Septic tank pumping question

I’ve never had mine pumped. Don’t do it unless you having problems and even then just try to fix the problem first.

My filter bed collapsed and I fixed that. Problem solved immediately.

ETA My parents built there house almost 23 years ago and have never pumped theirs either.

Depends on size of tank and how it’s used. I have a family of 6 on a 1k gallon tank and I’m on a maintenance plan, I inspected every 3yrs and pumped if necessary. I almost always need the pump out.

The guy that just put my septic system in said RidX is not necessary

If the only thing that’s put down them is human waste and biodegradable TP then pumping is never necessary. People need pumping that either over use it for the size or that put items like “flushable” wipes that don’t degrade fast enough.

What's wrong with RidX? I figured at worst it would do nothing good or bad.

About 10 years ago, Calcasieu parish inspected all houses with septic tanks. A clear plastic pipe was put down into the tank and pulled out. If the pipe showed to be more than 50 % sludge, we were required to have it pumped out. Mine tested at 55 % and cost $ 325 to have it pumped out.

The aerators were also checked and about half of the homes [about 15 years old] in this area were found to not be working.