I like that you seem to genuinely want to help your fellow human kind just for the sake of helping, not because there's anything in it for you, but just because it's right... everything from giving employees who may not deserve it a second or third or forth chance, to giving away a product you believe in when you're around to do the job... I wish more people in every field operated that way... good on ya!
Actually it does benefit him as it makes his job easier in the long run, increases customer satisfaction (which leads to word of mouth benefits), and improves quality of work.
I totally agree with this guy!!you seem like a guy who went in to business because you take pride in what you do, you're good at it and you enjoy the end product. Not because you saw the $$ signs attached to doing a job many others wouldn't be brave enough to try. Keep at it man 👍
Business ethics should be modeled after this man every video I've seen with him. Yes Yes he's there to make money but he does it ethically. He's not calling people he's not taking shortcuts. He's not pushing products he doesn't believe in. I'm not saying every company needs to give things away for free but it shows the character of the man and how he runs his business.
High five to another AWESOME business owner! It’s not every day that I see another person that goes above and beyond for their customer and it’s more than refreshing to see. Thank you sir!
Giving it away free actually makes a lot of sense. Not only is it serving your customers, but getting rid of those fats, oils and greases can avoid you getting a 3am call about a tank backing up. I am on septic, and if you were near my area, I would definitely use your company to service my tank.
I used to rinse everything down the drain until it completely clogged my drain line. NOW every pan gets wiped out with paper towels before I wash them. A 10' section of 2" PVC pipe clogged solid with solid grease was a real chore to clean out. When I had the tank pumped out recently you could see a layer of grease on top of the liquid. I came close to ruining my drain field. I dodged a bullet there.
hi Mr James Butler. I see this video is three years old. Do you still recommend bio one for septic maintenance? I use dawn to wash my dishes. What do you recommend for hand washing dishes?
Lived with and cared for my Grandmother for over a decade. She used Septic Savior every month like clockwork on her septic, following the directions on the label (flush down toilet at night right before going to bed to minimize "washout", use a different toilet each month if possible). She didn't get her tank pumped for over 25 years, and when she passed away and the family sold the house, the buyer immediately ordered septic pumping. The company that arrived asked why they were called out, the tank was in such good condition. So yes, certain tank additives do work quite well.
you might be amazed at how that "good condition" may be more related to a septic built for a 3-4 bedroom home but only being used by a single person, who plays by the rules of no grease (and other bad stuff) in the system. IOW, a lower laundry load and no feminine products will greatly extend the time between pumps. My kids moved out 20 years ago and we go 10 years on a pump that shows a rather light condition, per the driver.
@@rupe53 Average of 3-4 people in the household, also used kitchen sink food disposal quite regularly. Still didn't have to pump it. The only issue with the system was the cast iron drain piping.
@@rupe53 That's precisely why I mentioned it. I am by no means trying to sell Septic Savior, and I do not have any sort of personal or professional relationship with them. I'm simply saying it worked for my Grandmother's septic system even when doing things you shouldn't (such as food scraps), so there's probably something to it. Septic additives sometimes work, when used as directed. Most people don't use as directed, and no one ever calls a septic pumping service unless something has already gone wrong, so I can excuse James Butler for believing they do nothing - he's not seeing the systems of all the people who properly maintain them.
@@davisev5225 all I am saying is "use as directed" and "use as intended" are two different things. You can buy that magic stuff for a smoking car engine, that says "frees stuck rings" but if the rings or valve guides are WORN, it won't help.
Thank you for this video! I stumbled across you channel and have been watching for awhile. You helped me solve my problem (probably temporary) but I added a grease, fat and soap additive to my septic and helped in three days! I know I need a new septic but this bought me time! Thanks for people like you that offer free advice, knowledge and just treat your employees and humans with respect.
Thanks for the recommendation. Another enzymatic septic/plumbing treatment is 'Green Gobbler,' available at the big box store with the orange logo. My brother has an ejector pump that handily saponifies grease and oil, clogging itself up - always at the wrong time. Edit: The BioOne stuff seems pretty cool. I'm going with the dry formulation, it seems like a better deal.
Have to say, watching your videos has made me ask far more questions of my other half about our Septic tanks, the tiles, and even our cistern. Been living rural for 11 years, and until I found your channel, (coming from a city life to a rural life), I was content to accept that we call this guy every 4 yrs and this guy every 2 years, and never bothered to ask why. My partner and I have had some great, and enlightening, conversations about the difference in home maintenance between city living and rural living. So thank you for making me ask questions and learning more about my house.
I recently purchased a bottle of this directly from the company. I think it's incredibly nice of you to give a free bottle to each customer, this stuff is NOT cheap by any stretch!!! I'm just hoping to keep down the 'slow drain' I recently developed in the kitchen sink that I fully believe was from fat/oil/grease and had me removing the P-trap for a full clean-out. This is the second recommendation for Bio One I've seen from a plumber or septic tech, so I'm cautiously optimistic! Thank you for the video!
@@NathanielStorm Nope. So far as I can determine, this stuff is completely useless. I even tried an off-the-cuff experiment where I added some BioOne to a ramekin glass dish that previous held bacon grease; I had scooped out as much grease as possible but of course there was barely a little left clinging to the glass that you could still see. After adding the BioOne and letting it sit until it completely evaporated away, there was no discernible difference in the small amount of bacon fat left in the dish. I expected it to dissolve at least some, if not all, of the grease but it didn't look like it did anything. As far as my pipes go, I used it as directed until it was all gone but the pipe still slowly get buildup of FOG from normal cooking activities. Now I can't see what it *may* be doing to any floating FOG in the actual septic tank itself, but from what I saw it is nothing more than magical thinking.
