Tricks on How to Clean the Septic Tank

Yeast

Pour 1 cup of active dry yeast down the commode every six months. Yeast maintains the balance of bacteria in the septic tank necessary for breaking down solid waste such as toilet paper. Pour the active yeast down the commode and flush. Wait for the commode to fill and flush again. Use the yeast at night before going to bed, or in the morning before leaving for work. Avoiding the use of plumbing for about eight hours after treatment helps the yeast do its job.

Flush the septic tank with copper sulfate. Copper sulfate solution kills and prevents roots that grow in field lines leading out of the septic tank. Use 2 pounds of the solution for every 300 gallon capacity of the septic tank. Mix the solution in 2 cups of boiling water. Pour the solution down the commode at night before going to bed, or in the morning before leaving for work. Flush the commode. Wait for the commode to refill and flush again.

Pour 6 cups of boiling strong salt water down the commode. Salt water cleans the drainage lines leading to the septic tank, as well as controlling roots in the septic tank. Pour the boiling salt water down the commode and flush. Wait for the commode to refill and flush again. Avoid use of plumbing for about eight hours after treatment.

Call a qualified septic tank repairman to pump the tank. Pumping the tank removes any solid waste that hasn't been broken down. The septic tank is to be pumped at least once every six years. Failing to properly maintain the septic tank requires pumping more frequently at a greater cost to the homeowner. Reapply the yeast to the septic tank after pumping in order to maintain the proper breakdown of waste that enters the septic tank system.