Submitted by JayBisky t3_ywkxiu in newhampshire
I’ve always had sewer, but in the new house I’m on groundwater, any advice on how I can wash my car without destroying the water table?
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UnfairAd7220 t1_iwk502u wrote
You won't. Don't worry about it. It's just soap. We've been so dry, its not likely to sink more than a few inches...
JayBisky OP t1_iwk5m61 wrote
Ok cool, Thanks I don’t use any harsh chemicals just regular car cleaning stuff
woolsocksandsandals t1_iwkzed5 wrote
As others have said here, in the amounts that you use water for washing a car it’s not gonna reach your ground water. What you use and what is being washed off of your car is more of a concern and it’s really only a concern for the microbial life in your soil and things like worms, insects, salamanders and frogs.
Dawn dish soap works very well as a car wash and it’s quite benign.
schillerstone t1_iwkty61 wrote
Same situation with water so I only use environmentally friendly liquid dish soap on my car. Most chemicals are harsh.
Azr431 t1_iwl1vdx wrote
I use Sheiners concentrated car wash. It’s non-toxic and ph neutral.
gOrDoNhAsNtPlAyEdIn3 t1_iwmxy50 wrote
If you're REALLY concerned they make stuff specifically for your concerns, but I wouldn't worry about it.
Go onto a farming sub and ask what they use to wash their shit. They obviously have a lot of reasons to not poison stuff.
Obi-Vag_Kenobi t1_iwkfiir wrote
There’s plenty of dirt and sand that will filter out the soap before it reaches the watr table. If that wasn’t the case, people with leach fields off their septic tank would be in bad trouble.