A perfect example of something you need every day but you
have probably never bothered to learn about is the toilet you probably just
used this morning. Unless you don’t need your bathroom and kitchen, it’s good
to know a few simple things about what you should do and should not do when
using them. Your toilet, sink, shower and tub are all important parts of your
household plumbing.
First off, you should never pour grease, oil or oily water into
your kitchen sink because the oil or grease can gather and eventually block
your pipes. Although this will not happen immediately, and sometimes takes
months to show, the oils and fats in the water will collect, and hot water
alone is not enough to remove it. Sometimes, a situation like this might lead
to you having to have a professional sewer line cleaning or a replacement of
the whole clogged pipe. Isn’t it better to avoid spending money on things that
you can avoid? It is best to dispose of that grease and oily water somewhere
else, and avoid pouring it into the kitchen sink. Many people use an empty
coffee can to pour used cooking oil or grease into.
Some waste should never be placed into your garbage disposal.
Bones, shellfish shells, grease, metal items, paper and plastic should never be
placed into your disposal. Really, only soft food items are safe. For the best
long-term care of your disposal, it is best to teach your children why they
should avoid inappropriate disposal of solid waste and that only waste that can
be easily ground up should go into the garbage disposal. It is also recommended
that you make sure there is water running in your sink whenever you turn on your
disposal. Though it goes without saying, never reach into your disposal when it
is running. If you hear a metal item start to grind, turn off the disposal
immediately.
Depending on the public waste disposal system implemented in
your area, there is some solid waste that should never be flushed through the
toilet. Often in the rural areas, you will find septic tanks in many homes.
Cotton, sanitary pads, diapers and thick tissue papers should not be flushed in
either toilets or septic systems. These waste items might lead to blockages in
both types of systems. Flushing sanitary pads and other cotton materials
through the toilet can lead to clogs that affect a wide area. During the recent
toilet paper outages, many people bought paper towels since that was sometimes
the only thing you could find, if that. Now that things are a little more “normal,”
it is best to reserve the paper towels for spills, as they were intended.
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