If you live in a rural place you will no doubt be familiar with the septic tank system. This system is your personal own sewage treatment unit. The septic system is always well out of sight and leaves no odour. A septic system is usually quite maintenance free. If it is well made a correctly maintained tank could last many years. However it will most likely require some maintenance or need to be replaced after about 15/20 years of use. A few simple pointers like not using massive quantities of water and not ditching foreign objects in the tank that the resident bacteria wont be able to break down should make you tank a hassle free zone. Dont forget that the septic tank will require cleaning when there is a solids build up. Dagenham Plumbers are skilled professionals. Recommendations:Lots of water will stop the balance in the tank.?And causes all kinds of backing up problems.Large amounts of chemicals used in the home cause problems. You can use detergents etc. and other household chemicals without wrecking the bacterial functions in the tank. Use a good quality toilet paper that biodegrades when wet. A way to find out if your toilet paper is correct is is to put a chunk of toilet paper in a jar half filled with water. Agitate the jar and observe if the paper breaks up the jar, and if the tissue breaks up easily, if it does, then the paper is fine to use with your tank.Grease should not be put in the drains as if it solidifies it will block the drain and also block up the sewer pipes or even build up in the septic tank. When in doubt, call in a septic pro like a Dagenham Plumber .