@@Sudz28 you might want to retry the experiment, but keeping it wet this time. Add the bioone and some water, then periodically add more water so that the conditions are more like an actual tank/pipe.
I've never owned a house that required a septic tank, yet I find your videos very informative and entertaining. Why I watched this one is beyond me, but I found it fascinating.
We're about to move to NC (Durham) and one of the things we agreed on was that any house with a well and septic was right out. We'd been through that before (and we even maintained it). The old field collapsed, as they do over many decades and we paid the new owners a significant amount to fix it when we moved. Never again.
As a septic cleaner and installer myself from texas , I run into the RIDX and Roebic K37 users. Only thing i have seen that at least looks like it is making a change in the septic is bakers yeast. Dissolve it in warm water to activate it and it will bake a pink crust in the septic tank. Not sure if it is doing anything but it does help with blocking sewer gas smells.
There is no way that bakers year does anything to help break down the waste. Yeast and gut bacteria are two different things. Yeast does not metabolize proteins and all the things that make up human 💩. They break down sugars... While there will be some sugar in human waste that's of little consequence.
What's the laws on gray water used for irrigation in NC? Back in Texas it is legal and no permit required if not more than 400 gallons a day. That's how ours was set up. Only toilet sewage went to septic. Close to 30 years without a single pumping and when my mom finally sold the house the inspector said the septic was top notch.
First off, I appreciate the videos you make for TikTok and TH-cam. I have watched many of your videos in my anxiety over our septic system. I have a question about additives, but first a little info on my situation. My wife and I just purchased a home with a 30 year old septic system. We are vigilant about not putting stuff down the drain that is bad for the septic system. Our drain field has healthy lush grass growing over the lines and an inspection said it is time to replace. Basically, sewage water was dumping out the end of the pipes when we dug them out. We do not have ponding on the surface yet. I am just anxious about it. We are getting the 1250 gallon tank pumped out and the drain field terra lifted in a week to buy us some time to pay for a new system. We're having it pumped once a year and it is just the two of us living here. My question is: Can I add Bio-One or Dr Pooper (which I have been hearing a lot about) directly to the distribution box in order to help dissolve some of the biomat and buy us more time? I have been using leech field cleaners and Dr Pooper for a few months now. I don't see improvement because my septic is working fine right now. Am I just wasting money dumping these things down the drain hoping it will help?
I'm on city water, and the only problem in my plumbing is the poo-gas smell that was coming from one upstairs sink drain. My plumber didn't even send someone (thus, did not charge me anything); they just recommended BioOne. Worked like a charm!
I lived in a house with a septic tank for 16 years. My now-ex-husband would've been your dream customer, as he was always careful about what he put down the drains. When we got the septic system replaced, he, I shit you not, read the instruction manual for the septic system, including which species of grass to plant on top on it.
That why I drain my kitchen sink directly out to the back yard maybe 35 - 40ft.away from the house . Am planning to do the same with all grey water drainage and only having the toilet empty into the septic .
Nice thinking there. It makes your job easier, when pumping the tank. Because you just have to pump the easy going sludge, instead of breaking down the hard crust of fat.
i have used engineered products during the 30 years i have worked in septic tank and field remediation As you say most will not hurt the tank .i use a combination of jet cleaning the lines from the house first as the good products tend to break the sludge loose in chunks that can and do plug the line to the tank .I have found the bacteria will bond to the inside walls of pipes and break off the buildup in slabs, these products usually give off CO2 as a byproduct of digestion so not much odor. In the case of septic outlet lines to field i also jet the line and pull the black sludge buildup into the tank this gives the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in the additive to work on the existing sludge and eventually work into the field PS too many people think enzymes are the answer. I live in northern Canada
Im north central NC. I rent and I'm on city sewer. I watch bc i want a farmstead one day and i could have septic and need to know about it. Thanks for the info and chuckles!
One of the Worst stopped up drain line calls I’ve ever been on in my 30yrs as a plumber was a kitchen drain that took over 6hrs of running a machine down a kitchen stack to get it draining. Talk about a sink that never missed a drop of grease in its 40yrs of existing. The line from the kitchen all the way to the main tail out was so stopped up with nasty grease all we could get down the line from our machine was just the cable only! No head would cut the amount of grease this lady had washed down her sink! We would run the cable down the line as far as we could get it then retrieve it with piles of just nasty grease falling off the cable, back and forth back and forth. We would punch a hole through the it and it would collapse when retrieving the cable! Still gives me nightmares to this day!!!
Thank you so much! My wife is on me to go get some rid X, but I do have a question when do you know when your septic tank needs pumping or is it something that should be done on a regular basis because I have never owned a house before that had a septic tank
I really appreciate your content!! How often should a tank be pumped? The people we bought our home from built the house and they said it had never been pumped...and didn't need to be pumped!?? I know I'm in Ohio and prices and companies vary... but is there an average of what it should cost to pump tank?? Any information will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks for that information just ordered 3 two pound jug? Jars? Buckets? Whatever. As a person that services his own septic system, I've never been happy with rx. I just recently separated all "grey water" from black water. Grey water now has its own leach field. Ran new leach field for tank. I'll be using this product religiously from now on. Thanks again!
I use bakers yeast activated and have my tank pumped out every few years , I'm an electrician and trade services for getting tank pumped out by installing motors and wiring up lift stations for my buddy who owns a septic company
I had a customer ask me if RidX would help her slow drain because an older lady recommended it to her, our septic tanks were bypassed 60 years ago when the city sewer system was installed
So my mother in law had never had her septic tank pumped from the 70s when she moved in. She moved out the other year. The only thing that went to her tan though was the toilets. The shower and sink's went just out to her field. Their only treatment was bread yeast and they never had a problem.
