Septic Products Range in Price and Effectiveness
Septic products and the septic treatment industry is an interesting marketplace. There are a host of well known products or brands in retail stores, and thousands of unknown brands sold online. Some septic products can cost a few dollars and other treatments can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Are these septic products the same thing? Is there really such a big difference in one septic treatment over the other. Our experts dive into the subject and advise readers on quick, effective ways to navigate the septic products marketplace.
First, lets address the well known brands. Rid X, Roebic Labs, Drano, CLR septic treatments are all easily purchased at a local hardware store or home depot / Lowe’s. These brands are well recognized, yet when examined closer, have a bad reputation among its clients. Let me be clear, each of these septic products are of great quality, and this bad reputation is undue. Homeowners are to blame, in fact. They purchase these product, EACH of which is marked as “preventative treatments” right on the label. But homeowners purchase these septic products in hopes of them fixing a problem, despite the fact that it says right on the label it isn’t going to do that.
Just because these types of treatments will not reverse septic problems, it does not mean that all septic products will not reverse serious problems. Sure your septic contractor will tell you that they wont, but then again he gets paid if you believe him. So before you rule out septic products as an option for you, and start writing checks, read just a few more minutes.
As you you examine the septic product industry a bit more closely, you will find out that there are far more expensive treatments on the market often times called “septic shock treatments” Much like the shock you administer to your pool, these treatments are designed to overwhelm the system with bacteria which will liquefy and digest all organic material within your system. This means paper products, fats, greases, solid waste etc. will all be dissolved. This process restores not only the pipes and septic tank, but they will actually restore the soil surrounding the drain lines. This allows a struggling system to drain better, improving the over all performance of your system.
Now these two treatments could not be further from one another. They are both called septic products, however they are designed to do two completely different things. Shock treatments can cost as much a few thousand dollars, however most cost a few hundred dollars. With septic treatments that range in effectiveness and prices as much as they do, its no wonder that homeowners are confused. Choose septic products that are designed for your situation and you will find them highly effective, choose wrong and you will wind up frustrated and in the same place you are today.