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I would have thought most here would "recycle" and have compost piles for their organic wet garbage?
Just me and the wife here. I also separated the washing machine water from the septic system and it goes into the field also.
I'm trying to be careful about how we use our system because the septic system regulations have recently changed around here and a replacement system would cost me $22,000-$25,000. Ouch!
-Len
We have an aerobic septic system and we don't put any of our laundry water into it. It just doesn't make sense. However, I have used a garbage disposal with our system for over 8 years. My aerobic contractor always tells me there is very little sludge in my raw sewage tank and my filter tank is the cleanest of all the 200+ systems he services. I have never had the system pumped and I don't worry a bit about using our disposal. There are just two of us
jinman - a couple of questions, is there a tank before the aerobic unit?? where is the filter tank located with-in the system?? what type of filter? what brand is the aerobic unit?
We have an aerobic septic system and we don't put any of our laundry water into it. It just doesn't make sense. However, I have used a garbage disposal with our system for over 8 years.
jinman - a couple of questions, is there a tank before the aerobic unit?? where is the filter tank located with-in the system?? what type of filter? what brand is the aerobic unit?
Jim, we had an aerobic system installed in 1997 and in just about four and a half years, it needed pumping, and was pumped of course. But we did run the laundry water into it; just avoided using bleach in the washing machine. As to why it needed pumping when yours doesn't, I don't know for sure. Just two of us living there, but we had a lot of company, and I know we let too much grease get into it, so I suspect that was a major factor.
Bird, could be he has a tank before the aerobic unit, I'm assuming you dont