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Will taking salt water baths damage a home’s plumbing/septic system?

Okole asked:


Will regular (full) baths of very salty water (but less salty than sea water,) damage a home’s plumbing and septic system, even if lots of fresh water turned on right after the bath? Will salt water kill the bacteria in the septic tank?

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3 Responses to “Will taking salt water baths damage a home’s plumbing/septic system?”

  1. Irv S on June 9th, 2009 7:48 pm

    Probably won’t harm the piping, but that
    septic tank is a biosphere all in itself.
    ‘Jolts` of salt water will limit the bacteria that can
    grow there in ways that might not be good.

  2. matt g on June 10th, 2009 12:53 am

    absolutely not

  3. thewrangler_sw on June 12th, 2009 2:14 pm

    The salt water will not harm the plumbing pipes in any way. It could however, kill off some of the bacteria.

    If you routinely add a box of Rid X to the system, it will help replenish any bacteria your septic tank may be short on. A typical box will treat up to a 1500 gallon tank, larger than most folks own. And you don’t need to worry about having too many bacteria…they ‘eat’ the waste solids in the tank….if there are too many, they simply die off.

    I use epsom salts myself for arthritis relief, and havent had any problems with our septic system.

    Good Luck