Instant Power Septic Shock & Drain Field Treatment, 2L

About three years ago, on Christmas morning while hosting our relatives, my septic lines became clogged and waste water began coming up through the shower drains. We had already pumped out our tank about one year before this, after it did the same thing. Two days after Christmas, a local septic company came out to see what the problem was. They said I needed to pump my tank and that I needed to replace the clogged drain line system at a cost of about $5,000. But the guy who actually pumped out my tank said that before he had his job where he could now pump out his own septic, he used a liquid septic cleaner to break up his clogged lines and he flushed down a monthly enzyme packet for his tank. I looked at the Amazon reviews and thought I would try the Instant Power liquid, instead of replacing the whole septic system. I removed the dirt over my septic tank access and located the 6" round concrete plug on its top. The plug has a wire hoop which you can use to pull it up and off. Then, I put on some latex gloves and pulled up on the access plug. This allowed me to remove the plastic toilet paper filter tube (about 2 feet long). The tube keeps toilet paper from going into the septic field. I easily pulled out the plastic filter, sprayed it off with a garden hose nozzle, poured the 1 gallon of septic shock into the opening of my drain field, reinstalled the filter and concrete plug, and covered over the plug with a folded-up HD trash bag. The plastic bag keeps the dirt from being wedged between the plug and tank and makes the plug easy to remove the next time. I then refilled the dirt over the plastic bag and placed a 12" by 12" concrete stepping stone over the dirt covering my plug, so I could easily locate and dig down to the access plug in the future. If you don't know where this access plug is located on your tank, you can either have a septic company pump out your tank (they have to access this plug to pump it out anyway) or just pay them for a visit to open up the plug for you. The plug will probably be stuck for them when they try to remove it, if it has been a few years. But, by removing it and covering with plastic, it will be easy for you to remove the next time. The result was that by doing this, my septic began working great and never backed up again, saving me $5,000. Now, I maintain my own septic system by adding a pouch of septic enzymes, each month, through the toilet. Then, every 3-4 months I can see and remove my square concrete paver, the dirt and plug. I pull up and spray off the toilet paper filter, and pour in 1 gallon of liquid septic shock into the septic line bed. Since my initial treatment, I find the septic waste to now be a liquid, instead of thick sludge. And there is very little smell when the septic tank is opened. I suggest that if you use this method of maintenance for your septic tank and bed, you can save yourself from a $5,000 system replacement as well. It can also extend the life of your septic system for many years. P.S. be sure to use only "Septic Safe" labeled toilet paper in your toilet.

Great stuff! Have been using this product for over 10 years. Once a month. I once revived a dead leech field using 4 bottles. Had to wait 3 days, but never a problem after that. Since using it, never have had to have my tank pumped. To revive the field, I added product at the D-box. Would not go without it!

I want to say first that I do not have a septic tank, I'm in the city limits and I'm on the city sewage lines. So I didn't even know for sure if this would work for me. I've been having a problem for a few years, when there are heavy rains and flooding, my toilet won't flush. I have to wait for the water to dry up. As time went on, it was taking longer and longer to start working again, and less and less rain to make it malfunction. As you can well imagine, it was getting unbearable. I knew the problem was in the lines and not the toilet itself, but it's almost impossible to get the city to do anything, and even if I succeeded, they'd tear up my fence and yard and just leave the wreckage there. So I turned to google. It turns out that this is a common problem with modern low flow toilets - they just don't have the power the old ones did and they need to be treated with this kind of product every now and then. Newer toilets are kind of anemic and they need help. Of course NOBODY TELLS YOU THIS. There are basically two kinds of products you can get - this kind, and another kind that dissolves roots. I figured that if roots were clogging the lines, they'd still be there in dry weather, so it had to be something else. I went with Septic Shock. It didn't cost much, and the reviews looked good. I poured a bottle down the toilet - the nasty thing wouldn't flush - and didn't really expect anything. My thoughts: "I just flushed eight dollars and seventy cents down the toilet." For two days, nothing happened. On the third day, I noticed that the water in the bowl was clear. I hit the lever and - SUCCESS. It flushed. It's recommended to use this stuff weekly for the first month, and periodically after that. So I ordered another bottle, and, like clockwork, the flush was a bit sluggish a week after the first treatment. Whatever was clogging the lines was starting to grow back. I flushed the second bottle. I now once again have a functioning toilet. I can leave the toilet lid up and the bathroom door open. Two more weekly treatments, and then I can cut back to monthly or as needed. And I still have a yard and fence!

