u/ActuallyStark

We just purchased a new house with well water and septic. It's a brand new EcoFlow (cocoa husk?) system.

The contractor screwed up and did NOT put a vent in the laundry room, so we went with a "french" washer dryer combo that is ventless. We love it, it works fantastic, it's great on clothes, super quiet and ridiculously efficient.
Today, one of my co-workers comes is and mentions that it's a bad idea using softener with a septic system.

So... my question is this: We're averaging 130 gal of water use per day, and we're averaging .7oz of softener per load (have to use it as we can't do dryer sheets). We do maybe 3 loads of laundry per week, so call it .3-.4 oz of softener in each 130 gal of water.
Is this enough to harm the septic?
Is there a "septic safe" softener?

Thanks!

EDIT:

HOLY SMOKES! Thanks for the feedback, guys! I'll try to respond to as many as possible.

So.. The decision is made, We're buying one. Don't know exactly when or if new/used, but in the next 12 months, I'll be joining the group.

I've been doing what I always do when diving into a new/unknown to me car make/model. I research the good, then the bad, then the ugly. So far the good news is that the bad news doesn't seem to outweigh the good for most owners. This is my #1 litmus whenever diving into something. It's the "ugly" that leaves me a bit puzzled.

The "ugly" for me is self-serviceability... I have very very rarely taken cars to a shop and NEVER to a dealership. I've done 100% of my own maintenance for the last 30+ years and 99% of my own repairs, including motor swaps, frame repairs, suspension, electrical issues..

This means that the common or "known" issues with Rivian (all vehicles have that one thing) don't really scare me too much. AC compressors aren't hard to replace, and last much longer with a dryer installed. Suspension is suspension, even if it's air. Much less oil/coolant lines, no fuel lines/exhaust... I can get on board with this... but then I get to looking at things like the half-shaft issue. They're about $600, and appear to be installed just like any half shaft on any vehicle I've ever worked on. I can't really understand WHY they're $600, as they don't really look any different than any other heavy duty half shaft, and yeah I get it, electric torque, but I've driven Diesels that put out 3x the torque that a Rivian does. SO this leads me somewhere....

As I get more familiar with the Rivian community, both here and in person, I'm seeing overwhelmingly that most Rivian owners have never replaced a major part on their own cars. ( I could just be talking to the wrong ones). Are parts high because no one is buying them? Am I not seeing too many repair videos because people are just doing it and not recording it, or is it because a vast majority are either under warranty or taken to a shop anyway?

So I guess the "question" I have or the "discussion" part of this... before you bought your Rivian.. were you a "car guy"? If so, what repairs are you comfortable with and do you think the Rivian is service friendly (e.g. Honda, Toyota) or unfriendly (e.g. BMW, Ford)?

I've followed the company from the beginning, have posted a few times here and on a recent biz trip, there was a Rivian store less than a mile from my hotel, so I figured it was time for a test drive.

I drove a 25 R1T Adventure with the premium audio and Large pack. It felt like an electric vehicle in every way I had expected it to, but there were things I was NOT expecting. It parks like a Honda Ridgeline, which is to say it doesn't loom large over even compact spaces like a full size truck does. Great turn radius, and a just-right wheelbase that makes backing predictable and easy. So, yeah it's got a small truck feel, right? No? WTH? It sits, rides and traffics like a brand new Silverado. Like it should be HUGE, but its.. not??

Ok, wasn't expecting that. Plenty of acceleration, was expecting that, but had my mind blown when I got back (more on that later). Premium audio, from what I'd read, was a disappointment from the Meridian system... I was expecting to feel like it needed a lot of work... but after some VERY short playing with settings I found it to be not only entirely adequate, but surprisingly poised.... Add a single aftermarket sub and enjoy life! COMPLETELY workable when I wasn't expecting it.

It rides better than our Touareg, which is one of our favorite comfy distance cars.. ok, cool, air suspension, makes sense. But it CORNERS like a 4Runner (which is to say way better than it should for its weight and height), but our 4Runner rides like trash. was NOT expecting air ride to do that.

I got back and asked, "OK, so yeah, I loved it, but what happens when you start taking bells and whistles away.. like if you make it affordable, what all do I lose?" Then the real mind job happened. Other than the Audio upgrade (which comes with the fancy roof glass) and the larger battery... I WAS DRIVING THE BARE BONES ONE... WTH??? Every other time I've driven a car, they put you in the nicest thing and then break your heart with the stuff you can't have. You're telling me I CAN get the stuff I want without buying the halo car???

OK, so questions for the longer term owners.... I've had cars with air ride, and they've NEVER not been a pain in the rear. Leaks, cracks, leveling issues... literally every time. I haven't heard that with Rivian.. are they just too new to be showing up yet, or is there some brilliant engineering that's finally made air ride reliable??

Charging... I'm familiar with NACS as I rent Telsas nearly exclusively on work trips, but I have nearly zero experience with CCS... What is charging and the network like? What's with payments, and what has your experience been with longer road trips and finding working fast chargers? I am interested in owning an EV BECAUSE of how positive my NACS experience has been ( I have definitely found some out of service, slow, etc, so I'm not ignorant that issues exist ). But overall, is it a near-to-gas station experience? Plug and charge and drive away? And the question along with that is how is Google maps with finding options during an unfamiliar route?

Still trying to flip the coin between a nice clean used one, or taking advantage of the financing incentives and pulling the trigger on new (I can't believe I'm even entertaining that)