Instead of using Rid-ex for a monthly solution for a septic tank - use baking soda and yeast and flush down the toilet.
By Natalie B.
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We use a package of yeast. It's a lot cheaper than that Rid X & does the same job!
I was told by my septic tank man that the best thing is to dump a quart of butter milk down the drain about every 1-1/2 months. I have been doing that for years and had no problems.
I would recommend that you don't use Ridex at all. It created a huge cake of "gunk" on top of my septic tank and made it back up.
Great idea! I've got yeast on my shopping list now. I hated the cost of Rid-X, just to flush away! I logged on to find out the ratio of yeast to baking soda, but if a pkg of yeast works too, that's great. I'm guessing it'd still be about once a month?
Thanks so much!!
Are we talking about those small envelopes of dry Yeast?
The yeast and buttermilk are just eaten by the tank. But the baking soda does help to make the ph more to the liking of bacteria growth.
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Do you put the yeast and/or buttermilk down the sink drain or in the toilet? What if you have 4 toilets.....does the one treatment work for all? Also, how much yeast and how much buttermilk do you use?
I have a 1500 gallon septic tank... any idea of how much yeast and baking soda I need and how often to use it? Thanks
my wife says bake a cake put it in septic
How many packets of yeast vs. tablespoons of baking soda??? Help!
ok so i am a new home homeowner. I used a gallon of buttermilk in my tank. how does this work exactly? i used spoiled buttermilk and the chunks it had.
I use my local store brands liquid septic treatment.
Unlike the powder, it won't make a huge cake that
could back up the system.
The best bet is prevention though, do not use bleach
fabric softner,most drain cleaners.Make sure your
detergent is a bio degradable brand as well. some
common household cleaners will kill the bacteria which
is necessary to keep a septic tank flowing freely. I've
had mine for 15 years and I've never had mine
pumped once.
The best thing to use in your septic tank is Roebic K-37. I have been using this products for years. Check out their web site to find it near you. www.roebic.com
How much and what type of brewers yeast should I use?
My Farmer told me to get the 4inch by 4inch cube of yeast from Costco/Sam's Club $2.50 and put it in toilet furthest away from septic tank and put 1/2 the cube in that toilet & flush twice, then put other half in other toilet bowl & flush once. Do this every other month even in wintertime .That's the treatment for my 1500 gallon septic.
Just had my aerobic system 1500 gal tank pumped today. My technician (very turst-worthy) also suggested to pour 1 gal buttermilk in - 1/time mo. He also said that Rid-X wouldn't suffice for the "bigger bugs".
The septic take was fine, but after I flushed the yeast it backed up, coincidence?
I have heard that the yeast is not the best solution and has that caking up problem. I found a product called Flush-it and have been using it for a while.
I put some DG home Septic Tank Treatment from Dollar General Store in my toilet when it wouldn't flush. I expected it to foam or do something visible, it didn't seem to do anything. It's inexpensive but does it work at all, anyone know?
Your body puts the right bacteria in your septic tank. Using too much bleach will kill the bacteria and yeast. Adding any additional yeast and food source (buttermilk) for the yeast is helpful, but only if you dont put a lot of products in your tank that will kill the yeast and bacteria.
Your body puts the right bacteria in your septic tank. Using too much bleach will kill the bacteria and yeast. Adding any additional yeast and food source (buttermilk) for the yeast is helpful, but only if you dont put a lot of products in your tank that will kill the yeast and bacteria.
Do you use anything other than yeast and how much yeast per month instead of reddex
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