I buy this for 3 or 4 years now. I use it to unclog toilet. It used to work really well for that. I'd put a little, leave for an hour or so and flush, it worked 9 out of 10 times. Now, something has changed in the formula. The liquid used to be a dark green that turned the water dark green as soon as you poured it in. Now it is a lighter green and it doesn't seem to change the water color as it used to. Also, now it works only half of the time.

Item description details doesn't say how many bottles are actually recommended, the bottle tells you you'll need several for a week then less the next week and if still have a problem then repeat with several bottles in a week then less the week after, I guess you repeat this procedure till you either finally get results or get tired of spending money on more and more and more bottles

This didn't work the first try completely but I noticed some change in my problem. So I tried it again and once again a noticable amount of change. So once again back online to order what I was hoping my last bottle. I'm so glad I did. I knew I was up for a tough battle but this product really came thru for me. Now, if I would had addressed the problem sooner I without a doubt believe it probably would have worked the first time. By the way this price was half the price I payed at Walmart on the second bottle. Definitely will be my go to if, which I hope I don't, this problem arises again.

Not impressed. Like to green pig much better

This product is designed for septic tanks, but I use it to teat an outhouse! Out in the country, the outhouse is the most important building on the property. By treating the pit with a combination of rainwater and Septic Shock, the waste is better broken down so that a pit will last longer before a new pit must be dug. Maybe this is an "off-label" use, but it works!

Worked well.. Great value

We had an issue with the septic tank plugging up when draining into the septic bed. There must have been a blockage somewhere deep in the piping leading into the bed. I cannot directly say this was the solution. For the price, it was a good value and was part of the action plan. It is worth trying compared with replacing the bed altogether. We had a contractor come out and tell us we needed to replace the bed. We ended up going a different route. I called a company to pump out the tank. Once the tank was drained, they still had the lids off. I took an old garden house and poured 2 bottles directly into the outlet pipe leading to the septic bed. I let it work for two weeks while the tank filled back up. It looks like it worked as it was no longer backing up. Two months later, I pulled a lid off again to take a look, I noticed that some paper was going into the pipe as we had no filter (30 yr old concrete tank/bed). I called a plumber to install a filter and add the plastic easy access lids. Just before he arrived, we again emptied 2 bottles into the outlet pipe with a garden hose. So far so good. Also, the plumber advised us to limit the laundry loads to a max of 1 a day to give the septic bed enough time to drain. When you factor in laundry, dishwasher, and showers, it can strain the system.

Highly Recommend – This Product Saved Our Septic System! We used Septic Shock at our rental property after the field bed became blocked, causing waste to surface from the second chamber of our 40-year-old septic system. Since it’s an older system with no distribution box, we couldn’t pinpoint where the blockage was — only that nothing was draining from the second tank. My husband poured three full jugs of Septic Shock directly into the discharge pipe leading from the second partition to the field bed using a 1.5” hose. He flushed it lightly with water and, within a minute, water was already starting to return to the tank — clearly the field was still blocked. We let the product sit for two full days. • On Day 2, we flushed the line for 7 minutes — no return of water! • On Day 4, we flushed for 15 minutes — again, no return. We’ve now gone two weeks with normal use, and the septic system is still performing well. No more surfacing, no more backups. 🛠️ After years of maintenance headaches and concerns that we’d need a full field bed replacement, this product may have saved us thousands. Time will tell, but for now we’re thrilled with the results and crossing our fingers it holds. HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you’re dealing with a sluggish or blocked leach field — especially on older systems!

Did the job

Worked well in my septic system