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How a Septic Works
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All the water from the house, weather it's from the sink, shower, toilet, etc. goes into the septic tank. The job of the tank is to trap the solids in the tank and let the cleaner water pass through to the drainage area. The tank needs to be pumped to remove these solids, so that they do build up and escape into the drainage area.
The water then goes to a distribution box (D-box), which by name, evenly distributes the water to each drainfield or drywell. This box can become unleveled, pushing all the water to one particular drainfield.
Drainfields are ditches approximately 60-100' long. Drainfields differ in size and depth. A drainfield may be dug 6' deep, then filled with 4' of stone. The pipe runs from the distribution box to the drainfield pipe. The drainfield pipe is drain tile, and has holes in the bottom of the pipe. The water drips out of the pipe and into the stone. This stone is limestone and cleans the water as it passes it into the ground and into the water table.
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"Do's:"
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"Don'ts:"
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Pump your tank
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Put grease down your drain
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Use a bacterial additive (CCLS)
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Put feminine products into the toilet
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Use Liquid laundry detergent
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Put baby wipes into the toilet
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