- Familiarize yourself with the location of your system
- Keep an as built system diagram in a safe place for reference
- Keep accurate records of septic system maintenance and service calls
- Test your well water three times a year
- Have your tank inspected on a regular basis by a qualified person
- Have your effluent filter checked and cleaned twice a year; if you don’t have an effluent filter, consider having one installed
- Conserve water in the house to reduce the amount of waste water that must be treated by your system
- Repair leaky plumbing fixtures
- Spread the number of loads of laundry throughout the week
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- Enter a septic tank - gases and lack of oxygen can be fatal
- Put cooking oils or food waste down the drain
- Flush hazardous chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cigarette butts or sanitary products
- Use a garbage disposal unit unless your system has been designed for it
- Use special additives that are claimed to enhance the performance of your system - you don’t need them
- Dig without knowing the location of your leaching bed
- Drive or park over your tank or leaching bed
- Allow livestock on the leaching bed
- Plant trees or shrubs too close to the septic tank or leaching bed
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