Most homeowners have only a vague idea, at best, of how their septic system works, even when they’ve been utilizing one for years.
I work on digital content for Cleaner’s sibling publication, Onsite Installer magazine, and one thing that we discuss fairly often is homeowner education. Some of the questions our featured installers get asked are pretty wild.
For example:
“Why are all these nonbiodegradable products in my system?”
“So now I pump this, what — every 20 years?”
“How many holes should I shoot through the 55-gallon drum I’m installing as my septic system for my hunting cabin up north?”
“Why can’t I just run my sewer into the river?”
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