Since the 1880s, septic system additives have been marketed as helpful in maintaining a working septic tank. And now, more than 120 additives are on the market claiming to keep tanks “trouble-free” by ...

A septic system isn’t much good if it’s clogged, and once it is clogged, it’ll cost a fair amount to pump it—but using a septic tank treatment every so often can help prevent this. If you don’t ...

A: Septic sewage systems are excellent for purifying home wastes, and they do it naturally without dangerous chemicals such as chlorine or ozone gas. People often think of septic systems as being used ...

Add antifreeze, salt or a septic system additive into the system. Pump sewage onto the ground surface. Start a fire over the system to attempt to thaw it out. Run water continually to try to unfreeze ...

Clark County Public Health discovered Thursday that a company selling septic tank additives is calling local residents, claiming there is an alert about failing septic systems, and offering products ...

Learn homesteader septic system basics needed to maintain your property’s waste processor. Adapted from The Septic System Owner’s Manual. David Hayward came home one summer day to find brown, swampy ...

Art Betker was tired. And cold. Working six days a week, 11 or 12 hours a day, to fix frozen septic systems will do that to you. "We get Sunday off, and the couch looks really nice," he said while ...