washing machine lint trap... how to?
Our house does not have a laundry wash tub. And there is no room to put one in. So, all the water goes directly from the washer to the septic. On my previous house, I used a plain lint trap to stop it. But, cannot on this house.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Ken H.
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
I actually let the washing machine water head right out to the septic tank. I use biodegradable detergents to try to keep the tank enzymes balanced. We pump it out every two or three years and no problems yet.
I'd like to hear about any methods that would work for keeping the lint (etc.) out of the tank. I suppose I could rig up something to filter them out, but I don't really worry about washing machine lint that much. Wonder if I should?
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
Lint is no good for the septic system. It will take time to accumulate, but its not good.
Ken H.
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
The lint isn't a problem in the septic tank, it's the leach field you need to worry about. Our tank has an outlet filter screen to keep lint and other solids out of the field. We're supposed to pull the filter and hose it off once a year. Can't say I'm looking forward to that task, but it should beat a replacement field. Not sure if a screen could be retrofitted into an existing system or not [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
Yes. Very true. I used the wrong words in my post. The tile/leech field is where the problem comes up. The lint will eventually start to plug the 'holes' where the 'water' goes out.
Thanks
Ken H.
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
Ah, this makes sense. Does it matter how often you have the tank pumped? We do ours every two or three years, even though the last time it was done they said it didn't really need it.
(Which makes me wonder - does pumping it out too often create a problem? I know that we want the little bacteria to stay happy [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]...)
Re: washing machine lint trap... how to?
Ken
You might want to look at an inline filter like the SEP PRO. Here is the site septic protector . When I move to the country I plan to add both a filter to the washing machine and an effluent filter to the septic tank.
Randy