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I hate traveling outside Japan! Can't live without "shower toilets" (that's how they're called here). It's hardly a luxury. It's an essential household equipmen

I hate traveling outside Japan! Can't live without "shower toilets" (that's how they're called here). It's hardly a luxury. It's an essential household equipment! I feel like I'm going to barbarian lands when I leave Japan (for the sake of full disclosure, I'm not Japanese)

giancarlostoro 9y ago
You could also just try using Baby wipes?
- thomastjeffery 9y ago
  It's a bad idea to flush those. They don't degrade, and end up blocking sewers and ruin septic systems.
  - kyrra 9y ago
    There are flushable versions. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Huggies-Pull-Ups-Big-Kid-Flushable-Wipes-51-count/23746171 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Huggies-Pull-Ups-Big-Kid-Flushabl...
    - Dylan16807 9y ago
      They sure do say that. Don't believe them.
      - StudentStuff 9y ago
        Its like flushable golf balls, anyone can write flushable on some packaging and sell it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHVO-RZ8c4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHVO-RZ8c4
    - nugi 9y ago
      Not even a little bit.
    - PhasmaFelis 9y ago
      Those are generally "flushable" in the same sense that gravel is flushable, i.e. they'll fit through the bottom of the toilet but no guarantees after that.
  - usaphp 9y ago
    There are flushable wipes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N288ZXE/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N288ZXE/
    - nugi 9y ago
      I see you have never lived outside the city. Those will ruin any septic system in a hurry. Not great for city sewage. Where do yiu think wipes go when you flush them? Away? Someone has to deal with it eventually.
      - nerflad 9y ago
        You're absolutely right, but the marketing for these is misleading. Many people think it's okay since they're advertised as being flushable.
  - PoachedSausage 9y ago
    They help Fatbergs to form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg
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- nils-m-holm 9y ago
  Or just soak ordinary toilet paper in water before using it. It's cheaper and doesn't congest the pipes.

giancarlostoro 9y ago

You could also just try using Baby wipes?

thomastjeffery 9y ago
It's a bad idea to flush those. They don't degrade, and end up blocking sewers and ruin septic systems.
- kyrra 9y ago
  There are flushable versions. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Huggies-Pull-Ups-Big-Kid-Flushable-Wipes-51-count/23746171 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Huggies-Pull-Ups-Big-Kid-Flushabl...
  - Dylan16807 9y ago
    They sure do say that. Don't believe them.
    - StudentStuff 9y ago
      Its like flushable golf balls, anyone can write flushable on some packaging and sell it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHVO-RZ8c4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHVO-RZ8c4
  - nugi 9y ago
    Not even a little bit.
  - PhasmaFelis 9y ago
    Those are generally "flushable" in the same sense that gravel is flushable, i.e. they'll fit through the bottom of the toilet but no guarantees after that.
- usaphp 9y ago
  There are flushable wipes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N288ZXE/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N288ZXE/
  - nugi 9y ago
    I see you have never lived outside the city. Those will ruin any septic system in a hurry. Not great for city sewage. Where do yiu think wipes go when you flush them? Away? Someone has to deal with it eventually.
    - nerflad 9y ago
      You're absolutely right, but the marketing for these is misleading. Many people think it's okay since they're advertised as being flushable.
- PoachedSausage 9y ago
  They help Fatbergs to form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg
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nils-m-holm 9y ago
Or just soak ordinary toilet paper in water before using it. It's cheaper and doesn't congest the pipes.