One question....I currently use a treatment called Septic Treatment by Cabin Obsession. Does the BioOne replace this or do I use it in conjunction with the current treatment? I'd like to know before I buy so I have the information before I receive the product. My wife has a bad habit of draining meats into the sink. She's never lived outside of the city so isn't familiar with septic systems and problems that are created by this behavior. This septic system is brand new(
It's a perfect practice. Those on sewer aren't free from plumbing issues either. Oils, or other chemicals that aren't supposed to be down there will still clog your pipes up too. Or it also messes up the sewers system as a whole and causes backups or major repairs which also increases cost of sewer and water systems that you then have to pay for in your bill. Right on for keeping the grease out!!
in Ireland and think most of the eu, they tell people not to put oils ext down drains. you put them in glass or plastic bottles and bring them to be recycled. so doesn't mess with the drainage but really good thing to inform people about and cool you give it for free, better than dumping lots of chemicals down the drains.
You are a fabulous human, I’d like to buy you a margarita or two if you ever come to San Antonio, I live a mile or so from the Alamo and would love to give you a tour
James, thank you for this recommendation and all of your other videos. What is your recommendation for finding a reliable septic company? I live in western Washington. How did you get started in the business?
In your honest opinion, will BioOne help prolong the intervals between servicing a residential sewer line to the public sewer? We had the (in)Famous Rooter dudes here just after moving in some 16 years ago, and may need them down the road. The waste lines in the house are 35 - 45 years old and who knows what might happen with them. I sure don't and I was a pipefitter way back in the Navy in the Nixon/Ford/Carter days... Just curious, and thoroughly enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work!
James, have you ever looked into biodigesters (the ones that let you collect methane and use it either for electricity generation or cooking with poo gas?) Then the remnants are used for fertilizer, rather than having to be pumped out all the time?
I was advised to run cold water after doing dishes just to keep my aging pipes clean. I am on city sewer so whatever goes down gets treated and my drains have been runnibg smoothly for years
Hi thank you so much for sharing! I was wondering if you had an opinion on green goblin? I was told by the plumber that it was better than ridx. I've never heard of bioone but I will definitely be looking into them once the pack I got is gone.
I can tell you that I had two separate compost piles with very similar ingredients started at the same time one of them had Rid-x sprinkled throughout it the other one did not the one with rid-x was composted within a few months the one without took over a year. I will definitely I'll ever be looking into this bio one.
Hey, I’ve already made up my mind… don’t try to use logic and reasoning with me! 😅 I am on a municipal sewer now, but I still don’t put kitchen grease down my drain. Learned the hard way years ago. The guy I bought my first home from told me that I would never need to pump the septic… I believed him. Drain field got clogged, what a mess. Learned my lesson.
Been using the bio one liquid for about a year now. Have you ever used their dry product? Seems a bit more cost effective for long term use for septic tank. Says to mix with warm water then flush wondering if flushing dry would still work
The warm water helps it start to multiply before you flush it down. I get a funnel and a rinsed out milk jug and add the dry mix and then the warm water and let it set for a few minutes and then pour it in the toilet and flush.
We always used yeast to break the crap down and we never put grease down the drain and we wiped our dishes before washing . Our tank back then was very old and small .
I have a septic system and my wife and I work very hard to keep oil and grease from going down the drain. We drain everything into a bowl that goes the trashcan.
Is there a good equivalent product for home pipes that connect to city sewage? I've probably poured a lot down my kitchen sink I shouldn't have over the last 20+ years.
Sounds like a decent product. I live and I camping trailer where I flush my septic about once a week. But it work fast enough to be an advantage there? Any advice would be appreciated thanks bud
I save used wide-mouthed jars, glass or plastic. When I have some grease to get rid of I pour it into the jar and stick it in the freezer. Next day I throw it in the trash.
There are a huge number of things that differ vastly between countries, but I think one of the most diverse is how countries deal with their human waste. America, at least the area James lives/works in (is it classed as rural, semi-rural???) is very different to the UK, and both are different to where I live in Thailand. In the vast majority of the UK all sewage goes into underground sewers, ends up in a treatment centre and is dealt with there. A lot of the water is treated the same way. Even in rural villages, it's dealt with centrally not individually. Most cesspits/sewage tanks are only found in isolated or very remote areas. Where I live in Thailand all sewage goes into individual sewage tanks that are emptied when necessary, there is no land area to break down the waste. Bath and kitchen water goes into common drains and is processed by the local authority. Due to the high consumption of pork many homes have a fat sieve under the sink that catches the fat. Interestingly, or not, most people don't have hot water to wash their dishes, we use cold water.
Cigarette buds are bad too. Every time I found solids in the finger field it's grease and Cigarette buds. Solids in the fingers usually means your system is screwed.
Never heard of BioOne before so went and looked, now you've mentioned it. Looks like it comes in a 64oz bottle for $60-80 depending on where you buy it, nearly (or over) $1/oz... how much are you giving away? Sheesh... knew you were generous, but wow. Hope you're getting some kind of bulk discount. And now I have a question... would this product be a good alternative even for people on sewer system who just want to clear out fat buildup in their pipes? I'm looking mainly at the kitchen and shower drains, where I seem to have regular issues with this...
A lye based drain cleaner will be better for clearing your pipes. Lye turns fat into soap, water dissolves soap. Then, change habits be not letting grease down the drain.
Do you see any value adding this to a basement sewer ejector pumps tank? I am a Tennant low on the property with one, I don't dump fat intentionally but there is often oily dishes.
Hey so i just purchased a home back in august 2022. and it has a septic system. and it was installed june 2017 with a fiberglass tank. im reading reviews and its 6 one way and 1/2 dozen the other on fiberglass verse plastic verse concrete tanks. im also located in Southern Illinois. the house was vacant for shortly after this was installed the old owners had to move to a nursing home were they still reside. im new to this septic stuff. ive been watching your videos. and a couple other septic places that do videos as well. i have 1 tank with a riser as well. any future advise?
