Kitchen Plumbing Tips
· Do not put fats and cooking oil into pipes. They’ll turn solid and create clogs. Instead, use paper towels to wipe grease from pots, then toss the towels in the trash.
· Avoid putting stringy, fibrous or starchy waste in the garbage disposal. You might not think these foods are dangerous to drains, but they are. Poultry skins, potato peels, celery and fruit, for instance, cannot be sufficiently broken down and can cause clogs.
· Make sure the disposal is running when you put food into it. Don’t wait until it’s full to turn it on.
· Run lots of water as you use the garbage disposal. Keep the water running for a bit of time after you turn it off.
· Use the garbage can. To protect your drains even more, forgo use of the garbage disposal as much as possible and toss food waste into the trash can. And if a pig farmer lives nearby and wants your food scraps, this is one day when you can be thankful for that.
Bathroom Plumbing Tips
· Take time between showers: If a lot of extra guests are in the house, there will be more water, hair and waste moving through the drains than usual. Try to wait 10 minutes between showers so slow drains have time to do their job.
· Do not flush cotton balls, swabs, hair or facial scrub pads down the toilet. This applies during holidays or at any time. These things won’t dissolve and will cause clogs.
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