Septic Tank Info
Septic Tank Don’ts
- Don’t connect water softener to on-site septic systems.
- Don’t use garbage disposals. This will shorten the life of your system and cause clogs because these food particles do not break down.
- Don’t let fats, chemicals, or solvents to get into your septic system.
- Don’t allow any plastics to enter your system.
- Don’t allow any type of heavy equipment – including vehicles – to park or drive over your leach field. This could crush the piping.
- Don’t plant anything over the leach field except for grass.
- Don’t flush anything other than human waste and toilet paper. This includes not flushing coffee grounds, poisons, litter, tampons, paper towels, dental floss, pills, paints, oils and any kind of wipes.
- Don’t attempt to make any repairs on your own to your system. Always consult a specialist.
Recommended Septic Tank Cleaning Schedule
| Number of Residents per Household | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| (Gallons) | Septic tank cleaning frequency in years | |||||||||
| 500 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - |
| 750 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1000 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1250 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 1500 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1750 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | 25.4 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| 2250 | 28.6 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2500 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 |