Cleaning Latex Paint and Septic System
Rich Spiegel
I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
about to do some interior house painting and was curious about the impact
of cleaning latex paint from painting supplies (brushes, rollers, etc) on
the septic system. Can I just rinse things in the sink and not worry? Any
insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Rich Spiegel
ri...@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
damian drewek
I put the LEAST amount of any foreign substance in my septic. Buy the
cheap rollers, brushes and trays and toss them out when finished. I
usually have a good trim brush that I will wash......
The paint may not hurt it, but the cost to replace is to high to even
chance it.
Damian
Richard J. Kinch
Rich Spiegel (ri...@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu) wrote:
: I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
: about to do some interior house painting and was curious about the impact
: of cleaning latex paint from painting supplies (brushes, rollers, etc) on
: the septic system. Can I just rinse things in the sink and not worry?
Why doncha just rinse into your lawn or whatever.
Vic Dura
ri...@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (Rich Spiegel) wrote:
>I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
>about to do some interior house painting and was curious about the impact
>of cleaning latex paint from painting supplies (brushes, rollers, etc) on
>the septic system. Can I just rinse things in the sink and not worry? Any
>insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Try to minimize the amount of non bio-degradeable material that goes
into the septic system. You don't need to be obsessive about it, but
the less chemicals, the better.
--
Vic Dura (vpd...@hiwaay.net) DuraHaven, Rogersville AL 35652
Doug & Rose Miller
damian drewek <ddr...@qgraph.com> wrote:
+Rich Spiegel wrote:
+>
+> I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
+> about to do some interior house painting and was curious about the impact
+> of cleaning latex paint from painting supplies (brushes, rollers, etc) on
+> the septic system. Can I just rinse things in the sink and not worry? Any
+> insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
+>
+> Rich Spiegel
+> ri...@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
+
+I put the LEAST amount of any foreign substance in my septic. Buy the
+cheap rollers, brushes and trays and toss them out when finished. I
+usually have a good trim brush that I will wash......
+
Using cheap rollers is a good way to produce a crappy-looking paint job.
Instead, buy expensive rollers -- then throw them out anyway.
Dan Hicks
In <richs-ya02408000...@netnews.worldnet.att.net>, ri...@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (Rich Spiegel) writes:
>I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
If you want to be safe, rinse them outside -- won't hurt the grass.
Dan Hicks
Hey!! My advice is free. Take it for what it's worth.
http://www.millcomm.com/~danhicks/
Roots away
>I have recently moved into a home with a well and septic systems. I am
>about to do some interior house painting and was curious about the impact
>of cleaning latex paint from painting supplies (brushes, rollers, etc) on
>the septic system. Can I just rinse things in the sink and not worry?
Any
>insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Don't wash the paint supplies in the sink! You will definately disrupt
the delicate balance of bacteria in the septic tank. It can cause serious
problems and end up costing you $$Thousands$$.
For a good septic link on the internet, go to
www.plumbertools.com/plumbert and click on "interesting links". Then
click on septic do's and don'ts. A lot of very good and accurate info on
this link.
Scott
East County Septic plumbertools.com
Rick Davis
On 7 Jan 1997 20:26:41 GMT, root...@aol.com (Roots away) wrote:
>
>Don't wash the paint supplies in the sink! You will definately disrupt
>the delicate balance of bacteria in the septic tank. It can cause serious
>problems and end up costing you $$Thousands$$.
Er.... before some poor painter gets his ass sued over this.
Washing a few paint brushes out in the sink isn't going to hurt
anything. Now if he decides to pour out a couple of cans down the
drain it's a different story.
Rick
Richard J. Kinch
Roots away (root...@aol.com) wrote:
: You will definately disrupt
: the delicate balance of bacteria in the septic tank.
Delicate!? Balance!? Hahahahah. An uncountable number of every kind of
bacteria, plus maggots and roaches galore. No way you can sterilize a
septic tank.
bow...@eisner.decus.org
Me thinks that if you have maggots and roaches in your tank, you've got a real
problem...
Bob
Richard J. Kinch <ki...@netline.net> wrote in article
<5b4n6r$i...@tesla.netline.net>...
> An uncountable number of every kind of
> bacteria, plus maggots and roaches galore.
Are you talking about the septic system or the government offices
in Washington ?