Toilet Paper Advice For Septic Tanks
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TJ
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I just want to let everyone know that we have used Charmin toilet paper with our septic system since 1989 and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. Today was the first time I have ever heard to not use Charmin with a septic system, oh well, maybe one day I will regret it, but I love Charmin.
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There is a company online and is calling septic owners telling them that there is glue in all toilet paper now and none is safe for septic systems. BS. Only their yeast etc. can clean out this problem. MIN. 5yr supply at $195. I don't think so. as a Realtor for 23years in Zephyrhills stick to 1ply paper and NO Charmin!
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I dug up a drain field that was installed after the war of 1812 in Southern Ontario,Canada. The foot long drain tiles were about half full of black compost. I was told by the old lady that had lived there all her life that the tank had never been pumped as far as she knew. We have lived in house I built 20 years ago , and we have not had any problem,should I have it pumped just to be safe?Pensioner
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I keep a waste can just for tp used for # 1 only!
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As a plumber and also septic tank installer I have about 30 years experience. Contrary to popular belief, experience is NOT the best teacher. The facts are these; Charmin is Not for use in septic tanks. A septic tank will work fine with no additives such as Rid-X, yogurt, yeast, etc. The natural anerobic action will work OK. A tank MUST be pumped when it is about 1/3 full of solids in the BOTTOM to maintain proper hydraulic retention of the tank.
Post By David Brentlinger (Guest Post)
I made same mistake, city boy all my life, didn't think anything of it, used Charmin that we got on sale, and 2 months after we bought our house, line plugged and had back up on Christmas Day! Company cleaned line today, $105, and said that Charmin and Cottonelle are the worst, and Scott is the best for septic system! Live and Learn, I guess!
Post By Kevin (Guest Post)
Just switched to a very good TP (Charmin Extra Strong). Best TP I have ever used. That was last week. This week, plugged the toilet, backed up into the shower, and overflowed to the basement. Went to clean out the septic, it was full of water. I opened the door to the first clean out in the tank, I found a Lincoln Log of toilet paper. Back to one-ply for us. $250 in IA to have the 1000 gal tank pumped. I do it about every 4 years just to be safe.
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7th Generation or Green Forest ONLY! If it's made from recyclables and it'll compost.Scots will give you rash or hemorrhoids.
Post By Pam (Guest Post)
A $1,000.00 sounds like a lot just to get your septic tank pumped. I had my done a few years ago and it was only about a $100.00. I'd suggest looking around for prices before calling in a pumper.
Post By E. Grovers (Guest Post)
A $1,000.00 sounds like a lot just to get your septic tank pumped. I had my done a few years ago and it was only about a $100.00. I'd suggest looking around for prices before calling in a pumper.
Post By E. Grovers (Guest Post)
I live in a rural area of NJ. We have a septic system here and it backed up today. The tank was full of mud and roots near the output from the house into the tank. Also, we found Coney Island Whitefish (condoms for those of you not from Brooklyn ) floating around in the tank. You should use Rid-X or something similar according to the directions on the box. Also, NO TAMPONS,NO COMDOMS, NO SANITARY NAPKINS, NO SANITARY WIPES OF ANY KIND, NOT EVEN BABY WIPES! If you have old yogurt in your fridge that you are going to throw out, dump it down the toilet. The active cultures help digest the bacteria in the tank. There is nothing like POOP and URINE backing up through your shower drain filling your tub! I never want to have this happen to me again. Good luck to all.
Post By Larz Cuttlebone (Guest Post)
A few months ago, we started using Charmin TP. We've had a septic tank for 10 years with no problem until recently. Our plumbing backed up, so the plumber and I dug down to the service cover of our septic tank. When it was opened, there was a pipe-shaped log of toilet tissue extending from the input pipe. Instead of breaking apart when flushed, the paper had set up. The plumber broke it apart with a shovel and the pipe started draining. No more Charmin for us!
Post By TEchoDude (Guest Post)
we too used charmin and it was clogging our septic where it drained.went to walmart brand and np problems since
Post by imaqt1962
WHAT BRAND OF TOILET PAPER IS NOT HARD ON A SEPTIC TANK? SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT CHARMIN WAS BAD ON A SEPTIC TANK.AND THIS IS THE KIND I USE.
