| Without the proper design, use, and maintenance | | | | Avoid overloading your system with excess |
| of your septic system you will undoubtedly face | | | | water, because too much water filling the system |
| the day when you'll have septic tank problems | | | | can cause it to fail and shut down. This can also |
| galore, and absolutely no idea how to solve them. | | | | be the result of excessive food particles, which |
| Here's a quick look at the most common septic | | | | can overload the system and shut it down. |
| problems you may encounter, and how to avoid | | | | Certain chemicals and supposed septic tank |
| them. | | | | additives can do more harm than good to your |
| First, excessive use and subsequent dumping of | | | | system. Adding pesticides, lye, paints, or solvents |
| oil and grease, which take a long time to degrade | | | | can damage the system and basically render it |
| into your septic tanks can clog up the upper | | | | totally ineffective. Do not unload your paint and |
| chamber of the tank, as well as the inlet drains. | | | | other solvent wastes into your septic tanks. |
| This can result in all sorts of bad odors, not to | | | | Dispose of them properly. Not only are you |
| mention the added difficulty when tank-emptying | | | | prolonging the life of your system, you are also |
| season comes around. To solve this problem, try | | | | doing your environment some good. |
| curbing on your oil and grease use, or use a | | | | Finally, if you're having problems that you know |
| separate system for your oil and grease waste. | | | | you can't fix, avoid self-medicating and contact |
| Do not dispose of non-biodegradable products like | | | | your local health or environmental authorities |
| plastics down the toilets or drains, since this can | | | | immediately. It will make things much easier on |
| clog up your pipes or the soil. | | | | everyone involved. |