Will Bio one work with city waste water. Just to clean grease out of the pipes in the house to the sewer main? We get a lot of sewer calls and this is a close second for the sewer to back up with flushable wipes being first.
Is there any distribution source for BioOne for Germany? We have aerob two or three stage systems here. Yet I haven't heard of a source for fat eating bacteria yet.
My tank is 57 years old, been using Ridx for decades and only pumped out 3 times in all that time. I send my kitchen waist to a separate system! Ridx will absolutely save you money and time...
I’m going to need a new system eventually. I wish I could hire you. I would in a heartbeat. I’d even go up the road and buy lunch for the crew. BK chicken sandwiches for all!
Am curious your opinion on yeast added , the reason in ask is people used to pour yeast down the drain to prolong septic life. Seen many older people do it when it was younger.
Bacteria doesn't exist in your gut because you don't need it. Your body loves fats and has all it needs to deal with it. However, you're 100% right about people flushing fats down the drain. That needs to be absolutely minimized.
Great advice. Reminds me I haven’t had my tank cleaned in a few years. I’ll put a call in to the local man this week I think. Is there a way to have your leach field checked/serviced or no?
I've heard that putting washers on a long wire & flushing them once per week, then pulling up all the sludge that accumulated that week will give you a dirty bathroom & hiring someone professional to do the work is better than doing things that you heard about on the internet
Would this help Stan apartment complex? When I moved into my apartment both my bathtub and kitchen sink were clogged and backed up on the first day. They sent their maintenance guy and he asked me to boil 5gal of water. He dropped some crystal down both drains. He waited 5 minutes and splits the water on both clogs. Almost 2 years of no backups. Now I am about to hit my 3rd year and my bathtub backs up in less than 5 minutes. Kitchen sink I been getting anything with grease in disposable containers and throwing away. To the point I put aluminum foil at my sink and trap all cooked grease there then dumping in the trash once it solidifies
People pour grease down the drain? I grew up in a house that my great grandfather built in 1922. We don’t have a septic tank, we have a sewer. My mom always taught me to never ever throw grease down the drain, never throw baby wipes down the drain, no female products, just toilet paper and not a lot. She even told me flushable wipes are bullshit which at the time I though she was nuts but then our plumber told us the same thing. I’ve never poured grease down a drain, never flush female products. A friend of my brothers girlfriend once flushed a tampon and it caused such a problem even after she had been told many times to not flush them. My mom was so angry that day…..
I honestly think some company should build a small oil separator under the kitchen sink. It won't eliminate all oil but it will eliminate the heavy stuff
it would be convenient for being able to pour bacon grease down the drain, but most of the fats in your septic tank come from what you flush down the toilet from your body
Legal requirement for most commercial kitchens in the UK Not fun to clean out Biological drain treatment products can extend the period between cleanouts
My family live on septic for years. The rules were no grease in drains, no garbage disposal, minimal bleach. No white mice or flushable wipes. Every month we activated a chunk of yeast and flushed it. Think we had them pumped every 5 years.
True, however my professional experience (I am running hotel engineering) is that all the chemicals we flush down the drain will kill off bacteria. At the end of the day this becomes a race between bacteria multiplying on grease and dying off due to chemicals, hence an equilibrium will or will not be reached.
I live in a RV and i drain my tanks once every two weeks. What is a good additive to cut down the smell coming from the black water tank (toilet only tank). Also what would u recommend me using as a cleaner after i dump the tanks. The tanks are 32 gallon tanks.
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I like that you seem to genuinely want to help your fellow human kind just for the sake of helping, not because there's anything in it for you, but just because it's right... everything from giving employees who may not deserve it a second or third or forth chance, to giving away a product you believe in when you're around to do the job... I wish more people in every field operated that way... good on ya!
Actually it does benefit him as it makes his job easier in the long run, increases customer satisfaction (which leads to word of mouth benefits), and improves quality of work.
I totally agree with this guy!!you seem like a guy who went in to business because you take pride in what you do, you're good at it and you enjoy the end product. Not because you saw the $$ signs attached to doing a job many others wouldn't be brave enough to try.
Keep at it man 👍
God Bless you! I appreciate everything he does!
Bio one is sold through AQUA PRO $65.00 for 1/2 gallon.
I recomend Roebic products.
im glad you started a youtube channel, i enjoy the longer content
Agreed. Very under-appreciated trade. Thank you for the tips and laughs.
Business ethics should be modeled after this man every video I've seen with him. Yes Yes he's there to make money but he does it ethically. He's not calling people he's not taking shortcuts. He's not pushing products he doesn't believe in. I'm not saying every company needs to give things away for free but it shows the character of the man and how he runs his business.
this also makes the job much easier because the "crust or blanket" on top will breakup up with the pumping
High five to another AWESOME business owner!
It’s not every day that I see another person that goes above and beyond for their customer and it’s more than refreshing to see. Thank you sir!
Giving it away free actually makes a lot of sense. Not only is it serving your customers, but getting rid of those fats, oils and greases can avoid you getting a 3am call about a tank backing up. I am on septic, and if you were near my area, I would definitely use your company to service my tank.
I used to rinse everything down the drain until it completely clogged my drain line. NOW every pan gets wiped out with paper towels before I wash them. A 10' section of 2" PVC pipe clogged solid with solid grease was a real chore to clean out. When I had the tank pumped out recently you could see a layer of grease on top of the liquid. I came close to ruining my drain field. I dodged a bullet there.
