How to Easily Find a Solution for Septic Tank Blockage

Toilet paper is a pain in the…well, you know. Toilet paper, even the luxury “ultra soft” brands, are still uncomfortable if you need to do some vigorous wiping. Once you’ve tried wet wipes and felt their soothing, moisturizing touch, it’s hard to go back to the uncomfortable chafing of toilet paper. However, wipes build up with other waste, like congealed food fat, to form massive lumps called “fatbergs” that block entire municipal sewer systems.

Now, imagine if you have a septic tank how these wipes will build up over time. Are you diligent about not putting leftover cooking oil or bacon grease down the drain? The natural decay of waste inside your septic tank can’t occur with these “indigestible” wipes and fat sitting in your tank.

Grossed out yet? Brace yourself, because there’s more and it’s disgusting.

If the blockage of toilet paper and other solids happens somewhere along the way out of the house, slow flushing toilets and very ugly back-up of waste can occur. Whoever had to ever unblock a blocked toilet will testify to how nasty this can be. Blockages in the outlet are just as nasty and can eventually lead to so much pressure that both sludge and scum are being forced out. The potential health risks and environmental consequences are severe to say the least. In addition, chemicals within both toilet paper and wet wipes will neither sink nor float, but are expelled with the water into the ground, where they ultimately result in contamination of both soil and groundwater. Yep, gross.

One of the best things to do for your septic system is to reduce the overall use of toilet paper. Bidets are prevalent throughout the world and are seeing a rise in popularity in North America and one of the reasons is the desire to use less toilet paper. When many people think of a bidet they think of the stand-alone, intimidating, fixture found in foreign countries. But bidets have (thankfully) evolved! Now integrated into toilet design, they are convenient, effective, efficient, hygienic, comfortable, and good for the environment.

If you have a septic tank, now is the time to consider a bidet. Continuing to use toilet paper may lead to the biggest and most unsavory cleanup of your life.