How To Become A Charlatan, Step By Step

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18. Lots of opportunity for quackery in the field of septic systems.

The worst ones sell you a potion one is to apply once a month so that you don't have to pump out the septic tank as often. But the problem is if you use it the way the say it costs about $25 a month. So in 8 months you are up to $200, which is about the cost of having the tank pumped out. Thing is, no one has to pump a septic tank every 8 months unless you have a really tiny tank and about 10 people using it. And of course, the stuff really doesn't do anything, because the process is anaerobic digestion and solids accumulate no matter what you are dumping in there. Then there are the folks who try to sell you stuff to "fix" a failing drain field - more quackery and more money wasted. Bacteria to put in the tank after it is pumped - more quackery - there are plenty of bacteria in poop, no need to add more.