Septic Do's and Don'ts

DO's • DO PRACTICE WATER CONSERVATION • DO CHECK FOR WATER LEAKS AND REPAIR THEM • DO USE SEPTIC SAFE TOILET PAPER ONLY DON’TS • DO NOT USE WISK • DO NOT USE POWDERED CLEANERS (DISHWASHER, LAUNDRY OR CLEANERS LIKE SPIC N SPAN) • DO NOT FLUSH WIPES (INCLUDING DISPOSABLE ONES), ANY SANITARY PRODUCTS, PAPER TOWELS, TISSUES, ETC. • DO NOT USE A GARBAGE DISPOSAL • DO NOT USE SEPTIC TANK ADDITIVES • DO NOT FLUSH SOLID WASTES SUCH AS CIGARETTE BUTTS, FOOD, MEDICINE PACKETS, DRUGS, OR GARBAGE INTO THE TOILET • DO NOT POUR GREASE, OILS OR MAYONNAISE INTO EITHER THE TOILET OR THE DRAINS • DO NOT PUT STRONG CHEMICALS SUCH AS CLEANING PRODUCTS, CLEANING WATER OR EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BLEACH DOWN THE TOILET OR THE DRAINS. ​DO NOT USE ANY DRAIN CLEANERS LIKE LIQUID PLUMBER, DRANO, ETC.