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Jacuzzi Tubs Bacteria Sanitize and Septics
Dennis, before you get too carried away trying to sanitize the tub, make sure of what type of tub you have!
A lot of the newer ones are plumbed differently than they used to be, it is common now to have the pump and hoses set up such that they completely drain when the tub is emptied.
The old tubs kept water in the pump to keep the seals from deteriorating, but newer materials don't do that, and the manufacturers got away from creating the health hazard of leaving water sitting in there.
You also need to be sure that the bleach or detergent won't cause any problems to the pump or other seals. Even some bath oils will cause a problem on certain products.
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Gotcha, maybe do a little research on neutralizing the bleach before you pull the plug and drain it.
Would something like a swimming pool chemical used to adjust the Ph alter the bleach to the point where it's harmless to your septic tank.
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Mark, purely as an educational exercise, and I am aware of your background and experience, which is why I ask, how is it possible that that much bleach wouldn't sterilize, or at least drastically slow down, the septic system.
My chemistry days are a long way back, but I do recall from both my education and training that a 0.005% (1 part bleach for 20,000 parts of water) solution of household bleach will render most surface water safe for human consumption.
The instructions Dennis posted call for 20 ounces, 0.59 litres of bleach.
That being the case, 590 ml (0.59 litres) would sterilize 11,800 litres of water, which is about 3,122 gallons. I'm guessing this is about 3 times the capacity of his septic tank.
You see where I'm going with this?
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Thanks guys, I new the ratio I was talking about was clearly for 'good' water, not the contents of a septic tank, but wasn't sure how much of an effect it might have, that's all.
I do know chlorine dissipates, I add many pucks of it to my pool on a regular basis and a good whiff on the downwind side clearly indicates where it's going on a hot day!!
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First off, there seems to be a bit of intermingling of questions and answers, and even amongst some facts too.
Now, a 'healthy' septic system does not need any additives, however, statistics show that 'healthy' and 'average' are not the same either. Even moderate amounts of grease, oil, soap or paper can lead to a clogged system MUCH faster than it should. The idea of the additives is to make up for the 'poor diet' most of us feed their septic system.
As a side note, a pint of buttermilk left on the counter for 48 hours and then poured down the drain will do about the same thing as the expensive additives sold in stores.
The other point was garbage disposals, the extra water is not the issue, it's the food waste that is the problem, things like food waste will compost but they will not be eaten by the type of bacteria in the septic system. They will break down in the septic tank, but very slowly since the bacteria needed for composting is aerobic, and a septic tank (being under water) is anaerobic.
A garbage disposal only adds the same amount of water as running a tap for the same amount of time, about 2 or 3 gallons per minute.
If you do the math, a 'typical' person uses between 40 & 80 gallons of water per day, if you use 60 as the median, and have a household of 6 people, that is 360 gallons of water per day. That would completely change the water in a 1,000 gallon septic tank (assuming there was no solids which we know there are) every 3 days!!
Every time you pour a gallon of water down a drain, another gallon goes out into the tile field, if that happens too often, the bacteria can be diluted down to a level that will not sustain proper digestion of the matter going down the drain.
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