Post By TAM (Guest Post)
When we bought this house out in the country, the previous owners told us only to use Scot's TP. I never asked why, but we've had no septic tank problem in the 15 -1/2 yrs we've been here. We've had a "sludge" company come out once to drain the system, but that was more on g.p.'s than any "need" for it.
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Don't use charmin if you have a septic system.
Post By Susie (Guest Post)
We live in the country and have septic tanks also, we had a plumber tell us if we would put 2 packets of yeast and 1 quart of buttermilk in the toilet and flush, this would keep the tanks working great. do this about every 6 months, so far it has worked,
Post By Ann (Guest Post)
We have live with a septic tank since 1967 and have had to pump it only once and at that time the guy who did it said it really didn't need pumped. If your drain field is in good shape you shouldn't have to pump the tank. We only use white toilet paper no color as that is harder to disolve. Also nothing else on tampons,diapers,etc. I do put ridix in it occasionally.
Post By Donald (Guest Post)
You should be fine putting any TP down the drain .. if you're really worried about it switch to a one ply paper (like Scott's). I would make sure any chemicals you use in cleaning (toilet cleaner, bathroom cleaner, laundry soap, ect) are septic tank safe, they'll say so on the label. I don't think I've ever lived without a septic tank! The only special consideration we've ever made is to not flush anything but TP down the drain, no "feminine products" and especially no condoms. My husband installs new drain fields and septic tanks and condoms are the one thing that with clog up a drain field and septic tank more than anything! We also use Rid-ex every couple of months.
Post by Madelynnsmama
Speaking from experience: first, have your tank PUMPED by a reputable service. Look in yellow pages. Roto Rooter does a very good job. Expect to spend $800-$1000 for this, but it MUST be done. We moved to my childhood home which has never been pumped since 1972. Viola..mid January, freezing temps, suddenly..backup. Everything backed up. Even the kitchen sink. The service told us this needs to be done every 5 years! Since you may not know when it was pumped last, get it done. Well worth the prevention of a tremendous, stinky headache. Ask them to put a "riser" on your tank to identify it. We had to have a microscope found to locate our tank.
Post By ML Wallace (Guest Post)
No it is not a mistake. We have had a septic tank for a number of years and have had no problem. You must have it pumped out every few years however. We do not use and certain kind of paper either.
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Now I do live in Northern Kentucky and maybe things are higher around certain parts of the country, but a $1,000.00 just to pump a septic sytem...WOW! I need to give up my Doctors practice and become a septic tank pumper.
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Now I do live in Northern Kentucky and maybe things are higher around certain parts of the country, but a $1,000.00 just to pump a septic sytem...WOW! I need to give up my Doctors practice and become a septic tank pumper.
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THANKS~ TAM
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A while back I found a real deal on the cost of charmin and bought about a case of this tissue. We started having trouble with our toilets not flushing. My DH is a fix it yourself kind of guy, and he most always does a great job. He and our two teenaged sons decided to dig into our septic tank to find the problem. When they opened the tank it was filled with a cotteny fuzz. It was a messy job but they spent a whole day cleaning this "stuff" out of our septic tank. What had happened was this cotton had filled our tank and it wouldn't hold anything. Needless to say charmin tissue is not good for septic systems. We haven't had any problems since we switched to a different brand of tissue. Don't use any tissue that is cotteny soft or you will pay for it dearly. I'm not sure what it would have cost to have our tank cleaned out. I estimate a few hundred dollars.
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Being an older home you may want to have the tank pumped anyway if you don't know the last time it was done. It runs around $60-$75 depending on your area to have it pumped. Typically a drain field which runs between the house plumbing and the tank lasts 15 to 20 years. If you have standing water anywhere in your yard (and it hasn't rained lately) call a "pumper", you could have a full tank and a possibly failed field.
Good Luck and Congratulations on your new home!
Rebekah
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Toilet paper for septics should be fine. Like anything, I wouldn't go overboard. Get a product after your septic is pumped called Rid X, whihc contains bacteria/enzymes that digest paper, etc. You use a little once a month or so.
It may be quite an expense, but as a fixer-upper, you probably were planning to spend money anyway. The $1000 or so it will cost will be well worth it. It's the first thing we did to our house before installing new flooring and a new ceramic stovetop. First things first!
ML Wallace
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