There are certain things that you know you should not throw in the toilet (even if your children did not receive the memo, like the Lego Grand Flushing incident of 2017), but we owe everyone for any obvious choice We have not noticed that it would cause problems. Until we had to call the plumber ... and get this bill later.
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To make sure your pipes are not clogged, here are the 16 that you should really avoid.
1. Baby towels
Yes, even those who say they are disposable. According to the company Sanitary Boulden brothers , they are often the cause of hooves and should always be disposed of in a landfill. Mike Agugliaro, owner of the gold medal service plumbing company , has also supported this today , taking into account that even "disposable" wipes do not disintegrate like toilet paper, which can cause plumbers problems.
2. Q-tips and cotton pads
Cotton balls, cotton swabs and Q-tips are not safe to rinse, do not break toilet paper (even cotton toilet paper) and, according to Boulden Brothers, they all make pipes and cause problems.
3. Menstrual products
It may surprise you, but menstrual items (tampons, tampons, etc.) should never be flushed into the toilet. Why? Because, as Agugliaro TODAY said, these products are meant to absorb water, not decompose, meaning they only expand when flushed, which means it's not good for your piping
4. condoms
Condoms are also not designed to break down in water, so they can lead to blockages in toilets and septic tanks after Agugliaro.
5. Diapers
Honestly, you should not even be able to remove a layer (such as menstrual products that are spreading in the water and the layers are probably already too big to drain into) but the chance you are doing It's good to broaden and catch your pipes. These are diapers!
6. Dental floss
According to Boulden Brothers, flossing can not only block the pipes but also damage the environment. And as Agugliaro explains, the thread becomes the network when it is pulled, captured and held back by other wastes - it can even wrap parts of its septic system and burn the engine. Uff.
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7. Paper towels and handkerchiefs
You might think that paper napkins and facial tissues are not so different from toilet paper, but they are not meant to break toilet paper. If you need to use paper towels or disposable towels instead of toilet paper, Boulden Brothers recommends that you place them in the trash.
8. Medicines
If you have old pills, you should get rid of them, do not rinse them - the toilet has not been properly destroyed, which means that the drug gets into the water and can have toxic effects on the environment, according to Boulden Brothers.
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9. cigarette butts
Speaking of toxic chemicals, that's exactly what the flushing of cigarettes in the sewers adds to the water, explains Boulden Brothers. Not to mention that it is a great loss of water if you can throw it away properly. And cigarette butts can also cause hooves, according to Agugliaro.
10. Sand for cats
Some brands of cat litter claim that they are disposable, but as Agugliaro has pointed out, most toilets do not use enough water to properly transport the waste to their pipes, and all they do adds more to the water, which make it more difficult to clean. Also, the cat litter must not be rinsed, as the sand dehydrates the waste and the toilet should eliminate water-soluble residues.
11. Hair
Like flossing, the hair forms a net when you flush it into the sewer system and hold it. In addition, it floats and never dissolves in water, regardless of duration, explains Agugliaro.
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As you can probably imagine, chewing gum does not break even in the water. In addition, it is sticky and can easily stick to the inside of your pipe and cause clogging. For this reason, you should always throw the chewing gum in the bin, so Agugliaro.
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13. Boil fat
You probably already know that you should not pour fat into the drain for cooking, so it should be logical that this also applies to your toilet. According to Boulden Brothers, the cooking fat freezes when it cools down, which means it works in your pipes as well.
14. Fish
It seems quite normal that humans catch fish when they die, but that's not a good idea: they do not break down in the water, so flushing a fish or something in the toilet can cause obstruction. Agugliaro.
15. food
This might surprise you, because human waste is essentially broken food anyway, but the flush that has not been digested can also cause problems for your piping. Of course, it's biodegradable and will eventually disintegrate, but it can cause hooves until that happens, according to Agugliaro.
16. Bleach
Perhaps the most surprising thing you should not shoot is bleach. According to Agugliaro, bleaching is actually a chemical too harsh for your toilet and your septic system, which pointed out that instead of getting stains on the toilet with vinegar.
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