A blockage in the sewer pipes - I don't even want to imagine all this horror! But this trouble is easier to prevent than to eliminate. This is not difficult to do, you just need not to wash off everything that comes to hand!
Let's figure out that it is categorically impossible to flush down the drain.
Leftover food and food
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Leftover food and food
- Flour
- Fats
- Eggshells, tea and coffee grounds
- Medicines and hygiene products
- Other types of debris that will clog
By flushing spoiled food leftovers down the toilet, many console themselves with the fact that they are organic. This means they decompose over time. Yes it is. But this is unlikely to happen very quickly. Especially when a large lump of food clogs up the drain.
Never throw the following foods down the drain, but rather put them in the trash can.
Flour
It absorbs moisture well and swells. Lumps can adhere to the pipe walls, trapping other flushed debris as well.
As a result, there is an unpleasant blockage in the sewer.
Important!
The same prohibition applies to all foods with a high gluten content: rice, pasta, dough leftovers.
Fats
On contact with cold water, fats quickly solidify and settle on the surface. That's why under no circumstances pour oil residues down the drain after cooking.
After cooking, dishes should only be washed in hot water. And do not spare enough detergent, which will break down the fat molecules and make them water-soluble.
Eggshells, tea and coffee grounds
Few people know, but eggshells can also cause blockages. And this applies not only to large, but also to small particles from the shells.
Do not tempt fate by flushing tea from a teapot or coffee grounds down the drain.
Medicines and hygiene products
Doing the next check in the first aid kit, many dispose of the spoiled medicine in the toilet. It would seem that the tablets dissolve well in water and there can be no blockage.
Reference! Water with a large amount of chemical compounds has a bad effect on the environment, and also requires finer filtration at treatment plants.
It is better to throw unnecessary tablets into the trash can together with their packaging.
Hygiene products that are made from insoluble polymers are strictly prohibited to be released into the sewer.. No wonder this is warned about in almost all toilets. This is the most common cause of blockages.
Important! Used sanitary pads, panty liners, diapers, condoms, wet wipes, cotton swabs and discs, adhesive plasters, dental floss, as well as any packaging from under these items should only fall into the trash bucket.
If you are somehow visually confused by the presence of these things in the trash can, then just wrap the used item in toilet paper. This will help to avoid a large number of household problems in the future.
Other types of debris that will clog
- Any construction waste, small wrappers and candy wrappers, labels and stickers must go straight to the garbage bag, bypassing the toilet.
- If someone in the household smokes, be sure to warn him about the danger of flushing cigarette butts into the toilet. During cleaning ashtray contents should also be thrown into the bucket.
- Household chemicals, especially concentrated, should not be poured down the drain. It can damage the pipes and create a lot of problems for the residents of the house.
Important! The only exceptions are special detergents, which are intended for cleaning plumbing or removing blockages in pipes. But you should also be extremely careful with them.
- Paper napkins its structure is much denser than toilet paper. A large volume of wipes accumulated in the sewer dissolves much more slowly, therefore, it can cause a blockage.
- Cat litter after cleaning the tray, it should be sent to the bucket. For better absorption of moisture and odors, clumping substances are added to their composition: clay and sand. In a large amount of liquid, the filler swells and sticks together, which can lead to a blockage in the sewer.
- It would seem that, hair is of natural origin and therefore should not do much harm to the sewage system. But the problem is that they tend to accumulate in pipes, clinging to the smallest protrusions or debris, especially large ones. pet hairballs or long curls. After a haircut, never rinse your hair down the toilet! Better to throw them in an urn or burn them.
Important! Not only in the toilet, but also in the bathroom, care should be taken to prevent blockages. If the family has a lush and long hair, then it is better to put a special strainer in the drain, which will hold the hair.
You will be surprised how much debris will accumulate there. But all this could end up in the sewers and create an unpleasant problem in the end.
Be careful with the disposal of even those things that the manufacturer allows to be flushed down the drain.
Advice! Even if the packaging of wet wipes, toilet paper, or cat litter has a permissive badge, you shouldn't let a lot of this waste down the drain.
Too much debris washed away at the same time will not dissolve quickly. And then you can no longer cope without the help of a plumbing specialist.
We hope that all problems with sewer pipes will bypass your home!
