Where do you dump your dirty water change water?

[MnFish1]

Curious - In our locality its illegal to dump salt water into the street. I wouldn't personally use it to water trees or bushes (kill weeds maybe). How do some of you get away with it (i.e without damaging plants)

 

[MnFish1]

I know it’s a bad idea but it’s so dang convenient, I have 4 tanks running in the basement, so I drain them into the sump pit. I do trigger the sump to run after I put salt water in it, but I’m sure I will pay for it in salt water corrosion on the sump motor in a few years, beats lugging the water upstairs though. I have a septic system as well, so no chance of me putting the water down the drain anyways. The sump discharges far away from the house and eventually runs into a creek.

Where does your sump drain to?

 

[MnFish1]

I'm interested...what kind of vacuum do you use with salt water?

Python.

 

[MnFish1]

Mine goes into the house waste line. Plumbed from sump to house.

Curious - do you mean your sump in your aquarium - or your sump pump?

 

[MnFish1]

Mine still grows.I drain my water to the sump pump then outside

I guess it depends on the volumes we're talking about -I change about 40 gallons at a time - I would guess it would quickly kill the grass

 

[Flippers4pups]

System. My sump for my DT is in the basement. Basement sump drains into the house waste drain.

 

[Chessmanmark]

Toilet here too. Dont dump saltwater into a septic system or you will have issues in the future.

I had this discussion about 10 years ago and avoid dumping saltwater down the toilet as much as possible, but dump an occasional bucket in the septic.

What exactly is the issue? What is the long term problem?
I have my septic pumped every two years.

 

[Kimberely]

Outside at the edge of my yard/woods. I worry about the salt killing the bacteria in my septic tank. Nothing worse than a backed up septic so I don't risk it.

 

[Janet13]

Into buckets and then gravel driveway

 

[Kimberely]

I had this discussion about 10 years ago and avoid dumping saltwater down the toilet as much as possible, but dump an occasional bucket in the septic.

What exactly is the issue? What is the long term problem?
I have my septic pumped every two years.

Do you have fill lines coming off of your septic tank? Or just a holding tank?

 

[Acolaojr]

I bought a genesis water change system and dump down the slop sink. I was concerned about sending all this saltwater into the septic. I eventually found a forum where one of the members was in the business and referenced a study were they said saltwater from water softeners we’re actually beneficial to the fields. That was enough to convince me.

 

[Juice780]

Pour it on weeds outside I want killed

 

[KrustyKrab305]

Dump it in my backyard along my backyard fence. There are no homes behind me so no issues there.

 

[Kimberely]

I bought a genesis water change system and dump down the slop sink. I was concerned about sending all this saltwater into the septic. I eventually found a forum where one of the members was in the business and referenced a study were they said saltwater from water softeners we’re actually beneficial to the fields. That was enough to convince me.

That's interesting. I'll have to look into that more.

 

[sghera64]

Tank is in basement. I pump it UP into the drain piping that is up in the first floor joists.

 

[DJF]

To the curb-I have cast iron sections of plumbing in my house and wouldnt want it to cause an issue

 

[krash7172]

I installed a standard clothes washer drain in the wall behind my tank. Its connected to the main drain line. I'm not on septic.

Side note: salt water won't hurt your kitchen garbage disposer or drain lines if you simply run some fresh water after you dump.

 

[falconut]

Mine goes into 5 gal. buckets, then carry outside and pour into a mulch bed. I used to have a dedicated drain line plumbed into my sewer line, but we're planning to move soon, so the line was removed.

 

[Jvesche20]

Mine goes down the shower.

 

[Sashaka]

I pump it to my cellar drain and it follows that to the yard where I don't want grass to grow. I also dump it in the tub. The gray water drains don't empty into the septic but out into the woods lining my driveway.