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Roots in Septic Tank Joe V 07-19-2006
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Posted by Joe V on July 19, 2006, 12:30 pm
I had my septic tank pumped and the company found roots in the tank.
They are fairly fine roots and they removed the ones that they could
reach. My question is is there a product out there that works to
dissolve them? I see ads for RootX, etc., but I am not sure that I
should put something like this in the tank. I do put bacteria in the
tank monthly and it works great as far as disolving the solids.

Any advice or experience with this would be appreciated.

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Posted by David Martel on July 19, 2006, 1:06 pm
Joe,

Roots in the septic tank? Is your septic tank cracked and leaking? This
is not a good thing. Find out and fix the problem before your well gets
contaminated.

Dave M.



Posted by dpb on July 19, 2006, 3:46 pm

David Martel wrote:
> Joe,
>
> Roots in the septic tank? Is your septic tank cracked and leaking? This
> is not a good thing. Find out and fix the problem before your well gets
> contaminated.

Not likely, it's almost certain simply a lid not completely
tight--roots can find and work their way through the smallest of
cracks.

The easiest solution assuming there isn't a major problem (and the
septic service guys should have determined that--if not, then you do
need to find out where they are actually coming from) is the copper
sulfate around the tank. I had similar problem and solved it by
burying a piece of 3/4" plastic pipe w/ a small hole drilled every 6'
or so about a foot deep around the perimeter of the tank where the
roots were coming from. Put a T in the middle and left a piece coming
up just above the surface and capped. Filled the pipe w/ the
crystals--figure it will take several years for the supply to leach out
totally but will hopefully be able to refill it from the opening w/o
digging it up to do so.

I'd avoid the in-the-tank root treatments if at all possible although I
suspect a one-time treatment now after it has been cleaned would not be
fatal.


Posted by PSZach on July 19, 2006, 4:45 pm

Joe V Wrote:
> I had my septic tank pumped and the company found roots in the
tank.
> They are fairly fine roots and they removed the ones that they could
> reach. My question is is there a product out there that works to
> dissolve them? I see ads for RootX, etc., but I am not sure that I
> should put something like this in the tank. I do put bacteria in the
> tank monthly and it works great as far as disolving the solids.
>
> Any advice or experience with this would be appreciated.

Be more concerned about the Roots in your sewer lines/pipes since it is
a
smaller space that could be fully encumbered. Many chemicals are
available to
safely address roots in a plumbing system. But regular
inspection and service
with a Power Cable and Cutter set, regardless of
actual drainage problems will
guard against major problems later.

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--
PSZach

Posted by Steve Barker LT on July 19, 2006, 9:48 pm
BTW, you don't need to add the bacteria. this is a scam from the pumper
guys. Septic tanks grow their own just fine.

--
Steve Barker


>I had my septic tank pumped and the company found roots in the tank. They
>are fairly fine roots and they removed the ones that they could reach. My
>question is is there a product out there that works to dissolve them? I
>see ads for RootX, etc., but I am not sure that I should put something like
>this in the tank. I do put bacteria in the tank monthly and it works great
>as far as disolving the solids.
>
> Any advice or experience with this would be appreciated.



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