Slow drains. Foul odors. The fear that you may be facing a big repair bill. When you live with a septic system, you know that feeling. You have probably seen the big promises on the bottles of septic tank additives, promising to cure that fast. It’s tempting. I’ve done it. I once poured a “miracle” … Read more
Beneath your lawn, a small, steady community keeps everything running. Septic tank bacteria work daily to digest waste and keep the drain field from clogging. Support them, and you sidestep blockages, backups, and repair bills you do not want to pay. This is the tricky part. Not all additives are conducive to the action of … Read more
What a quiet workhorse is a septic tank. It keeps things afloat in places that have no city sewers, out of sight and generally out of mind until a backup occurs at some inconvenient time. I have been there, standing over a slow-draining sink and wishing I had paid attention to the clues earlier on. … Read more