In 2005, Mark Reynolds, President and CEO of RCS II Inc., the company that manufacturers Septic Drainer, modified an existing agricultural formulation by upgrading to a higher grade of calcium polysulfate and updating to a new surfactant (surface-active agent that breaks down in the aerobic conditions found in sewage treatment plants and soil) to achieve a more consistent formula.
Septic Drainer, a non-toxic and non-hazardous product, works on the drain field portion of a septic system. It should not be confused with other bacteria-based products on the market that are used on solid wastes in septic tanks. Those products do little to resolve a septic system's drain field problems that may begin to show with wet spots on lawns, septic odors or slow running drains.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), 90% of septic systems stop working because of failures in the septic drain field. The culprit is a phenomenon called "hardpan". Caliches or hardpan - hardened calcium carbonate deposits that form when minerals leach from the upper layer of soil - takes place when sodium combines with the soil. Hardpan typically starts at the surface and goes down 10 feet, thus preventing water from percolating through the soil.
Septic Drainer addresses the hardpan by driving out sodium from the soil and chemically aerating the soil. This chemical aeration of the soil allows aerobic bacteria to flourish in the system. Sodium is present in a septic system drain field because salt is widely used in peoples' diets, water softeners and most commonly, in laundry detergents. Every year, an average of 55 lbs of sodium is expelled into a homeowner's septic drain field.
Septic Drainer's President, Mark Reynolds, says that Septic Drainer works in about 85% of the cases, with the remaining cases failing due to mechanical, ground water or design capacity issues.
"Without good drainage in your septic drain field, your system cannot dispel wastewater and that's when most problems begin to develop," according to Reynolds.
"You should have your system pumped and inspected every two years and add just one gallon of Septic Drainer every six months to any septic system," Reynolds advises. "In this way, you will avoid major expenses in the future," he explains.
"You will not need a backhoe, dump truck or plastic piping to repair your system due to failure, so the carbon imprint is extremely small when you maintain your system with Septic Drainer."
While maintenance is a key element in the proper functioning of any septic system, Septic Drainer will also restore a drain field suffering from hardpan. In this case, about four gallons of Septic Drainer should be added, with results expected within 90 days. "We even have cases where we see results within one day when the soil is totally reinvigorated and the system is trouble-free," Reynolds says. After the initial treatment, one gallon should then be added every six months to a 1,000-gallon tank, he says.
In addition to septic drain fields, Septic Drainer may also be used for leach fields, cesspools, drywells and infiltrator systems.
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