BREAKING NEWS
URGENT PLEA FROM PLUMBING EXPERTS
Please Don’t Flush "Flushable" Wipes: They’re Damaging Your Pipes and Drains
In a stark warning to homeowners and households, plumbing experts are cautioning against the misconception that "flushable" wipes are safe to dispose of down the toilet. According to recent studies, the reality is far from the truth, and the damage these wipes can cause to your pipes and drains can be catastrophic.
Why are "Flushable" Wipes a Threat to Your Plumbing?
Experts warn that these seemingly innocent wipes can cause severe clogging and damage to septic systems, causing significant problems and costly repairs.
- Lack of Biodegradability: Unlike regular toilet paper, "flushable" wipes are made of plastic-based materials that don’t break down easily, resulting in a build-up of waste in your pipes and drains.
- Blockages and Clogging: The thick, absorbent material of these wipes can cause blockages and clogging in your drains, leading to overflowing toilets, sink backsplashes, and even total drainage system failure.
- Damage to Septic Systems: When these wipes enter septic systems, they can cause a multitude of problems, including septic tank backups, filter clogging, and entire system failure.
So, What Can You Do to Protect Your Plumbing?
To avoid the damaging consequences of "flushable" wipes, take these simple steps:
- Use Regular Toilet Paper: Stick to using the tried-and-true methods of disposing of human waste with regular toilet paper.
- Avoid Disposing of Any Foreign Materials: Don’t risk your plumbing system’s integrity by flushing anything other than waste and toilet paper.
- Consider a Professional Inspection: If you experience recurring plumbing issues, schedule a professional inspection to assess any potential damage.
What’s Being Done to Address the Issue?
As awareness grows about the dangers of "flushable" wipes, governments, plumbing associations, and wastewater treatment facilities are working to develop more effective solutions and regulations to prevent the disposal of these wipes in sewers.
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
Protect your plumbing system and avoid the potentially catastrophic consequences of "flushable" wipes. Join the growing chorus of households taking action to safeguard their homes and the environment. Share this crucial information with friends and family to help spread the word.
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By spreading awareness about the importance of responsible plumbing practices and the dangers of "flushable" wipes, we can work together to preserve the integrity of our pipes, drains, and environment.
Every time I see a thread on generic hygiene tips, there are multiple comments suggesting to use flushable wipes to up your hygiene game. If you’re using these wipes, please know that they’re not actually flushable, even if they claim to be.
There are plenty of articles online talking about how these are destroying sewage systems. Here’s one example-https://www.cbs42.com/news/epidemic-of-wipes-and-masks-plug-sewers-storm-drains/.
If you want a way to clean yourself better down below, I recommend bidets, although I’m no expert on the best way to clean.
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Yup, would never flush them. Can’t be without them though, I just treat them like I would a diaper.
I’ll never stop
You’ll always get a woman in the comments saying they’ve never had a problem, for years now. Please people don’t listen to this. Even if the pipes are new they could have a burr or something irregular that can catch things.
Even if you escape the wipes wrecking havoc on your own plumbing, they end up causing a huge headache for wastewater treatment facilities and related infrastructure. Nevermind what they’ll do to a septic system!
People being worried about the trash always surprises me like. Does your trash not have a sealed lid? I mean maybe cause I have a cat so I have literal poop in the trash in my bathroom anyway I don’t get as upset over wipes.
I always see plenty of people comment in those threads that they do not flush wipes.
Not everyone who uses wipes flushes them.
I don’t know why this makes me mad but I feel the urgent need to defend the use of wipes by people who know better than to flush even the flushable ones!
I just use regular baby wipes (after doing 90% wiping with TP) and throw them in the trash. There is never any smell.
Also I just don’t want water splashed up there, splashing germs all around everywhere.
Disclaimer I don’t flush wipes anyway.
But how could those workers unclogging the horrors of the sewer system possibly able to identify a “flushable” wipe from a normal one? I’ll give them BBQ wipes are easily identifiable as they have grip studs for scrubbing (and full credit to those people doing a litteral shit job).
I’d like to see more testing to prove this point before concluding it. I don’t believe I have any flushable wipes to test this, they all go on the bin because that’s the sensible place for them.
My husband is the cleanest man coming home from work, always needing a full shower and whatnot before heading home. He’s a chemical engineer that has to deal with those “flushable” wipes, female hygiene products etc screwing up the treatment plant.
Obviously only those products that have miraculously not fucked up your own pipes at home. But that’s just a matter of time.
Unpopular opinion here, but I think these are a good example of how governments should be doing more to protect us and our society from corporations lying and cheating. They shouldn’t be allowed to say they’re flushable if they’re actually not. So if the government is going to let these companies keep fucking us over for money, I’m gonna keep flushing them. At least until I own my own home lol.
I use this flushable wipes but I don’t flush them, they go in the garbage ✅
I use them and know not to flush. I only flush toilet paper. I was told by a plumber not to even flush Kleenex.
I usually just wrap them in toilet paper and throw them in the trash or alternatively stuff them in a used up toilet paper tube.
We have a small closed trash container next to the toilet with an environment-destroying plastic bag lining it for these purposes. We empty it a few times a week and carry on.