Quick Tips to Protect Your Septic System

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• DO NOT FLUSH WIPES OF ANY KIND: No baby wipes, no personal wipes, no pop up cleaning wipes.
• Don't flush cigarette butts, cotton swabs, cat box litter, sanitary napkins, tampons, disposable diapers, condoms and other non-biodegradable products into your system.
• Don't do back-to-back laundry. Distribute washer loads throughout the week.
• Don't poison the system by dumping solvents, oils, paints, thinners, disinfectants, pesticides, medications and poisons down the drain. These may kill the bacteria that help purify sewage and can contaminate groundwater.
• Don't dig into you leach field or build anything over the field.
• Don't empty large quantities of water from hot tubs or whirlpools into the system, particularly if they are chlorinated.
• Don't attempt to repair a failing system by yourself. Hire an experienced septic system contractor. A repair permit may be needed from your local health department.
• Leach field lessons: Do not drive on, park on or over leach fields. Keep all machines and vehicles off your leach field. Don't put a swimming pool on/over your leach field. Keep the vegetation cleared for easy access to your system.