Best way to dispose of changed water?

pumper

Member
Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2907694
true, IF it just sits in the pipe.... lets say you flush 4 gallons of saltwater a week.... now lets say your septic tank is 400 gallons.... thats 1% of your tank having a high salinity... it will disperse and effect nothing. plus I have never heard to metal pipes for toilets.... its all PVC or ABS (white or black) and many of you put PVC in your tanks and use it for over flows......

Older homes has cast iron drains but they have lasted this long so who really knows.
 

silverdak

Active Member
Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2908093
Older homes has cast iron drains but they have lasted this long so who really knows.
ya really really really older ones that have original bathrooms, most times when a bathroom is remodeled the plumber will do ANYTHING to get rid of the cast iron lol its so hard to work with!! restaurants also use cast Iron
 

gmann1139

Active Member
Originally Posted by Coral Head
http:///forum/post/2907716
TRUE. It is bad for septics. It will not harm the pipes but it will destroy the desirable bacteria inside the septic. This bacteria breaks down the effluents, extending the useful life of the system.
This is what I was told as well. Its the converse of what happens to the bacteria in our systems when we go hypo.
 

slider101

Member
Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2909966
This is what I was told as well. Its the converse of what happens to the bacteria in our systems when we go hypo.
You know I have a septic also and started wondering the same thing. If it would hurt the tank. I have a new home so all the pipes are PVC so I am not worrying about that but I was worried about things mixing with the bacteria and forming giant evil creatures that may crawl out my pipes and come for me in the middle of the night. But then again it may be ok. I will just wait and see.
 
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