mrb627
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Saw this Windex commercial. Noticed that the woman wipes the rim of the commode and then flushes the paper towel. Not a recommended practice in my opinion...
Malcolm
Malcolm
Windex commercial
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yogitunes
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Yeah...EXACTLY Malcolm....I saw that too......
even though I corrected my kids about the proper way...they will be the first to flush a paper towel down the toilet.....
and one toilet is hooked to sewage ejection.....I am just waiting for the clog!
even though I corrected my kids about the proper way...they will be the first to flush a paper towel down the toilet.....
and one toilet is hooked to sewage ejection.....I am just waiting for the clog!
Maybe
in a city system it might not hurt. I have an engineered septic system with chambers and pumps, etc. Being so close to a lake, its the law in this state. The installer told me to use bleach sparingly and no garbage disposer. DONT flush anything but white 1 ply toilet paper and dont use any additives like Ridex. Never had any real problem in 18 years.
in a city system it might not hurt. I have an engineered septic system with chambers and pumps, etc. Being so close to a lake, its the law in this state. The installer told me to use bleach sparingly and no garbage disposer. DONT flush anything but white 1 ply toilet paper and dont use any additives like Ridex. Never had any real problem in 18 years.
mrb627
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Low flow no no
Unless you have a 5 gallon flush toilet that has enough power to push that towel to the main line at the street, I would never recommend attempting a paper towel flush. Else a call to the Roto-Rooter man will be the eventual result.
Malcolm
Unless you have a 5 gallon flush toilet that has enough power to push that towel to the main line at the street, I would never recommend attempting a paper towel flush. Else a call to the Roto-Rooter man will be the eventual result.
Malcolm
whirlcool
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If you are not careful, you may end up one of these! If it happened in London, it could happen to you!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...fteen-tonne-fatberg-clogs-Londons-sewers.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...fteen-tonne-fatberg-clogs-Londons-sewers.html
kb0nes
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Its only implied that it was a paper towel, they didn't show her pull it off the roll prior to wiping the bowl rim. It could have been folded toilet tissue.
I agree that flushing a quality paper towel is something that should be avoided. It would have been best had they not depicted it this was no matter what was used. It's better going into a solid waste stream then down the sewer!
I agree that flushing a quality paper towel is something that should be avoided. It would have been best had they not depicted it this was no matter what was used. It's better going into a solid waste stream then down the sewer!
launderess
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There Are Paper Towels, And ThenThere Are Paper Towels
While one agrees in general paper toweling should not be flushed down the loo, some of the modern offerings fall apart so much like toilet paper one cannot see the harm.
Only paper towel I purchase is Bounty, mainly because it is strong and will not dissolve or fall apart when used for scrubbing, cleaning or in general contact with water. OTOH some MOL and BOL brands really aren't much better than cheap toilet paper. They fall apart and turn into mush almost at once when in contact with water.
While one agrees in general paper toweling should not be flushed down the loo, some of the modern offerings fall apart so much like toilet paper one cannot see the harm.
Only paper towel I purchase is Bounty, mainly because it is strong and will not dissolve or fall apart when used for scrubbing, cleaning or in general contact with water. OTOH some MOL and BOL brands really aren't much better than cheap toilet paper. They fall apart and turn into mush almost at once when in contact with water.
launderess
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Another thing
Hospitals, commercial establishments, multi-family buildings even private homes are all experiencing plumbing problems due to those various disposable wipes or wash cloths.
Unless clearly stated safe to do so on the packet these items that range from house cleaning, personal/intimate hygiene, face and or body wash cloths and so forth are not meant to be flushed down the loo. That however does not stop many from doing so causing all sorts of plumbing problems.
Hospitals, nursing homes, and similar facilities have had numerous plumbing problems due to staff flushing disposable wash cloths that they shouldn't. Many places moved to these pre-soaped and or whatever cloths to save on laundry cost and because they are deemed more hygienic than cloth.
Hospitals, commercial establishments, multi-family buildings even private homes are all experiencing plumbing problems due to those various disposable wipes or wash cloths.
Unless clearly stated safe to do so on the packet these items that range from house cleaning, personal/intimate hygiene, face and or body wash cloths and so forth are not meant to be flushed down the loo. That however does not stop many from doing so causing all sorts of plumbing problems.
Hospitals, nursing homes, and similar facilities have had numerous plumbing problems due to staff flushing disposable wash cloths that they shouldn't. Many places moved to these pre-soaped and or whatever cloths to save on laundry cost and because they are deemed more hygienic than cloth.
iheartmaytag
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We had some relatives visit a few years ago and in the week they were here we discovered they had flushed an entire package of baby wipes down the toilet.
On or around the day they left I was washing clothes and the sewage ejector in the basement kicked in just as I was looking out the back door. The water shot up out of the clean out about three feet.
That was an expensive visit. Roto-Rooter came out and charged a $60 trip charge and $1 per foot of pipe to the main sewer. It's 165 feet from the back of the house to the alley.