This guy is the real deal in life, trying to help all and giving great advice. You may not always like his delivery, but he is on the money.
hi Mr James Butler. I see this video is three years old. Do you still recommend bio one for septic maintenance? I use dawn to wash my dishes. What do you recommend for hand washing dishes?
Lived with and cared for my Grandmother for over a decade. She used Septic Savior every month like clockwork on her septic, following the directions on the label (flush down toilet at night right before going to bed to minimize "washout", use a different toilet each month if possible). She didn't get her tank pumped for over 25 years, and when she passed away and the family sold the house, the buyer immediately ordered septic pumping. The company that arrived asked why they were called out, the tank was in such good condition.
So yes, certain tank additives do work quite well.
you might be amazed at how that "good condition" may be more related to a septic built for a 3-4 bedroom home but only being used by a single person, who plays by the rules of no grease (and other bad stuff) in the system. IOW, a lower laundry load and no feminine products will greatly extend the time between pumps. My kids moved out 20 years ago and we go 10 years on a pump that shows a rather light condition, per the driver.
@@rupe53 Average of 3-4 people in the household, also used kitchen sink food disposal quite regularly. Still didn't have to pump it.
The only issue with the system was the cast iron drain piping.
@@davisev5225 you do realize that kitchen scraps into a septic is not a good idea, right?
@@rupe53 That's precisely why I mentioned it. I am by no means trying to sell Septic Savior, and I do not have any sort of personal or professional relationship with them. I'm simply saying it worked for my Grandmother's septic system even when doing things you shouldn't (such as food scraps), so there's probably something to it.
Septic additives sometimes work, when used as directed. Most people don't use as directed, and no one ever calls a septic pumping service unless something has already gone wrong, so I can excuse James Butler for believing they do nothing - he's not seeing the systems of all the people who properly maintain them.
@@davisev5225 all I am saying is "use as directed" and "use as intended" are two different things. You can buy that magic stuff for a smoking car engine, that says "frees stuck rings" but if the rings or valve guides are WORN, it won't help.
Thank you for this video! I stumbled across you channel and have been watching for awhile. You helped me solve my problem (probably temporary) but I added a grease, fat and soap additive to my septic and helped in three days! I know I need a new septic but this bought me time! Thanks for people like you that offer free advice, knowledge and just treat your employees and humans with respect.
Thanks for the recommendation. Another enzymatic septic/plumbing treatment is 'Green Gobbler,' available at the big box store with the orange logo. My brother has an ejector pump that handily saponifies grease and oil, clogging itself up - always at the wrong time.
Edit: The BioOne stuff seems pretty cool. I'm going with the dry formulation, it seems like a better deal.
Have to say, watching your videos has made me ask far more questions of my other half about our Septic tanks, the tiles, and even our cistern. Been living rural for 11 years, and until I found your channel, (coming from a city life to a rural life), I was content to accept that we call this guy every 4 yrs and this guy every 2 years, and never bothered to ask why. My partner and I have had some great, and enlightening, conversations about the difference in home maintenance between city living and rural living. So thank you for making me ask questions and learning more about my house.
I recently purchased a bottle of this directly from the company. I think it's incredibly nice of you to give a free bottle to each customer, this stuff is NOT cheap by any stretch!!! I'm just hoping to keep down the 'slow drain' I recently developed in the kitchen sink that I fully believe was from fat/oil/grease and had me removing the P-trap for a full clean-out. This is the second recommendation for Bio One I've seen from a plumber or septic tech, so I'm cautiously optimistic! Thank you for the video!
Did it work?
@@NathanielStorm Nope. So far as I can determine, this stuff is completely useless. I even tried an off-the-cuff experiment where I added some BioOne to a ramekin glass dish that previous held bacon grease; I had scooped out as much grease as possible but of course there was barely a little left clinging to the glass that you could still see. After adding the BioOne and letting it sit until it completely evaporated away, there was no discernible difference in the small amount of bacon fat left in the dish. I expected it to dissolve at least some, if not all, of the grease but it didn't look like it did anything. As far as my pipes go, I used it as directed until it was all gone but the pipe still slowly get buildup of FOG from normal cooking activities. Now I can't see what it *may* be doing to any floating FOG in the actual septic tank itself, but from what I saw it is nothing more than magical thinking.
@@Sudz28 you might want to retry the experiment, but keeping it wet this time. Add the bioone and some water, then periodically add more water so that the conditions are more like an actual tank/pipe.
@@travismcgreat3823 That is actually a very good idea, I will give that a try and report back if I notice any difference before/after.
@@Sudz28 that would be great! I look forward to seeing your results.
We used it as well. My boss also carried Lenzym. The lipase in them really helped with grease.
Sure is nice having some insight from another tradesman that takes pride in what they do.
I've never owned a house that required a septic tank, yet I find your videos very informative and entertaining. Why I watched this one is beyond me, but I found it fascinating.
We're about to move to NC (Durham) and one of the things we agreed on was that any house with a well and septic was right out. We'd been through that before (and we even maintained it). The old field collapsed, as they do over many decades and we paid the new owners a significant amount to fix it when we moved. Never again.
Good luck in Durham. We were there for 30 years. Still have many friends there and family nearby.
As a septic cleaner and installer myself from texas , I run into the RIDX and Roebic K37 users. Only thing i have seen that at least looks like it is making a change in the septic is bakers yeast. Dissolve it in warm water to activate it and it will bake a pink crust in the septic tank. Not sure if it is doing anything but it does help with blocking sewer gas smells.
There is no way that bakers year does anything to help break down the waste. Yeast and gut bacteria are two different things. Yeast does not metabolize proteins and all the things that make up human 💩. They break down sugars... While there will be some sugar in human waste that's of little consequence.
