Getting my well shocked

[my2rotties]

Hahhaaa the company that cleans septic tanks said once a year... there are only two of us living in the house as well. When we bought the house part of the inspection was to have the septic system looked at by a professional. You do what they they tell you to do... I knew someone that had their septic tank back up into the basement. It was really nasty. When I do water changes I do let about 50-90g of water go into the septic tank... I make sure nobody is showering or I am doing laundry that particular day.

What did you do to ensure you had enough bacteria and such for the septic tank. I am blown away you only did three cleanings for 30 years WOW!!! Maybe you had a really big field or something. I better do some more reading on septic tanks... what a crappy to have to read about... literally.

Originally Posted by hillegom

I have never had a well, so cannot comment. But I had a septic tank for 30 years. During that time, I only had it pumped out 3 times. Two that I remember, but that seemed low, so 3 it is.
If the septic tank is not overworked, ie proper size tank for the occupants, and you do not overload it, it should run fine. To me even once a year seems very high.