Every time I've heard of dead bacteria in a tank it was traced back to medication. Someone in the house was taking a antibiotic. I think thats amazing that a small dose of a patients medication can do that when pounding it with bleach can't.
There are some types of heart meds. that will also kill the bacteria in a septic.
I read a article once. Don't remember where. I think it was a university that keep dumping bleach into a septic tank until all bacteria action was stopped. They checked it the 24 hours later and it was alive again.
Every time I've heard of dead bacteria in a tank it was traced back to medication. Someone in the house was taking a antibiotic. I think thats amazing that a small dose of a patients medication can do that when pounding it with bleach can't.
A well-designed septic tank and leach field will be completely maintenance free if you are careful about what goes into it. We limit the amount of cleaning products that go into the system. The happier the enzymes down there are, the better. I use white vinegar for all my cleaning, and I use as little dish detergent as I can. We had them pump the septic tank contingent to our purchase 20 years ago. We haven't had a single problem since then.
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