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Is Biological Laundry Powder Septic System Safe?

Can anyone tell me if I am correct in thinking that you are not supposed to use biological washing powder if you have a septic tank? Does its use upset the system?

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Many thanks.

By C Dobinson from Devon, England

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June 6, 20090 found this helpful

en.wikipedia.org/.../Biological_detergent


Biological detergent

A biological detergent is a laundry detergent that contains enzymes. The description is commonly used in the United Kingdom, where other washing detergents are described as "non-biological". The terms are sometimes abbreviated to bio and "non-bio".

The purposes of the enzymes is to break down protein, starches and fat that may be found in dirt and stains upon clothing to be laundered, for example food stains, sweat or mud.

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Some people may be allergic to the enzymes. The selling point of non-biological detergents is that they are gentler, causing less irritation to skin ("kinder on the skin") and less damage to the fabric. Some studies refute the claim that non-biological detergents are gentler.


We were on a septic system for years and never really had any problems with laundry detergent clogging it up.

I would advise using a liquid laundry detergent instead of a powder.

Here's a website, see if you can buy this septic system treatment in England.


www.rid-x.com/solutions.shtml

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June 7, 20091 found this helpful

The bio detergent is just food for the septic tank bacteria. They love it. It's the non-bio detergents and solvents that you should avoid. If you accidentally murder your septic tank, you can usually quite easily re-start it by diluting the solvents with a few bath tubs worth of water and then flushing some organic non-pasteurized yoghurt and some moldy bread,

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similar to re-starting the beneficial bacteria in your intestines after anti-biotics or chemo-therapy.

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March 28, 20180 found this helpful

DO NOT,I REPEAT,DO NOT use biological products where a septic tank is present.It is the non-bio which are the safer product to use.I don't know where Helmut got his info from but it is totally incorrect.

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October 26, 20200 found this helpful

Well there seems to be some disagreement here. Not sure myself, but Muck Munchers website agrees with Helmut and so do some other sites about septic tanks. According to them, the enzymes in bio laundry products don't kill the bacteria and are beneficial as they break down fats etc and work like Muck Munchers themselves.

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Hmmm not sure - more research required.

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June 9, 20092 found this helpful

I believe its safer for the septic system than regular detergent. REgular detergent interferes with the ecosystem in the tank and kills off the natural bacteria. Try to stay away from harsh cleaners that do that.

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September 23, 20190 found this helpful

No biological powder or liquids use enzyme action that will kill the bacteria in your septic tank. People get this so wrong because they think biological equals ECO friendly. It's is anything but.

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Use non bio only.

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