IT WORKS FOR ME.
Now that
we have the opportunity each year to spend about six months or so at the
cottage, we have more opportunity to observe problems, potential problems and
plain old hassles. We have found a
couple of solutions that work well for us and I decided to share them
1. We improved our water intake system with
the installation of an Aqua
Filter
Stand. The stand comes with a washable
fabric cover and a spare for quick replacement. A lot of algae and such gook stopped right at the foot valve
rather than at the system filter, adding longer usage of the filter
cartridge. We found that the stand
doesn't have to be in such deep water, so the checking and cleaning process is
easy and regular.
2. We have gone to almost 100% use of biodegradable products and
we have found them to be very much improved now as well as more available. In fact I find some of these products to be
superior. We have had great success
with products purchased at Sobey's, Georgian Bay Whole Foods and EcoEthics.
3. We found an easy to use product,
EcoEthic septic system treatment that has not only solved our septic problems,
but has kept all of our drains, traps and gray water pits clean and free
flowing. We use it regularly, not
frequently. Our lives are easier and I
am confident that we are helping the bay.
We
discovered Eco Ethic this spring by way of a Cottage Show promotion and have
since ordered by mail at:
Owl
Innovations
RR #2
Sunderland ON
L0C 1H0
Tel. 1-888-436-3996
Fax. 705-357-9971
Do you
have a new cottage help? We'd like to
hear of some successful ideas, old or new
A city
dweller 'til spring,
Carol Topping