Useful
Info
Useful Info
Tips for a Safer Septic System
(from the Homebuyer's Guide to Septic Systems)
(distributed by the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs)
(distributed by the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs)
• Never flush paper towels, newspapers, wrapping paper, rags, or sticks into the system.
• Never allow large, irregular, intermittent, or constant volumes of clear water into the system, as with a leaking toilet or faucet.
• Never over-use ordinary household cleaning chemicals that will be flushed into the system.
• Never pour out or empty hobby or home industry chemicals into the system.
• Never allow grease or other bulky waste to enter the system.
• Never flush toxic materials such as pesticides into the system.
• Never plant trees or other shrubbery in the drainfield
• Never allow vehicles (cars, trucks, etc.) to drive across or park on the drainfield. (Protect it from being crushed.)
• Never waste water.
• Never use chemical solvents to clean plumbing lines or a septic tank system.
• Never allow large, irregular, intermittent, or constant volumes of clear water into the system, as with a leaking toilet or faucet.
• Never over-use ordinary household cleaning chemicals that will be flushed into the system.
• Never pour out or empty hobby or home industry chemicals into the system.
• Never allow grease or other bulky waste to enter the system.
• Never flush toxic materials such as pesticides into the system.
• Never plant trees or other shrubbery in the drainfield
• Never allow vehicles (cars, trucks, etc.) to drive across or park on the drainfield. (Protect it from being crushed.)
• Never waste water.
• Never use chemical solvents to clean plumbing lines or a septic tank system.
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Safari Septic and Home Services, LLC
16877 East Colonial Drive, PMB # 115 • Orlando, Florida 32820
Phone: 321-221-0300 • Fax: 321-226-9400
16877 East Colonial Drive, PMB # 115 • Orlando, Florida 32820
Phone: 321-221-0300 • Fax: 321-226-9400
" The suggested pumping frequency is 3-5 years. Visual inspection of the tank must be made when the tank is empty to detect cracks, leaks, or other defects."