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Soakaway worms

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:54am
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Tracey25

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Does anyone know where you can buy soakaway worms from on the Costa Blanca please ??? 

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:05pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:05pm

Hi Tracey

what are "soakaway worms". Never heard that, we use granules from Mercadona for our soakaway (poto negro) which provides bacterial matter to deal with this. Don't know if this is what you mean to do. 

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Tracey25

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:14pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:14pm

paulsav wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:05pm:

Hi Tracey

what are "soakaway worms". Never heard that, we use granules from Mercadona for our soakaway (poto negro) which provides bacterial matter to deal with this. Don't know if this is what you mean to do. 

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Pauline 

No in America they use actual worms that eat everything - I’ve got the t-bag things that go down the toilet is that what you use??? 

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:46pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:46pm

Tracey25 wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:14pm:

No in America they use actual worms that eat everything - I’ve got the t-bag things that go down the toilet is that what you use??? 

Yes, in a box from Mercadonna 6€ box. In the "olden days" the Spanish used to put an animals head down yuk!! I believe the granules provide a bacterial effect instead. I have sometimes put "off meat or fish" down the loo too. Never heard of worms being sold for the purpose. I, ll watch this post with interest. Suppose you could dig some up from garden? 

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Pauline 

Tracey25

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:46pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:46pm

paulsav wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:46pm:

Yes, in a box from Mercadonna 6€ box. In the "olden days" the Spanish used to put an animals head down yuk!! I believe the granules provide a bacterial effect instead. I have sometimes put "off meat or fish" down the loo too. Never heard of worms being sold for the purpose. I, ll watch this pos...

...t with interest. Suppose you could dig some up from garden? 

Regards 

Pauline 

Yes I don’t think they are garden worms 🐛 they are sewage worms but I will buy what you buy in Mercadona - are they like t-bags ??? 

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:10pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:10pm

Tracey25 wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:46pm:

Yes I don’t think they are garden worms 🐛 they are sewage worms but I will buy what you buy in Mercadona - are they like t-bags ??? 

Yes, sold in the detergent section by toilet cleaners etc. I think they are described for septic tanks but we have the old fashioned poto negra(black hole). We are non residents but we will have to consider a new biological septic tank if we want to sell our property in the future. 

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Tracey25

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:13pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:13pm

paulsav wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:10pm:

Yes, sold in the detergent section by toilet cleaners etc. I think they are described for septic tanks but we have the old fashioned poto negra(black hole). We are non residents but we will have to consider a new biological septic tank if we want to sell our property in the future. 

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Pauline 

Sorry to ask so many questions but do you put toilet roll down your toilet ? 

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:49pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:49pm

Tracey25 wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:13pm:

Sorry to ask so many questions but do you put toilet roll down your toilet ? 

Yes

Pauline 

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:52pm

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:52pm

paulsav wrote on Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:49pm:

Yes

Pauline 

Thank you 

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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:43am

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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:43am

Our local co-op in Sax sells what are called  'fossa septicas' which we just flush down the pan.

I haven't put one down for ages and it still seems to be working.  However, I am sure that detergents and bleach etc going down the drain can't be doing it any good.

Just for info. it has only been emptied once in 10 years and even then it was nowhere near full, so it will be another 10 years before I look again.

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