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Category: Septic System Treatment

Septic Additives That Work

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

Hey, it’s your Septic Drainer friends here to talk about Septic Additives.

Not all Leach Field Claeners are the same. We’ve all seen the X product ads on TV, and one good thing about them is they remind us about our septic system.

Caring for your system is vital if you want your system to last. When picking the best leach field claener, you should treat your system to prevent both soil failure and biological failure. Using a soil conditioner is vital, since soil failure is the the number-one reason for septic failure.

Septic bacteria is not a soil conditioner. Using a bio-stimulant nutrient or a bacterial-based product, or both, can prevent biological failures, which is the second-greatest reason for septic failure. Are all bacteria additives equal? No. It’s a good idea to look to see how many strands of bacteria are included with the product you’re purchasing. You’d be surprised to know the truth about the products you have been buying.

So in summary, yes it’s a good idea to use both a soil conditioner and a bacterial treatment to maintain your septic system. Also, don’t forget to have your system pumped every two years, and every five years have the entire system pumped and the drain field flushed-out with a hydro-cleaner. Be sure to add your soil conditioner and bacterial products.

Just don’t get caught sitting down on the job.


For more information visit www.septicdrainer.com or www.biosepticboost.com


Mark Reynolds

Septic Systems – How They Work

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Most people who own septic systems understand that as soon as you flush your toilet, the waste goes away. That is the extent of their understanding. What happens to your waste once you flush?

1) Your waste passes through a trap, if your system is plumbed properly. A trap is a device that allows water and solids to pass through it, leaving water in the bottom of the trap to prevent deadly gases from passing back into your house.

Plumbing Sewer Trap


Once this waste leaves your house, in most septic systems it travels to a septic tank. A septic tank is designed to separate the solids from the liquids, using baffles. The solids to settle in the first part of your septic tank.

Septic Tank


The solids are consumed by bacteria present in all organic materials. The type of bacteria present in a septic tank is anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that live without air). The reason the bacteria is anaerobic is because the waste is underwater in your tank.

A secondary baffle is located on the secondary side of the septic tank toward your drain field, allowing only water out into the drain field. A drain field drains away the liquids.

A baffle to the drain field:


This water travels from the baffle to a distribution box or a header pipe.

Distribution Box


A distribution box allows the liquid wastewater to flow unrestricted into each of the drain pipes. If one drainage pipe fails, the wastewater will flow to another pipe. These drainage pipes have holes in the bottom, allowing the wastewater liquid to drain into the soil.

Liquid is purified once it drains through 59 inches of sand. A septic drain field has aerobic bacteria if it’s operating properly.

Learn more about your septic system by visiting www.septicdrainer.com

Septic System Tips – The Do’s and Don’ts

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

If you live in rural America, you’ve probably heard about septic systems. In addition here are some septic system tips and other useful things you need to know:

1) The location of your system.

2) The type of system you have.

3) An understanding of how a system works.

4) Accurate maintenance records.

Many folks have questions like:

1) How often should you pump your system?

Every two years is a good rule of thumb. Every five years you should pump your tank and flush out your drainage system.

2) Should you add additives?

For the biological health of the system, we recommend a bio-stimulant nutrient (BSN), which is the safe bet. There’s no need to match your septic environment to a specific type of bacteria additive. Pick the wrong bacteria and you might waste your money. Using a BSN is the safe bet.

For drain field soil health, use a soil conditioner to keep your soil draining properly. Remember, 90% of the septic failures happen in the soil of the drain field, according to the U.S. EPA.

Common Questions

3) Is it ok to build things on top of your system?

Building driveways, patios and pools, and planting trees, prevents access and compacts the soil, compromising your system.

4) Should you dispose of paper products, female hygiene products or handy wipes in a septic system?

Absolutely do not dispose of anything other than human waste or toilet tissue in your septic system.

5) Does adding harsh cleaning products or paint products negatively affect a septic system?

Yes, these chemicals destroy the biological health of your septic system. Do not use toilet chlorine cleaning dispensers, harsh cleaning chemicals or any other chemical in your septic system or you will have soil drainage issues.

For more information and septic system tips, visit www.septicdrainer.com


Mark Reynolds

Drain Field Wet Spots – Signs of Septic Trouble

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Septic systems fail long before you ever see it or notice anything is wrong. But when you do see drain field wet spots on your lawn, then you really know you’re in trouble.

Septic drain fields come in many shapes and sizes. To better understand the type of system you have, try visiting Septic Drainer for great illustrations on the types of septic drain fields. If you notice wet spots on your lawn, that would be the third or fourth stage out of four in your septic drain field failure level. That’s when you know that it’s crucial to take action.

drain field wet spots

Sodium is the real problem. This sodium comes from salt fillers used in laundry detergents, sodium from our diets and last but not least, your water softener. Over time this sodium mixes with the soil, especially clay soils, to form “hard pan soil.” Hard pan is a thin hard layer that sits between the soil and stone or gravel. Hard pan soil prevents liquid waste from draining. Septic Drainer breaks up hard pan soil using a non-toxic, non-hazardous product that can restore or prevent septic drain field failure.

For more information, visit us at www.septicdrainer.com or like us on Facebook.

Do Tree Roots Affect A Septic Drain Field?

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Hi, it’s Mark Reynolds here, to provide a few facts in hopes of dispelling some long-believed myths when it comes to septic drain field failure. A very common question is: Do tree roots create septic drain field failures?

Most tree roots require oxygen to live. Roots like a very hydroponic environment to prosper and won’t grow underwater. In conventional septic drain fields, the drain pipes have drain holes in the bottom of the pipes. Since roots need oxygen and mostly don’t grow underwater, roots will be hard-pressed to enter the pipes from the bottom drain holes, especially if they are underwater.

