There is an old saying in computers and programming GIGO which stands for Garbage In = Garbage Out, which means that what ever you program or input into an analyzing application will dictate the results that you get.
What the heck does that have to do with Sanitation and Toilets?
If you eat or drink, you WILL have to poop and pee [defecate and urinate]! There is no ‘delicate’ way to address the topic.
Back in the old days and even some places today, when you had to ‘go’ you went out behind a tree and away from camp and do your business. If you’re nearest neighbor is a mile away it is no big deal. However if you live around other people you kinda have to do better than that. In industrial countries we have flush toilets, it is really great to go to the bathroom and ‘do your business’ flush and it goes away with no hassle.
As with any modern convenience there are things that you have to do, known as preventative maintenance. Especially if you have trees between you abode and either your septic system or in town the street and the public sewer system. As trees and other plants grow their roots spread looking for food and water and WILL eventually get into the sewer drain pipes and clog up the works. This is just a fact of life. The number one best item of preventative maintenance for this is to annually have your plumber come out and clean out your pipes with his [or her] roto-rooter .this is BEST scheduled during the late summer or EARLY fall before it gets cold and there is snow / ice on your roof. This is a safety issue as the plumber will not go on the roof when it is slippery, neither should you. This is also cheaper than waiting for your system to stop up on a Friday and paying the weekend or after hour’s call-out fees. When the sewer backs up there is a health hazard and basic messiness issues. Most people, IF they think about it at all, will put this process off a couple or several years to save money. This is FALSE economy as that puts you back into crisis management again.
What if there are no trees at all anywhere near your home? All that is growing there is grass; you don’t have to worry about the pipes being clogged with roots. Right? Wrong! Some native grasses have roots that can be 12 feet deep and will grow into the pipes. You may be able to go 3 to 5 years without a problem. I would not go over 5 years between the preventative maintenance – see above.
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