Septic tank inlet clogged with solidified fat question

[elmocambo]

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this question but somebody might know about this sort of thing.
The inlet inspection drain developed a problem in that it wasn't draining efficiently. I had look inside the septic tank inlet T and poked around with a long length of roofing lath and then pulled out a solid white ball of crud. I then filled the bath full of water and allowed that to drain into the system, the water started to fill the inspection drain and the blockage was released. It seems to function correctly now and drains away as it should. My question is how to prevent this occurring again? We are quiet diligent in preventing fat or grease entering the system by wiping utensils before cleaning and nothing detrimental goes down there, muck munchers additive is used every month.
I have had a look inside the septic tank and outlet T and it looks normal as far as i can tell.
It has been inspected and emptied not long ago and deemed to be compliant with general binding rules.
I was wondering if should invest in a grease trap to attach to the sink or maybe a set of drain rods should it happen again?

 

[DAVE the old git]

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this question but somebody might know about this sort of thing.
The inlet inspection drain developed a problem in that it wasn't draining efficiently. I had look inside the septic tank inlet T and poked around with a long length of roofing lath and then pulled out a solid white ball of crud. I then filled the bath full of water and allowed that to drain into the system, the water started to fill the inspection drain and the blockage was released. It seems to function correctly now and drains away as it should. My question is how to prevent this occurring again? We are quiet diligent in preventing fat or grease entering the system by wiping utensils before cleaning and nothing detrimental goes down there, muck munchers additive is used every month.
I have had a look inside the septic tank and outlet T and it looks normal as far as i can tell.
It has been inspected and emptied not long ago and deemed to be compliant with general binding rules.
I was wondering if should invest in a grease trap to attach to the sink or maybe a set of drain rods should it happen again?

Hello you are not supposed to run waste water from a sink bath shower etc the fat from the sink will never brake up the way the Rubbish etc brakes down and the liquid goes out through the overflow ot it a pit filled with light shingle if a septic tank is working correctly you should not have to get a septic tank emptied that often but if you have a kitchen sink etc going into a septic tank it will never brake down the grease A better way is to use a soak away for all waste water or at the very least have a soak away to take the water from the kitchen sink And there is building regulations that have to be looked at with a septic tank it has to be 100ft away from the home and 100ft away from a water supply mainly a well it ms to stop the well water been contaminated. The best type of septic tank is to build a septic tank in 9 inch blocks plastered on the inside and outside with a inlet and overflow with a shelf with a fall to catch the solids ie Rubbish when the Septic tank is working At best if you have a kitchen sink going into a septic tank the grease will never brake up and as a result the bacteria that starts the septic tank to work will not work or not work the way it should work And of course you need two man hole covers on top of the tank for emptying and inspection of the septic tank and all pipes have to have a solid Base with the fall built into the Base its a total waste to use shingle for the Base of any type of sewer what will happen then when the soil is put back it will cause the sewer pipe to sag thus you end up getting a belly in the pipe and the sewer not working I hope this is of some help

 

[elmocambo]

I think emptying kitchen, bath and shower waste water into a soak away is illegal, it should only be surface water or rain water.

 

[DAVE the old git]

I think emptying kitchen, bath and shower waste water into a soak away is illegal, it should only be surface water or rain water.

Yes you could be 100% right it is about 40 years since I have worked on a septic tank and I have read that these new PVC that you can buy are not as good as the septic tank we used to make years ago you can of course possibly use a grease trap but it might end up costing you a small fortune to get this grease trap installed a better bet might be to buy a set of good sewer rods with all attachments any way they are no big load to carry more so if you have a septic tank another bit of advice I wil give check with local council what is acceptable as regards if you did want to install a septic tank in a property you are thinking of buying don't say you have a septic tank at present what you don't want is to open a hornets nest for yourself so thread softly . As a matter of fact the local council have started to inspect septic tanks in Ireland this us all probly to do with getting a new septic tank and a grant but you can just amagin the hoops you would have to jump through to get these grants I would say this also applies to the UK I hope this is of some help