Lint and hair, etc. in septic tanks
The filter and reply number 41 is aim primarily at trapping microfiber plastic particles and keeping them out of the environment. Of course it would also trap lint.
It’s very clear that microfiber particles could not possibly hurt a septic tank. They are so tiny that they will just flow through with the water. I’m not making any judgments to how good or bad they are for the environment. I think they’re generally a bad thing, as we are eating things that contain them at this point
I spent an hour or so researching septic tank design and function and it’s very clear to me that you couldn’t possibly put enough hair in a septic tank or lint from laundry to ever hurt a septic tank Both of these items are heavier than water and they will sink to the bottom and they will either decompose or be pumped out someday if the tank is cleaned, but never could build up in the lifetime of a human being enough hair to be a problem.
It’s amusing Sean and Dan that you’re worried about your septic tanks yet you’re using a washing machine that puts between 40 and 70 gallons of water a load into the septic system , the two things that are clearly bad for a septic system are grease and too much water.
The thing that is good for a septic system to function properly as human waste and lots of food waste from garbage, disposals, again hair, and lint are insignificant in the whole process.
Also hair lint, etc. will not clog drain pipes. Once you get past the sink strainer these items will flush straight on out into the septic tank or into the sewage system.
It’s clear from watching a lot of videos last night that many people have no idea what they’re talking about even people who work with septic tanks, etc., this is a common problem today that people don’t have any common sense and they don’t know anything about science and how things actually work but this is true and many areas of our lives now ,
John
