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Many of these in the area are really fortunate because we have public solar systems. But I know a lot of you out there have septic tanks. Well, how do we make sure that the septic tanks are kept at their optimum working capability? I will tell you how.

Make sure we keep paint out of the septic systems. Let us keep pain thinner. We want to keep out chlorine bleach. Do not put that in there and do not put any those antibacterial hand wash soaps on your hands. Why? Because all those things kill the beneficial bacterial that is inside the tank that works to dissolve food particles and bottle waste.

Okay, let us talk a little about food particles and septic systems. A lot of people think that garbage disposers and septic tanks do not mix. Well guess what? That is not true. You can actually use garbage disposers in their beneficial because they grinned up the food and increase the surface area which allows the bacteria inside the tank to dissolve them more rapidly.

Now there is a new garbage disposer and it is called the septic disposer designs specifically four septic tanks, and why because it has great little enzyme tank and it squirts some beneficial bacterial inside the septic system every time you use a disposer. Fantastic products make sure you get one if you have got a septic tank. Remember, no chlorine bleach, no antibacterial soaps, none of those bad things inside your septic tank and get a pump out on a regular basis.

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Many of these in the area are really fortunate because we have public solar systems. But I know a lot of you out there have septic tanks. Well, how do we make sure that the septic tanks are kept at their optimum working capability? I will tell you how. Make sure... click to read more