@@bmaiceman ... and yeast's byproduct is alcohol. Could introduce a new smell as well as a new flammability risk factor.
@@arcanewyrm6295 And the alcohol might kill other good bacteria.
What's the laws on gray water used for irrigation in NC? Back in Texas it is legal and no permit required if not more than 400 gallons a day.
That's how ours was set up. Only toilet sewage went to septic. Close to 30 years without a single pumping and when my mom finally sold the house the inspector said the septic was top notch.
I can across your channel months ago. just found out the house i put in an offer for, has a septic tank.
Now this is my new favorite channel.
Your a really good dude and you got me thinking about my septic tank in ways I never have.
First off, I appreciate the videos you make for TikTok and TH-cam. I have watched many of your videos in my anxiety over our septic system.
I have a question about additives, but first a little info on my situation.
My wife and I just purchased a home with a 30 year old septic system. We are vigilant about not putting stuff down the drain that is bad for the septic system. Our drain field has healthy lush grass growing over the lines and an inspection said it is time to replace. Basically, sewage water was dumping out the end of the pipes when we dug them out. We do not have ponding on the surface yet. I am just anxious about it. We are getting the 1250 gallon tank pumped out and the drain field terra lifted in a week to buy us some time to pay for a new system. We're having it pumped once a year and it is just the two of us living here.
My question is: Can I add Bio-One or Dr Pooper (which I have been hearing a lot about) directly to the distribution box in order to help dissolve some of the biomat and buy us more time?
I have been using leech field cleaners and Dr Pooper for a few months now. I don't see improvement because my septic is working fine right now. Am I just wasting money dumping these things down the drain hoping it will help?
I'm on city water, and the only problem in my plumbing is the poo-gas smell that was coming from one upstairs sink drain. My plumber didn't even send someone (thus, did not charge me anything); they just recommended BioOne. Worked like a charm!
I love videos like this. Straight to the point, no b.s. Thank you 🙏
I lived in a house with a septic tank for 16 years. My now-ex-husband would've been your dream customer, as he was always careful about what he put down the drains.
When we got the septic system replaced, he, I shit you not, read the instruction manual for the septic system, including which species of grass to plant on top on it.
That why I drain my kitchen sink directly out to the back yard maybe 35 - 40ft.away from the house . Am planning to do the same with all grey water drainage and only having the toilet empty into the septic .
Sir: Admiration &respect for your service attitude, customer focus from (retired) plumber.
Nice thinking there. It makes your job easier, when pumping the tank. Because you just have to pump the easy going sludge, instead of breaking down the hard crust of fat.
i have used engineered products during the 30 years i have worked in septic tank and field remediation As you say most will not hurt the tank .i use a combination of jet cleaning the lines from the house first as the good products tend to break the sludge loose in chunks that can and do plug the line to the tank .I have found the bacteria will bond to the inside walls of pipes and break off the buildup in slabs, these products usually give off CO2 as a byproduct of digestion so not much odor. In the case of septic outlet lines to field i also jet the line and pull the black sludge buildup into the tank this gives the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in the additive to work on the existing sludge and eventually work into the field PS too many people think enzymes are the answer. I live in northern Canada
Im north central NC. I rent and I'm on city sewer. I watch bc i want a farmstead one day and i could have septic and need to know about it. Thanks for the info and chuckles!
Literally had a RidX ad play immediately following this. Good job YT.
One of the Worst stopped up drain line calls I’ve ever been on in my 30yrs as a plumber was a kitchen drain that took over 6hrs of running a machine down a kitchen stack to get it draining. Talk about a sink that never missed a drop of grease in its 40yrs of existing. The line from the kitchen all the way to the main tail out was so stopped up with nasty grease all we could get down the line from our machine was just the cable only! No head would cut the amount of grease this lady had washed down her sink! We would run the cable down the line as far as we could get it then retrieve it with piles of just nasty grease falling off the cable, back and forth back and forth. We would punch a hole through the it and it would collapse when retrieving the cable! Still gives me nightmares to this day!!!
I guess, you never heard of jetting.
Thank you so much! My wife is on me to go get some rid X, but I do have a question when do you know when your septic tank needs pumping or is it something that should be done on a regular basis because I have never owned a house before that had a septic tank
... i got a RIDX ad RIGHT as your video ended, no joke.
You NEVER get rid of bacon grease down the drain. You save it. That is culinary gold.
I really appreciate your content!! How often should a tank be pumped? The people we bought our home from built the house and they said it had never been pumped...and didn't need to be pumped!?? I know I'm in Ohio and prices and companies vary... but is there an average of what it should cost to pump tank?? Any information will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks for that information just ordered 3 two pound jug? Jars? Buckets? Whatever. As a person that services his own septic system, I've never been happy with rx. I just recently separated all "grey water" from black water. Grey water now has its own leach field. Ran new leach field for tank. I'll be using this product religiously from now on. Thanks again!
That’s all I needed to know! Thank you 😊
I use bakers yeast activated and have my tank pumped out every few years , I'm an electrician and trade services for getting tank pumped out by installing motors and wiring up lift stations for my buddy who owns a septic company
I had a customer ask me if RidX would help her slow drain because an older lady recommended it to her, our septic tanks were bypassed 60 years ago when the city sewer system was installed
So my mother in law had never had her septic tank pumped from the 70s when she moved in. She moved out the other year. The only thing that went to her tan though was the toilets. The shower and sink's went just out to her field. Their only treatment was bread yeast and they never had a problem.
