How To Know If Your House Has A Septic Tank? How do you know if the property you are currently living in or the one you are about to buy has a septic tank? In this article, we will discuss how to know if your property is served by a public sewer or septic system, … Read more
Should Bath Or Shower Water Drain Into Your Septic Tank? When we take a bath or shower, we do not think if this bath/shower water should go into the septic tank. Have you ever thought about what happens in the septic tank after all this water gets into it? In this article, we will find … Read more
How Many Loads Of Laundry A Day Are Safe For Your Septic System? A septic tank gives as good as it gets. Treat it nicely by not running a large number of laundry loads on one day, and it will function smoothly for many years. In this article, we will take a look at why … Read more
Updated October 2026. Checked against U.S. EPA and Texas TCEQ guidance and manufacturer specifications. The air pump (aerator) on an aerobic septic system blows air into the treatment tank so oxygen-loving bacteria can break down the waste. When it fails, treatment stops and the tank turns smelly fast. The right replacement is the model your … Read more
Do All Houses Have A Septic System? Often times first time home buyers or people looking to buy a new residence come across properties with Septic Systems. This can often lead to lots of other questions. For instance, you may be wondering does every house have a septic system? So, does every house have a … Read more
Best Garbage Disposals For Septic Systems I have learned the hard way that having a proper garbage disposal is crucial to keeping your septic tank working well. After having to have issues fixed with this, you will learn to take care of everything heading down your drains from the start. What is the best garbage … Read more
Updated October 2026. Checked against Cornell Cooperative Extension, U.S. EPA and FDA information; product details come from each maker. Almost any body wash is safe for a septic system in normal amounts. Cornell Cooperative Extension says normal use of household products poses minimal risk because they are diluted in the tank. If you want to … Read more
Updated October 2026. Cleaning steps from the Greene County, Ohio health district; intervals from local health and university guidance. To clean a septic tank effluent filter, open the outlet riser, pull the filter out of the outlet tee, hose the solids back into the tank, check it for damage, and put it back the way … Read more
Updated October 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases; product links below may earn us a commission. We don’t recommend flushing any wipes into a septic system, even ones labeled flushable. Wipes are built to stay strong when wet, so they break down far more slowly than toilet paper. In a 2019 … Read more
Best Water Softeners For Septic Tanks A water softener (a.k.a. water conditioner) system is the most effective type of whole house filtration system to remove calcium and magnesium from water – minerals that make water “hard.” While hard water and the responsible minerals are not, in themselves, unhealthy, they do cause problems for people who … Read more