Skip Gundlach wrote:
Just wondering...

What about these after-market products which claim to put beneficial
bacteria into a septic system, and promise (and I've heard reports
anecdotally from acquaintances that suggest they do so) that *all* solids
are dissolved, over time?

Is that strictly an anaerobic system, or generically beneficial bugs? Heck,
if there are oil eating bugs, surely there should be sludge eating bugs
available...

Everything that goes down a drain in a house ends up in a septic
tank--and a lot of it isn't organic--laundry products including bleach,
whatever is on the clothes and even hands that are washed including
motor oil, and anything else that gets washed in a sink...plus food
particles, kitchen grease etc that are organic but don't break down very
quickly...along with baby wipes, tampons, condoms, "premium" toilet
paper, and anything that's "flushable"...none of which is helped by all
the antibacterial cleaning products everyone is obsessed with these
days. So sludge inevitable in a septic tank, whether any "bugs" are
added or not.

But human body waste and quick--dissolve TP is the only thing that goes
into a holding tank, and it's already full of bacteria. Use a
non-chemical holding tank product--Odorlos or Raritan K.O.--or
aeration...all of which work with the naturally occuring bacteria to
prevent odor instead of killing 'em off with toxic chemicals and there
won't be any sludge. If you do use toxic chemical tank products, the
chemicals in 'em that kill the bacteria in sewage would also kill off
any added sludge dissolving "bugs," making their use a waste of
effort...and your money.

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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