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Tom
Lv 6
Tom asked in Home & GardenMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

Can the drain of a water softener go directly into the septic system?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The main problem for people with septic systems AND wter softeners is salt buildup in the soil. So yes it can, the septic will usually not be affected too much but the salt buildup after a few years can have a negative affect on grass and other plants.

  • pires
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    reckoning on the age of your device and your place and who put in it , sure it is accessible that they are going immediately on your septics leech container or according to possibility a seperate container . some structures have been stepped forward to circumvent somewhat a lot of none biodegradeble soaps and so on from shifting into your septic tank and interfering with stable bacteria below your scum layer from breaking down the solids . because of the fact the kitchen sink and your tub bathtub are the biggest offenders they could have been routed out of the device . in the event that they're draining ok odds are they have been remoted . desire this enables .

  • 1 decade ago

    not if you have any sense ..try to keep all chemicals out of system and all rainwater ..big problem in the states is they have no idea how to build or maintain one ..a properly set up system will NEVER need emptying ..at least for a hundred years ..

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