Now, if the roots permeate the top of the drainage pipes, they still won’t grow underwater. That’s not to say the roots can’t grow into the pipes while they are dry and then create a secondary failure after the soil failure. It can happen, so be aware.

When restoring a failed septic drain field it would be important to remove the roots, the bio-mat and any debris found in the drainage structures, using Septic Drainer and Bio-Septic Boost. This proven process will get your septic system back on track and will help prevent future problems.

tree roots

Learn more at www.septicdrainer.com

Fix Hardpan Soil to Repair Your Septic System

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Fix Hardpan Soil

According to the U.S. EPA, 90% of septic failure happens in the septic system’s drain field. That’s a pretty interesting stat when you consider 99% of the products sold today do very little to solve the largest reason a septic system’s drain field fails: “hardpan soil conditions.” Read on to learn how to fix hardpan soil and save your septic system.

Septic drain field failures started to increase after the Clean Air Act of the 1970s, which reduced sulfur omissions. Sulfur allows sodium to build up in soil, creating “hardpan soil.” A byproduct of hard pan soil is a black, slimy substance called bio-mat. Most septic drain field repair products treat bio-mat, without eliminating the reason the bio-mat formed in the first place.

An agent consisting of liquid gypsum and a bio-stimulant reduces or eliminates both hardpan soil conditions and bio-mat. This will fix hardpan soil and restore your system. We strongly recommend using a septic professional to completely flush your system before adding our Septic Drainer and Bio-Septic Boost. These proven products can then take over from there and keep your system running as it should.

Order online at www.septicdrainer.com or call your septic professional today. Tell them you want Septic Drainer and Bio-Septic Boost!

Regular Septic Maintenance With Septic Drainer

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regular septic maintenance

Hey, it’s Mark Reynolds here to talk about your septic system and the importance of regular septic maintenance.

Don’t end up like your neighbors, having their lawn dug up to replace a failed system, or worse yet, living on a lake and having to install a holding tank to be pumped. There are four things to consider with winter coming:

1. Pump your tank every two years and pump out your tank and drain field every five years. We can’t stress this enough, yet it is a key preventative maintenance task that is frequently ignored by homeowners.

2. Keep your septic system’s drain field or leach field draining at its optimal levels by adding our patented product, Septic Drainer.

3. Maintain the biological and bacterial health of your septic system and drain or leach field by adding another of our great septic system products, Bio-Septic Boost.

4. For easy locating later, mark your septic locations and structures using Septi-Marker.

Septic Drainer and Bio-Septic Boost are essential for regular septic maintenance; they can restore a failed system, as well as keep it from failing. Pick some up at your local hardware store, order from your septic professional or order online at Septic Drainer. Septic Drainer really works!

Do You Have A Water Softener?

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Do you have a water softener? Did you know the average home with a water softener uses up to 50 pounds of salt (sodium) a year, which discharges into your septic system? That can cause big trouble.

Water softeners are whole-house filtration systems that remove calcium and magnesium from your water supply through a process called ion exchange. These are the same minerals that cause water hardness and its negative effects in your home. Unfortunately the byproduct of the process is sodium, which can cause septic issues.

The biggest contributing factor to septic failure is sodium. Sodium, when combined with the soil in a septic drain field, creates hardpan soil. The other sources of sodium are laundry detergents, as well as our diets and even the medications we take. Americans consume more salt in their diets per capita than most other countries in the world.

If you use water softeners, you should use a gallon of Septic Drainer every six to twelve months, poured directly in any household septic drain. This will help manage the increased levels of sodium the water softener is producing and sending into your septic system. Order online at www.septicdrainer.com or call 518-812-0000.

How Often Should You Have Your Septic System Pumped?

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

septic system pumped

There are many opinions regarding this question. I am in agreement with the theory of having your septic system pumped every two years. I would even go so far as to recommend that you have your drain field lines and distribution box flushed and vacuumed ever five years. The extra prevention and maintenance goes a long way toward saving you money down the road.

It’s also important to inspect the parts of your tank, such as the baffles, and the condition of the tank, including the covers. When I have my system pumped every two years, I add four gallons of Septic Drainer directly in the outgoing line to the drywell. We’ve lived in our house for 19 years and have not had any septic issues. The cost to replace my system would be over $20,000, so it’s well worth the extra maintenance. Take my advice and you will see the same benefits.

As far as the biological health of my system, I add our product Bio-Septic Boost. Approximately 2.5 ounces a month right in your toilet is all it takes. Bio-Septic Boost reduces organic waste material, including a byproduct of hard pan soil called bio-mat.

For more, call 518-812-0000 visit www.septicdrainer.com

Do You Need Septic Treatment?

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Septic Drain Field RepairDo you need septic treatment? Your septic drain field is very important, because that’s where the wastewater is cleansed into the water table. If the drain field becomes clogged, it is important for you to start repairs with Septic Drainer. This will help get things restored, with the water being properly treated as intended.

What are the main symptoms that you need Septic System Treatment?

It can be tough to diagnose a septic drain field problem. Calcium carbonate deposits that form when minerals leach from the upper layers of soil and “chemically” bond to one another create Hardpan. When you have it, you can smell foul odors, or see wet spots. You may have slow drains throughout the house. You may even have flooding. These are all signs that you need to repair your drain field with Septic Drainer.

Septic System Treatment

Septic Drainer is the tried and true method of restoring your drain field. Farmers have used it for decades and it will help break the sodium bonds in your soil, making your drain field work again!

Also, be sure to try another of our great products, Bio-Septic Boost. It is a great companion to Septic Drainer and a key part of our comprehensive care package.

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