Hiya, My septic drain field failed last year and I had to re-route it to a different location. The septic was approx. 13 years old with only moderate use (ie. no more than 2 people living in the house). I see most of the houses around me are having to redo theirs as well. The soil is a very sandy soil (we live in New Mexico). I have heard that adding bleach to the drain field (not the tank) will help to break up the field as it becomes saturated and thereby keep the field intact for some time. I don't really like the idea more so from an enviromental standpoint but was wondering if this is true? I've heard a lot of stories of how to keep a septic working well including throwing a dead rabbit into it once a year so naturally I'm skeptical about this latest "remedy". Any advice? Thanks much, jlc
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16 years ago