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What items and chemicals are safe and what items are not safe to flush down the toilet and into a private septic system? What may damage the septic tank or leach fields? This document explains how to extend the life of the septic system by being careful about what goes into it. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers nor with topics or services discussed at this website.© Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website. What Solids, Liquids, Chemicals, Treatments & Other Stuff Should Not be Flushed Down Toilets or Other Building Drains?Citation of this article by reference to this website and brief quotation for the sole purpose of review are permitted. Use of this information at other websites, in books or pamphlets for sale is reserved to the author. Technical review, content suggestions, critique are welcomed and are listed at "References."NO FLUSH SUMMARY LIST provides a free printer-friendly list of things to avoid flushing down the toilet. This article is a section of our online book SEPTIC INSPECTION & TEST GUIDE whose chapters are shown at the left of this page. Citation of this article by reference to this website and brief quotation for the sole purpose of review are permitted. Use of this information at other websites, in books or pamphlets for sale is reserved to the author. Technical review by industry experts has been performed and comments from readers are welcomed. Contributors are listed at the end of each article. Diapers, sanitary napkins, tampons, photo chemicals, cleaners, garbage and even toys which find their way into building toilets and drains risk clogging the drain piping, distribution piping, or the septic tank baffles. In the photo at left, the inspector pointed to the bottle of acid and wondered how much photo chemical had gone into the septic system and worried about what that might mean for the health of the leach field. Even if the septic drainfield field appeared to be "working" it might not be properly treating the septic effluent. It's best to keep diapers, sanitary napkins, chemicals, and the like out of your building drains and toilets. Garbage disposers also increase the solid waste load on septic tanks and may require that the tank be pumped more often. Diapers, toys, garbage which find their way into building toilets and drains clog drain piping, distribution piping, or septic tank baffles and fields. Keep diapers, tampons, sanitary napkins, household chemicals, and the like out of building drains and toilets. Garbage disposers also increase the solid waste load on septic tanks and may require that the tank be pumped more often. Detailed advice on what is ok or not ok to flush down your drains is given by the following detailed articles:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about things that should not be flushed down drains nor into septic systemsQuestion: flushing toys into drains or septic systems?can you flush toys? - Deepesh Reply: of course notNo deepesh, I can't imagine any toy that can safely be flushed down a toilet. For example, plastics won't biodegrade in the septic tank and any toys flushed down a drain risk clogging piping. At TOILETS, DON'T FLUSH LIST you will find a more complete list of stuff to keep out of toilets, drains, and septic tanks or sewers. Question: how much water would be "too much" water to be flushed into a septic system"Water in large quantities" Reply: Water volumes that exceed the design load for septic system - x gallons/dayTim, About a swimming pool, I'm doubtful that anyone would try emptying a swimming pool into a septic system, but indeed, I have seen failed drainfields that were saturated when a homeowner repeatedly emptied pool filter backwash waters and annual swimming pool drain-out waters directly onto the septic drainfield or soakaway bed. Question: What's the difference between "never flush" and "better not flush" categories of building drain and septic system care warnings?Why are some of these items "never" and others "better not". I don't understand the distinction? - Randy Reply: Definition of "never flush" and "better not flush" drain dumping and septic system protection categoriesRandy: good question. Thanks for asking for this clarification on the difference between NEVER FLUSH and BETTER NOT FLUSH things into a septic tank. At TOILETS, DON'T FLUSH LIST our summary page for this topic, and among the links at page left under that heading, you'll see a series of articles that explain the hazards of dumping or spilling various materials into drains and into septic systems. Questions & Answers regarding this articleQuestions & answers about what things harm the septic system if flushed down toilets or other building drains Ask a Question or Search InspectAPediaHTML Comment Box is loading comments...
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