Taking care of your septic system requires mindful drainage practices, water conservation, and routine pumping. Monthly septic tank treatment with bio-products also keeps this sensitive system in excellent condition. Here’s more information about your tank and how the monthly usage of bio-products can help maintain it.

How Your Tank Functions

Your septic tank collects the waste from household plumbing. Solid waste sinks to the bottom of the tank, forming sludge; floatable matter, such as oil, grease, and fat, rise to the top, creating scum. The wastewater exits the tank and goes into the adjoining drain field or cesspool through perforated pipes, where it filters through the soil before hitting groundwater reserves.

Why Monthly Septic Tank Treatments Are Essential

Without routine septic pumping and maintenance, your tank becomes overloaded with solids that will back up into your toilets and drains. The tank can also crack and leak into the soil or send solids into the drain field, creating severe contamination concerns.

How Bio-Products Help

You should have your system pumped every two to five years, depending on the number of people living in the house. Between pumpings, you can manage the amount of solids in the tank with a bio-product, like Lenzyme®. Monthly septic tank treatments with this bio-product add good bacteria that consume solid waste. The treatments also replace tank bacteria that are losing effectiveness due to detergents and chemical cleaners. Lenzyme is safe to add to your toilets and sinks so that it can consume bacteria within the plumbing pipes, too.

If you want to schedule monthly septic tank treatments with Lenzyme, contact the skilled team at ABC Cesspool and Septic Pumping in Kamuela, HI. Since 2005, this company has been committed to helping Big Island residents maintain their systems, providing septic cleaning and pumping as well as inspections. Find out what to expect during service online, or call (808) 887-0766 to schedule an appointment.