One question....I currently use a treatment called Septic Treatment by Cabin Obsession. Does the BioOne replace this or do I use it in conjunction with the current treatment? I'd like to know before I buy so I have the information before I receive the product. My wife has a bad habit of draining meats into the sink. She's never lived outside of the city so isn't familiar with septic systems and problems that are created by this behavior. This septic system is brand new(
We soak up the grease from the frying pan with a paper towel and throw it in the garbage. Even though we are on city sewage it is a good practice
It's a perfect practice. Those on sewer aren't free from plumbing issues either. Oils, or other chemicals that aren't supposed to be down there will still clog your pipes up too. Or it also messes up the sewers system as a whole and causes backups or major repairs which also increases cost of sewer and water systems that you then have to pay for in your bill. Right on for keeping the grease out!!
in Ireland and think most of the eu, they tell people not to put oils ext down drains. you put them in glass or plastic bottles and bring them to be recycled. so doesn't mess with the drainage
but really good thing to inform people about and cool you give it for free, better than dumping lots of chemicals down the drains.
A video that need to be made. Thanks great content as always.
You are a fabulous human, I’d like to buy you a margarita or two if you ever come to San Antonio, I live a mile or so from the Alamo and would love to give you a tour
James, thank you for this recommendation and all of your other videos. What is your recommendation for finding a reliable septic company? I live in western Washington. How did you get started in the business?
In your honest opinion, will BioOne help prolong the intervals between servicing a residential sewer line to the public sewer? We had the (in)Famous Rooter dudes here just after moving in some 16 years ago, and may need them down the road. The waste lines in the house are 35 - 45 years old and who knows what might happen with them. I sure don't and I was a pipefitter way back in the Navy in the Nixon/Ford/Carter days...
Just curious, and thoroughly enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for this information! I have been thinking about this issue for a long time now!
Thanks for the tip. We are getting a 2.5 year supply right now.
James, have you ever looked into biodigesters (the ones that let you collect methane and use it either for electricity generation or cooking with poo gas?) Then the remnants are used for fertilizer, rather than having to be pumped out all the time?
Thanks for that ... do you pump in the Efland NC area?
I was advised to run cold water after doing dishes just to keep my aging pipes clean. I am on city sewer so whatever goes down gets treated and my drains have been runnibg smoothly for years
Hi thank you so much for sharing! I was wondering if you had an opinion on green goblin? I was told by the plumber that it was better than ridx. I've never heard of bioone but I will definitely be looking into them once the pack I got is gone.
I can tell you that I had two separate compost piles with very similar ingredients started at the same time one of them had Rid-x sprinkled throughout it the other one did not the one with rid-x was composted within a few months the one without took over a year. I will definitely I'll ever be looking into this bio one.
Make sure it's safe to use as compost w/ the added chemicals that are meant for sewage. 🤞
Hey, I’ve already made up my mind… don’t try to use logic and reasoning with me! 😅
I am on a municipal sewer now, but I still don’t put kitchen grease down my drain. Learned the hard way years ago. The guy I bought my first home from told me that I would never need to pump the septic… I believed him.
Drain field got clogged, what a mess. Learned my lesson.
Been using the bio one liquid for about a year now. Have you ever used their dry product? Seems a bit more cost effective for long term use for septic tank. Says to mix with warm water then flush wondering if flushing dry would still work
The warm water helps it start to multiply before you flush it down. I get a funnel and a rinsed out milk jug and add the dry mix and then the warm water and let it set for a few minutes and then pour it in the toilet and flush.
Very informative thank you
We always used yeast to break the crap down and we never put grease down the drain and we wiped our dishes before washing . Our tank back then was very old and small .
Love how this video on my feed gave me a ridx commercial for 30sec..
I have a septic system and my wife and I work very hard to keep oil and grease from going down the drain. We drain everything into a bowl that goes the trashcan.
Is there a good equivalent product for home pipes that connect to city sewage? I've probably poured a lot down my kitchen sink I shouldn't have over the last 20+ years.
Sounds like a decent product. I live and I camping trailer where I flush my septic about once a week. But it work fast enough to be an advantage there? Any advice would be appreciated thanks bud
P.S.A. place aluminum foil into the shape of your sink drain. Pour your grease into that cup shape and after it cools dispose in trash.
I save used wide-mouthed jars, glass or plastic. When I have some grease to get rid of I pour it into the jar and stick it in the freezer. Next day I throw it in the trash.
In my house we put paper towel in a paper plate and strain grease into that. Put in fridge to solidify and throw in the trash.
There are a huge number of things that differ vastly between countries, but I think one of the most diverse is how countries deal with their human waste.
America, at least the area James lives/works in (is it classed as rural, semi-rural???) is very different to the UK, and both are different to where I live in Thailand.
In the vast majority of the UK all sewage goes into underground sewers, ends up in a treatment centre and is dealt with there. A lot of the water is treated the same way. Even in rural villages, it's dealt with centrally not individually. Most cesspits/sewage tanks are only found in isolated or very remote areas.
Where I live in Thailand all sewage goes into individual sewage tanks that are emptied when necessary, there is no land area to break down the waste. Bath and kitchen water goes into common drains and is processed by the local authority. Due to the high consumption of pork many homes have a fat sieve under the sink that catches the fat. Interestingly, or not, most people don't have hot water to wash their dishes, we use cold water.
Cigarette buds are bad too. Every time I found solids in the finger field it's grease and Cigarette buds. Solids in the fingers usually means your system is screwed.
Never heard of BioOne before so went and looked, now you've mentioned it. Looks like it comes in a 64oz bottle for $60-80 depending on where you buy it, nearly (or over) $1/oz... how much are you giving away? Sheesh... knew you were generous, but wow. Hope you're getting some kind of bulk discount.
And now I have a question... would this product be a good alternative even for people on sewer system who just want to clear out fat buildup in their pipes? I'm looking mainly at the kitchen and shower drains, where I seem to have regular issues with this...
