Avoid pipes getting blocked: objects that should never be thrown into the toilet

Unclogging a drain is always annoying, and it becomes even more so when it comes to the toilet. Due to the nature of the waste that ends up there and also the inconvenience of the position in which you have to work, it is always good not to find yourself in the situation of having to call experts and disassembling the pipes to remove an obstruction. But in fact, it is not always enough to use just toilet plungers, and the damage incompetence can cause can become expensive to repair.

We must therefore pay attention to what we flush down the toilet, so as not to have to manage really unpleasant situations. Here are some substances and items that should never go down the toilet:

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• Tissues: While they look as light as toilet paper (and even when so, however, they should be used in small quantities each time), they don't come apart as easily, so they should never be thrown down the toilet.
• Wet wipes: for these it is even less possible for them to disintegrate, and indeed they plug up the inlets of the pipes, creating obstructions.
• Medicines or chemical solvents: all chemicals with a strong acid component, or many medicines, solvents, products such as antifreeze, paints, etc., can be highly corrosive in the pipes, damaging them. And they certainly also pollute the sewage system and therefore the environment. It is therefore necessary to inquire about how to dispose of any substance that ever comes to mind to throw in the toilet and that is different from organic waste or toilet paper.
• Oils and fats: Kitchen waste, such as frying oil or other types of fats, should never go down the drain, either in the bathroom or in the kitchen. In fact, they tend to solidify and adhere to the pipes, thereby creating obstructions with all the debris that remains attached to them. Furthermore, they are polluting for the environment to.
• Hair: as in the shower or tub, the rule of not letting hair go down the drain also applies to the toilet. When cleaning a brush, or removing hair from the broom, it should always be thrown in the trash, as they are among the most common causes of pipes getting blocked.
• Bleach: we use it to clean and usually empty everything in the toilet. But this too is highly corrosive and polluting, so it should always be thrown down the toilet only if very diluted in a large amount of water.
• Sanitary napkins: it seems strange, but there are those who throw these types of objects down the toilet when they should always end up in the garbage pail instead. In addition to practically never degrading, they clog the pipes in an instant, almost always creating significant damage.
• Food residues: as with oils and fats, their destination must be the garbage pail, even when they are spoiled, like old yoghurt and the like.

It's better to be careful and avoid expensive and / or unpleasant interventions, don't you think?