✅ every pump out

✅ every service call

✅ every filter cleaning

✅ everytime you add bacteria

✅ every strange gurgle

✅ every poop...

❌ Anti-bacterial soaps

❌ Automatic toilet bowl cleaners

❌ "Flushable" wipes

❌ Liquid fabric softeners

❌ Harsh chemicals

❌ Food scraps and coffee grounds

❌ Fats, oils and greases

✅ where your tank is

✅ where your discharge pipe is

✅ where your tile bed is

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*show any contractor on your property this layout before they begin to do work. even show your friends and family if you have to just so they know*

❌ leaky toilets

❌ leaky sinks

❌ really, anything thats leaking

❌ old toilets for low-flush models

✅ risers brought to grade

✅ lids are fastened

✅ Effluent filter. get one

✅ Hose filter down twice a year

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*life hack: putting your hose away for winter? clean your filter. bringing your hose out for the season? clean your filter*

❌ allow vehicles to drive over or park on the bed or tank

❌ build skating rinks or above ground pools on it

❌ dig without knowing the location of your system

❌ plant trees or shrubs on or near the bed (roots can clog pipe)

❌ drain downspouts, sump pumps, etc, near tanks or bed

❌ excessively water the lawn over the leaching bed