Garbage Disposal with Septic (1 Viewer)

[Baloney Sandwich]

My wife and I moved into a new house recently that has septic. It was emptied right before we moved in and we are required to empty it every two years by the town. We have no garbage disposal and I always believed you were to avoid them with septic. However, I've talked to some folks and went online to see positive reviews on the InSinkErator Evolution Septic Assist.

Anyone on here have first hand experience with this disposal or any others specifically designed for septic?

 

[avoiding injuries]

If you are made to empty your septic every two years, you should be fine with a garbage disposal. Having one just fills your septic tank up faster. Most people I've talked to empty every 3 or 4 years. It also depends on number of people in the house.

 

[El Floppo]

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[avoiding injuries]

When I bought my house 3 years ago, the septic man who did the inspection and emptying said he doubted the previous owners ever had it emptied. The house was 9 years old.

 

[Johnny Rock]

I empty mine every three years. We built our own house and did not put a garbage disposal in. FYI you don't want the ladies to place feminine products in the toilet either, or baby wipes for that matter.

 

[Patriotsfatboy1]

I can't see why it would cause a problem, so long as you aren't trying to put too much down there. I have had septic for 20 years. I empty it every 2 years now. I used to empty it every 3 years before kids.

I would imagine toilet paper would be a much bigger deal than biodegradables in the disposal.

 

[shuke]

Should be fine with a regular one. There are some things that you shouldn't put through that can clog the septic runs, like coffee grounds and egg shells.

Just do some research.

 

[wilked]

I would advise against a disposal with septic tank. You will find all sorts of reasons you can put one in via googling, like 'use it but only put such and such down the disposal'. That all works find unless you have either a wife or kids, who will violate those rules as they see fit.

Skip the disposal, get a compost, and your garden and septic system will thank you.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Should be fine with a regular one. There are some things that you shouldn't put through that can clog the septic runs, like coffee grounds and

egg shells.

Just do some research.

Posting a topic in the FFA is my research

 

[El Floppo]

Should be fine with a regular one. There are some things that you shouldn't put through that can clog the septic runs, like coffee grounds and

egg shells.

Just do some research.

Posting a topic in the FFA is my research

 

[SoBeDad]

Better to recycle your waste into the yard. I used to keep a covered container in my freezer for banana peels, onions skins, chicken fat, etc. And then I'd use a shovel to bury it on the weekends in my back yard, deep enough so that my dogs or possums wouldn't dig it up. I think it helped my banana, papaya and tomato plants.

 

[VA703]

chicken fat is good for the yard?

 

[Your Mother's Twin Sister]

Should be fine with a regular one. There are some things that you shouldn't put through that can clog the septic runs, like coffee grounds and egg shells.

Just do some research.

 

[SoBeDad]

chicken fat is good for the yard?

Microbes decompose almost everything. I'm not sure what the final end product is for fat. I actually had very little meat products when I had a house, but when I dug up some areas with kitchen waste, I couldn't tell what had been buried. This was in the warm humid climate of Miami Beach. Putting things in a container in the freezer until burying avoided bad odors.

 

[The Commish]

I grew up in a house that had septic. It was emptied once and the house has always had a garbage disposal.