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But… you can’t flush baby wipes, unless you want to be a monster that contributes to sewer pipe fatbergs or local blockages.
by vr46 2y ago
But… you can’t flush baby wipes, unless you want to be a monster that contributes to sewer pipe fatbergs or local blockages.
- wkat4242 2y agoThere are ones that are flushable. I use them at home. It specially says flushable.
- tnias23 2y agoEven the ones that say flushable aren’t. It’s just a marketing ploy.
- archsurface 2y agoSeems otherwise: https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-andrex--washlets--being--fine-to-flush--/ https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-...
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- archsurface 2y agoYou're arguing with a water company?
- wkat4242 2y agoHah those are exactly the ones I'm using. And the only ones wide available here anyway (even in Spain though it seems to be a UK brand) Never have issues with them anyway.
- SoftTalker 2y agoOr if you're on a septic system. Even if you're on a public sewer, clogs in the line under your property, from your house to the main sewer line, are your responsibility. If you rent, and the landlord figures out that you clogged up the sewer by flushing wipes, you'll probably pay. Wipes are not flushable. Even if they say they are.
- archsurface 2y agoI believe you're mistaken: https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-andrex--washlets--being--fine-to-flush--/ https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-...
- bradknowles 2y agoNot according to my plumber. Feel free to pay thousands of dollars in plumbing bills when your pipes clog up, if you like. We’ve had our pipes clog up, and paid thousands of dollars. Fortunately for us, it wasn’t so-called flushable wipes.
- archsurface 2y agoThat link is a water company - they run sewer systems. Your plumber is out of touch or you're using non-flushable wipes. The two types of wipes are not made the same.
- SoftTalker 2y agoAnything other than toilet paper, which is designed to disintegrate completely in water, should not be flushed. That includes facial tissue, paper towels, and cleansing wipes. If you have modern, smooth PVC waste pipes you might get away with it but the water treatment plant won't like it. If you have older clay or cast iron waste pipes, feel free to take your chances as GP says. I'd rather not deal with overflows and I'd rather keep my money than give it to a plumber to snake out a clogged drain line. Let's put it this way, are any of these "flushable" wipe companies willing to insure you against plumbing costs and damages caused by their wipes?
- bradknowles 2y agoMy plumber says that there are no wipes that are actually flushable, regardless of any claims made on the packaging. We all know about advertisements and how companies lie to us. Why would this be any different? I’m not taking any risks with our pipes, and we’re not flushing any wipes down the drain. Only human waste and toilet paper. Nothing else. That’s the recommendation from our plumber, and I’m sticking with it.
- xyst 2y agoI toss them into the waste bin.