Conserve Water and Protect Your Septic Tank

The Way Waste Water Flows Through A Septic Tank

Waste inside the septic tank can be divided into a few layers. The first ones are the heavy solids that fall to the bottom of the tank and get decomposed. Anything that is less dense than them like fat and oil floats on top of them. This forms another layer. The third layer in between these layers is the wastewater. Water usage plays an important role in the separation and flow out. If you use a lot of water to flush it down your drains, it will empty the drainfield quicker. In the next section, we will learn more about the effects of conserving water.

Conserving Water

If you have a septic system, conserving water is not just a suggestion, it's a necessity. It might seem that using more water allows the septic system to treat wastewater more effectively. However, the reality is that excessive water usage hampers the bacteria's ability to treat the water. As we've discussed earlier, if you want all the layers in your septic tank to be properly treated as wastewater, water conservation is key. Contact Septic Blue today for professional septic tank cleaning.