Septic tank cleaning

OK, I guess I need an education here. I have only (personally) built, installed and maintained (concrete block type, fiberglass and concrete vault type) septic systems and leach lines, for the homes I have lived in for the past 25 years. I cannot for the life of me ever remember anyone ever crawling around inside a septic tank to clean it out. When it is necessary, "clean out" or "cleaning" a residential septic tank refers to "pumping out" of the solids and sludge that accumulate over time (depending upon size) usually necessary only every four to five years or so by a pumper truck. Rid X and many other such bacteria, microbes, acids and enzymes can be purchased in most any Wal Mart and I have also seen them in both Mexican HEB and Commercial Mexicana stores. Bacterium, microbes, acids and enzymes are used on a variable basis to replenish normal growth bacteria for consuming the solids in the tank that do not completely breakdown and also for opening up leach lines and areas around leach lines that over time can become plugged with semi solids and solids, so the liquid residue can leach out into the ground and not plug up a leach line, or overflow your tank.

T if you are doing property management you really should get a good handle on septic systems. They are a very simple system and easy to maintain. You should have a drawing or map of just where your leach field is located and know where your "cleanout" is located. For goodness sake know where your leach lines are located and do not dig them up. When burying a leach line it is easy to take some yellow or other colored plastic tape and put this tape over the lines but only a few inches below the surface over the lines so when you are digging you will bring up plastic tape first and not the leach lines. Big problems if the lines plug up or break. That is not perfume that you smell in an otherwise clean smelling neighborhood. Sounds like to me that you have a good septic man. Better keep his number handy.

robt65