Septic Care Checklist – posted in the Highlander May 7 – by the Coalition of Haliburton Property Associations

Septic Care Checklist – posted in the Highlander May 7 – by the Coalition of Haliburton Property Associations

So what can you do to reduce the stress on your septic system and prevent overloading it

Never use bleach and minimize antibacterial products in a home with a septic system

Never flush wipes of any kind – there is so no such thing as a flushable wipe in a septic system

Use regular, good old-fashioned soap for hand washing. There is no need to use soap containing harsh anti-bacterial agents which are toxic to the microbes in your system

Never do more than one water consuming activity at a time – e.g. do not do dishes and laundry at the same time as this can overload your system

Only do laundry when you have a full load and only do one load per day

Take showers of five minutes or less instead of having a bath, which uses more water

Never use chemical products in your toilet tank, like cleaning packs that turn the water blue. Stop using them

Add more needed bacteria and enzymes to your system

Fix leaky plumbing fixtures especially toilet flappers that can allow hundreds of gallons of extra water to leak into your septic system

If you have not had your septic tank pumped in five years, contact a septic service company (they are considered an essential service) and arrange to get it done as soon as possible

The basics – reduce water use and spread it out over the day and week: do not let any antibacterial product down your drains and supplement the good bacteria and enzymes once a month

Visit this website for 4 excellent posters to post for visitor awareness

https://www.cohpoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CHA-Renter-Posters.pdf