Now when company comes, we run and hide all wipes and paper towels in the bathroom. Haven't had a problem in the last six years.
BTW--when he sent the camera down the sewer he said my 50 year old clay pipes were good for another 50 years. Apparently this isn't the original sewer the house is 80 years old.
On or around the day they left I was washing clothes and the sewage ejector in the basement kicked in just as I was looking out the back door. The water shot up out of the clean out about three feet.
That was an expensive visit. Roto-Rooter came out and charged a $60 trip charge and $1 per foot of pipe to the main sewer. It's 165 feet from the back of the house to the alley.
Now when company comes, we run and hide all wipes and paper towels in the bathroom. Haven't had a problem in the last six years.
BTW--when he sent the camera down the sewer he said my 50 year old clay pipes were good for another 50 years. Apparently this isn't the original sewer the house is 80 years old.
mrb627
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Paper Towels
I don't use paper towels much anymore. Purchased a huge assortment of microfiber towels for cleaning around the house. However, when I do have a need for a paper towel, it is VIVA ONLY in my house. Everything else is awful for linting.
Malcolm
I don't use paper towels much anymore. Purchased a huge assortment of microfiber towels for cleaning around the house. However, when I do have a need for a paper towel, it is VIVA ONLY in my house. Everything else is awful for linting.
Malcolm
iheartmaytag
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Martin
There are some sewer ejectors that have a macerator that will actually chew up before ejecting. I have read that they will macerate a diaper and send it on down the sewer.
In any case if you have the more deluxe model you may be safe with Paper towels going down. Otherwise they may be staying in the pit until the blob expands.
There are some sewer ejectors that have a macerator that will actually chew up before ejecting. I have read that they will macerate a diaper and send it on down the sewer.
In any case if you have the more deluxe model you may be safe with Paper towels going down. Otherwise they may be staying in the pit until the blob expands.
Here is one of those sewage grinders as mentioned above--MUFFIN MONSTER!!Now imagine THIS as your disposer!!even eats the living room couch!and pallets!I would not flush paper towels down my system-I have a septic tank.Would really not recomend doing it.Trash trucks can handle your paper waste such as towels better than your sewage system-but if the towels get to Muffin Monster-than not a problem.Is just getting them there-the shredder will be a long way from your house.
iheartmaytag
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The sewage ejector is a smaller number that is actually in the pit, something like a sump pump only the pit is sealed, in the basement that pumps, or ejects the water and waste up to the sewer line to then drain by gravity.
Many houses, like mine, that originally didn't have plumbing in the basement this is used to raise the water to the level of the sewer that is only about four feet under ground. All of the plumbing downstairs, washer, tub/shower, sink, toilet goes into the pit and the pump then ejects it into the sewer.
We are connected to the city sewer and I still wouldn't put paper towels down the toilet. In fact, downstairs I don't flush the T/P down.
Many houses, like mine, that originally didn't have plumbing in the basement this is used to raise the water to the level of the sewer that is only about four feet under ground. All of the plumbing downstairs, washer, tub/shower, sink, toilet goes into the pit and the pump then ejects it into the sewer.
We are connected to the city sewer and I still wouldn't put paper towels down the toilet. In fact, downstairs I don't flush the T/P down.
yogitunes
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what I have is not a macerator....I have seen them
but we do have a massive pump in place...for some odd reason that no one could explain, but we had to buy the bigger horsepower, larger unit designed for septic tank useage....
the washers drain into this thru a laundrytub, and instructions given to use a lint catcher on each hose....and things like paper towels, and feminine products can not be disposed in the toilet....they even included a sign to hang in the bathroom.....
I always worry about some idiot who can't read, and send something down there...counting my blessings, its been almost ten years, and no problems!
but we do have a massive pump in place...for some odd reason that no one could explain, but we had to buy the bigger horsepower, larger unit designed for septic tank useage....
the washers drain into this thru a laundrytub, and instructions given to use a lint catcher on each hose....and things like paper towels, and feminine products can not be disposed in the toilet....they even included a sign to hang in the bathroom.....
I always worry about some idiot who can't read, and send something down there...counting my blessings, its been almost ten years, and no problems!
iheartmaytag
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Though I put paper through the ejector, I do not use a lint catcher. I am only starting to imagine the 10 years of strings and things that are wrapped around the impeller of that pump.
No wonder they charge so much to change those out. . .sh!tty job.
No wonder they charge so much to change those out. . .sh!tty job.
lotsosudz
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Windex Commercial
What they don't show, is how many bottles of Windex touch-up they had to use, to sanitize they bathroom floor, when the toilet overflowed on to the floor LOL That would certainly be nothing to CROW about. Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Hugs,
David
What they don't show, is how many bottles of Windex touch-up they had to use, to sanitize they bathroom floor, when the toilet overflowed on to the floor LOL That would certainly be nothing to CROW about. Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Hugs,
David
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