An afternoon was meant for your lateral line treatments. It was always a routine for your septic exert to drop by and treat your lateral lines. He said that it would benefit your entire septic system if you maintain the treatments on a regular basis. As you know, the lateral lines are part of the drain field or the leach field. They are the ones that distribute the treated effluent back into the surrounding environment. It is prone to blockages and clogging depending on the overall condition and usage of the septic system and the use of lateral line treatments.
It all starts in the household. If its members do not adhere to regular pump outs, use antibacterial household solutions, dump grease and non-biodegradable materials, plant trees and shrubs over the system, and use water inconsiderately, then the lateral lines will sure suffer. The septic tank will accumulate so much sludge, overflow, the bacteria will die off, and the solid wastes will get dispersed into the drain field and into the lateral lines. This is a very undesirable situation to be in. Once the system gets clogged up, there will be a backing up of wastewater, contamination of the surrounding water systems, release of septic odors, and eventual failure of the system.
Your septic expert told you that there are several typed of treatments that can be used on your system—inorganic, organic, and biological. The inorganic treatments involve the use of inorganic, harsh chemicals like bases and acids that usually kill off the resident bacteria and corrode the system. This isn’t recommended anymore because of its damaging effects. Organic treatments involve the use of baking soda or yeasts that may improve the condition of the lateral lines and the entire system for a time. They are known to affect the performance of the bacterial population if used for a long period of time. The most widely used lateral line treatment is the biological one. This treatment used bacteria and enzymes that improve the condition and performance of the bacteria. This type of lateral line treatment has no chemical discharge that could harm the surrounding water systems.
Some homeowners treat lateral line treatments as very expensive to maintain. But you believe that having the lateral line treatments on a regular basis would save you more. If a septic system fails because of lateral line failure or severe blockage, you should prepare up to 30,000 USD for septic system replacement. That is way more than the cost of lateral line treatments.
Prevention is the best cure in any aspect if your life. To prevent disease, you have to maintain ideal cleanliness and sanitation. You can help achieve this by maintaining a smooth-running septic system. If you do this, then you will not be wading in septic water or breathing septic odors and drinking contaminated water. Preventing your septic system from failing is the best thing you can do and lateral line treatments can really make a big difference.
Your septic expert finished with the lateral line treatments that afternoon. As usual, he left a flyer filled with useful information about the proper care of your system. This included the things that you should do at home like using the drains, toilets, and sinks properly and changing to bacteria-friendly household solutions. Being a homeowner was easy if you have help with your lateral line treatments.