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Continuing from my earlier water softener thread: Water Softener Discharge
So ... now it appears I am going to have to have a septic system, if I am going to have a dishwasher, washing machine, etc. And the soil here is 6" of topsoil followed by hard sandstone, pretty much all the way down until you get you get to Australia So that apparently means a simple, conventional septic system will not do. I'll have to have an aerobic system. And since they'll have to pretty much use a tactical nuke to get through this stupid rock, we're looking at $12k. And the added bonus of yet another electro-mechanical gizmo that requires consumables, and maintenance andcan will break down.
And there's more! It turns out that the softener discharge will in fact hurt a septic system, at the very least an aerobic one:
Water softener discharges do harm septic systems -- And the problem is easy to solve
Aerobic Do's & Don'ts
So I have to do BOTH the trench and the septic. But I had planned to divert that water anyway, so .. meh.
The whole point of homesteading is seeking simplicity. Now I gotta keep buying and replacing stuff! Chlorine tablets! Filters! Pumps! Aerators! Oh yeah, and don't forget the county-mandated 3x/year service contract!
Anyway ... so what am I in for with this infernal, expensive, complicated aerobic septic gadget? Will the stupid thing at least run for 3 years without collapsing into a smoking ruin?
So ... now it appears I am going to have to have a septic system, if I am going to have a dishwasher, washing machine, etc. And the soil here is 6" of topsoil followed by hard sandstone, pretty much all the way down until you get you get to Australia So that apparently means a simple, conventional septic system will not do. I'll have to have an aerobic system. And since they'll have to pretty much use a tactical nuke to get through this stupid rock, we're looking at $12k. And the added bonus of yet another electro-mechanical gizmo that requires consumables, and maintenance and
And there's more! It turns out that the softener discharge will in fact hurt a septic system, at the very least an aerobic one:
Water softener discharges do harm septic systems -- And the problem is easy to solve
Aerobic Do's & Don'ts
So I have to do BOTH the trench and the septic. But I had planned to divert that water anyway, so .. meh.
The whole point of homesteading is seeking simplicity. Now I gotta keep buying and replacing stuff! Chlorine tablets! Filters! Pumps! Aerators! Oh yeah, and don't forget the county-mandated 3x/year service contract!
Anyway ... so what am I in for with this infernal, expensive, complicated aerobic septic gadget? Will the stupid thing at least run for 3 years without collapsing into a smoking ruin?