A lye based drain cleaner will be better for clearing your pipes. Lye turns fat into soap, water dissolves soap. Then, change habits be not letting grease down the drain.
What about Roebic? Is that something you would recommend?
Do you see any value adding this to a basement sewer ejector pumps tank? I am a Tennant low on the property with one, I don't dump fat intentionally but there is often oily dishes.
We always just used cultured buttermilk. It kept things moving.
Since your in NC you in the peadmont area? Probably gonna need ya
Hi. I see this video is three years old. Do you still recommend Bio one for maintaining septic tanks? Where can I purchase it?
I appreciate these kind of reviews , assuming past buying the stuff you're not affiliated with the company?
Hey so i just purchased a home back in august 2022. and it has a septic system. and it was installed june 2017 with a fiberglass tank. im reading reviews and its 6 one way and 1/2 dozen the other on fiberglass verse plastic verse concrete tanks.
im also located in Southern Illinois. the house was vacant for shortly after this was installed the old owners had to move to a nursing home were they still reside. im new to this septic stuff. ive been watching your videos. and a couple other septic places that do videos as well. i have 1 tank with a riser as well. any future advise?
Will Bio one work with city waste water. Just to clean grease out of the pipes in the house to the sewer main? We get a lot of sewer calls and this is a close second for the sewer to back up with flushable wipes being first.
Is there any distribution source for BioOne for Germany? We have aerob two or three stage systems here. Yet I haven't heard of a source for fat eating bacteria yet.
My tank is 57 years old, been using Ridx for decades and only pumped out 3 times in all that time. I send my kitchen waist to a separate system! Ridx will absolutely save you money and time...
I’m going to need a new system eventually. I wish I could hire you. I would in a heartbeat. I’d even go up the road and buy lunch for the crew. BK chicken sandwiches for all!
You've told us enough that I'm confident that I could get my foot in the door.
Hey brotha ... What is your recommendation for pumping the tank?
Is this also a good way to keep sludge from forming in municipal toilets without septic systems?
Much appreciated
My family will check that out
Am curious your opinion on yeast added , the reason in ask is people used to pour yeast down the drain to prolong septic life. Seen many older people do it when it was younger.
The people we get to pump our tank says he does this.
Bacteria doesn't exist in your gut because you don't need it. Your body loves fats and has all it needs to deal with it. However, you're 100% right about people flushing fats down the drain. That needs to be absolutely minimized.
Great advice. Reminds me I haven’t had my tank cleaned in a few years. I’ll put a call in to the local man this week I think. Is there a way to have your leach field checked/serviced or no?
Depends, sometimes they have cameras to look at it....but most can't afford a 11k$ camera.
We occasionally would do tests boring along side the lateral looking for bio mat or roots. I carried a 4" boring tool for checking as well
Impressive. That stuff ain't cheap.
I've heard that putting washers on a long wire & flushing them once per week, then pulling up all the sludge that accumulated that week will give you a dirty bathroom & hiring someone professional to do the work is better than doing things that you heard about on the internet
Good video. I have a question for you Sir.
Would this help Stan apartment complex? When I moved into my apartment both my bathtub and kitchen sink were clogged and backed up on the first day. They sent their maintenance guy and he asked me to boil 5gal of water. He dropped some crystal down both drains. He waited 5 minutes and splits the water on both clogs. Almost 2 years of no backups. Now I am about to hit my 3rd year and my bathtub backs up in less than 5 minutes. Kitchen sink I been getting anything with grease in disposable containers and throwing away. To the point I put aluminum foil at my sink and trap all cooked grease there then dumping in the trash once it solidifies
People pour grease down the drain? I grew up in a house that my great grandfather built in 1922. We don’t have a septic tank, we have a sewer. My mom always taught me to never ever throw grease down the drain, never throw baby wipes down the drain, no female products, just toilet paper and not a lot. She even told me flushable wipes are bullshit which at the time I though she was nuts but then our plumber told us the same thing. I’ve never poured grease down a drain, never flush female products. A friend of my brothers girlfriend once flushed a tampon and it caused such a problem even after she had been told many times to not flush them. My mom was so angry that day…..
I honestly think some company should build a small oil separator under the kitchen sink. It won't eliminate all oil but it will eliminate the heavy stuff
it would be convenient for being able to pour bacon grease down the drain, but most of the fats in your septic tank come from what you flush down the toilet from your body
Legal requirement for most commercial kitchens in the UK
Not fun to clean out
Biological drain treatment products can extend the period between cleanouts
Can one put Bio One directly into the Distribution box to get it into the leech field of not recommended? Thanks,
My family live on septic for years. The rules were no grease in drains, no garbage disposal, minimal bleach. No white mice or flushable wipes. Every month we activated a chunk of yeast and flushed it. Think we had them pumped every 5 years.
Only use the white mouse on a drain you really wanna clog i.e the ex girl friend that cheated on you
How does that affect old brass pipes for drains will the PVC pipes for drains
Is bio 1 something you ca put down a house drain to help clean the pipes?
Do you believe in separate Gray water tank and a black water tank?
What's your opinion for Yeast? Does it really work,?
True, however my professional experience (I am running hotel engineering) is that all the chemicals we flush down the drain will kill off bacteria.
At the end of the day this becomes a race between bacteria multiplying on grease and dying off due to chemicals, hence an equilibrium will or will not be reached.
Then stop flushing chemicals!
I live in a RV and i drain my tanks once every two weeks. What is a good additive to cut down the smell coming from the black water tank (toilet only tank). Also what would u recommend me using as a cleaner after i dump the tanks. The tanks are 32 gallon tanks.
Is there any benefit for a house that has a municipal sewer hook up?
Can folks have a garbage disposal if they use a septic system? I've always been on the city waste water system.