up a drain field pretty quick under heavy use.

A septic leach field killer is the facial makeup remover wipes that women flush down the toilet.
It happened to my neighbour. His daughter kept flushing them down the toilet and totally plugged up the system.
He had to dig and flush out all the pipes with a pressure washer.

I have a lint trap sock on the discharge hose of the washing machine. You would be amazed on how much fiber it catches.
A little prevention goes a long way.

[WillieBeno]

A septic leach field killer is the facial makeup remover wipes that women flush down the toilet.
It happened to my neighbour. His daughter kept flushing them down the toilet and totally plugged up the system.
He had to dig and flush out all the pipes with a pressure washer.

I have a lint trap sock on the discharge hose of the washing machine. You would be amazed on how much fiber it catches.
A little prevention goes a long way.

Good Idea, I wonder why nobody thought to put a filter on the tank outlet.

[impact]

Good Idea, I wonder why nobody thought to put a filter on the tank outlet.

They are available.
I installed a "T" on the outlet of my tank and inserted a brush into it specific for catching debris floating into the field.
Problem was and soon realized that bacterial growth on it was clogging the out flow and needed to be rinsed off every few months.
So, I removed the brush and left the "T" in place which juts down about 1 foot below the surface and still prevents floaties from making it out and clogging the pipes.

These are the lint traps I use on the washing machine discharge hose.

https://www.homehardware.ca/en/2-pac...hine/p/5499560

[WillieBeno]

They are available.
I installed a "T" on the outlet of my tank and inserted a brush into it specific for catching debris floating into the field.
Problem was and soon realized that bacterial growth on it was clogging the out flow and needed to be rinsed off every few months.
So, I removed the brush and left the "T" in place which juts down about 1 foot below the surface and still prevents floaties from making it out and clogging the pipes.

These are the lint traps I use on the washing machine discharge hose.

https://www.homehardware.ca/en/2-pac...hine/p/5499560

An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure for sure. A faucet hooked up to the T would be handy to clean that filter without having to dig it up and handle it.

[Species8472]

Good Idea, I wonder why nobody thought to put a filter on the tank outlet.

Somebody did. It's been a building code requirement on new builds for 15+ years.

[smitty55]

Yeah, It seized up the effluent pump once about 20 years ago never bought it again, then my daughter moved back home into the basement last fall and cooked the pump down there, I looked at the toilet paper holder and sure enough Charmin. It's too strong and doesn't break down fast enough. I could see it plugging up a drain field pretty quick under heavy use.

I agree it is strong, that's why I like it. There's only 2 of us here and I'm the only one using it. No pumps to worry about. I've never seen anything like that floating in the secondary chamber, and there is a baffle in the first chamber that shouldn't allow anything floating to enter the second. My whole septic field is over 30 years old now so I want to treat it nice. I use an industrial strength septic treatment called Hycura from Alberta. It seems to work real good, there is hardly any odor from the tank with the cover off. Order direct from the supplier, free shipping.