Bacteria is naturally present in all septic tanks.
Beneficial bacteria for septic tanks.
The way you use your septic tank and the things you flush down your drains can impact your tank s functioning.
Also avoid flushing baby wipers feminine hygiene products and paper towels and so on and so forth.
You can promote growth of beneficial bacteria through good septic tank maintenance practices.
Meat doesn t contain beneficial bacteria either raw or cooked.
Biological additives like bacteria and extracellular enzymes are the only acceptable septic tank treatment for promoting a healthy bacterial ecosystem maintaining an effective drain field and.
To keep your septic tank in good shape you should keep meat from getting in there via the garbage disposal system.
In fact some additives can do much more harm than good.
Also not all bacteria has the ability to break down grease toilet paper and other waste.
If a septic system is properly maintained and appropriate to its household usage there is no need for commercial additives of any kind.
While inspections and pumping go a long way many are surprised to find that your septic tank is a living organism at least the bacteria living there are.
Keep the bacteria in your septic tank happy and healthy.
It comes from the organic waste that s flushed into the tank.
Septic systems function best when using the natural bacteria of human waste to break down solids and pass liquids through the system.
Without bacteria your septic tank would likely clog quickly.
Here s what you need to know.