RCS II, Inc was established in 2004 because of stumbling upon a formulation to repair a failed septic drain field and septic system problems. It was a well-known fact that septic systems fail because of something called Hard Pan Soil, which is produced when sodium combines with the soil.
Chip Gauther, owner of Empire Sewer in Granville, NY, told me about an ideal candidate for our treatment product—a retired couple on a fixed income in North Granville, NY. He suggested testing the formulation on Ted Vogel’s septic in North Granville, NY
We began by applying a small amount of the septic drain field repair formulation but quickly realized that more was required. The results were immediate, and we achieved success without months of waiting.
After testing the septic drain field repair at several other locations, it became clear that we had developed a unique solution. We named the product “Septic Drainer” to reflect its effectiveness and produced the first batch. To promote the product, we hired Pepe Productions, a local marketing firm from Glens Falls, NY, to create a logo, marketing brochures, and several videos. The company has been growing steadily ever since.
Our first in-house production runs were managed by my sons using a 30-gallon mixing tank and a hand pump. Curtis and Andrew “A.J.” Reynolds have been involved with the company from the beginning, working summers at RCS II, Inc. since they were 11 and 13 years old.
Over the years, the company has expanded from a 30-gallon tank with a hand pump to a 230-gallon raised tank with a gravity-fed, four-valve manual manifold system to an automatic, air-operated, two-head filling machine from a 265-gallon tote. Each summer, my children produced enough products to be warehoused and sold throughout the following year. Curtis and Andrew also work part-time in the office, processing orders during the school vacations.
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Our business has grown to where we now need a fully automated filling, capping, sealing, labeling, bagging, boxing and pelltizing operation which is in Springfield, TN.
Because we understood Bio-Mat is a symptom of septic drain field failure we started to research remedies using bacteria or enzyme to treat Bio-Mat and the biological health of a septic system. After looking at several hundred bacterial or enzyme-based products, we came to understand there a virtually millions of different strains of bacteria which do not always match the environment in which you’re placing them. Not all bacteria or enzymes can survive in the environment and, as a result, we chose a different path.
The University of Hawaii discovered what they called a “bio-stimulant nutrient” made from kelp. A bio-stimulant nutrient enhances naturally occurring bacteria by as much as 50% without the risk of adding the wrong strain of bacteria sold in stores. We call our product Bio-Septic Boost. We started selling Bio-Septic Boost in 2011.
In 2012 we added a product called Septi-Marker which marks the location of septic system structures. This product is lawn mower safe and blends in with the environment.
In the 2020’s we made a modification to our Septi-Markers Mold adding a threaded stem to enable the user to insert the Septi-Marker in the soil versus our old system that used a bent metal rod.
In 2021 we grew to understand that when rejuvenating Septic Dry Wells, Seepage Pits or Cesspools organic waste sometimes prevented our Septic Drainer from penetrating the soil to get the bound-up soil we call Hard Pan, so we started experimenting with a Sodium Percarbonate based product and developed Bio-Scrub. Applying a Sodium Percarbonate product without adding Septic Drainer after only adds to the bound-up soil issue.
