13 Things You Should Not Flush Down The Toilet

Friday, May 23, 2014, 18:13 [IST]

Nowadays, people have become used to flushing everything down the toilet. According to the research, Thames Water 'flushers', they have found fingers and even hands in the sewers, which is a kind of gory. In India, people are famous for flushing their toilets with cigarette butts, sanitary napkins and food.

Though the dustbin is readily available for use, they still find it necessary to flush certain things down the toilet. The only reason for the blockage in your toilet is due to numerous stuff that is flushed down. Keep in mind not to treat your toilet bowl as an alternative trash bin. If you are running out of bins, make sure you get another one and put it to use in your kitchen.

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Here are 10 things you should not flush down your toilet.

Floss

One of the things not to flush down the toilet is dental floss since it is non-biodegradable. When you continue to flush floss down the sewer, it will create a blockage in the pipes.

Condoms

One of the many things to not flush down the toilet is condoms. They are non-biodegradable. When flushed down the toilet, it creates a blockage, as the rubber tends to stick to wet walls, thus not allowing the water to flow.

Tissue

If your toilet is clogged, it might be due to the numerous tissues being flushed down the toilet. You may think that it disintegrates, but it does not.

Sanitary Napkins

Sanitary napkins absorb moisture and expand. Therefore, this is one thing not to be flushed down the toilet as its expansion makes them difficult to pass through pipes and sewers.

Grease

Grease, oil and fats may go down the pipe as liquid. But sooner or later, they will begin to cool and build up on the sides of your pipes and thus create a blockage.

Medications

Did you know that the water flushed down the toilet is directed to rivers, lakes and other water bodies? So, flushing medications down your toilet is going to contaminate the water bodies.

Bandaids

Bandaids made from cloth and plastic should not be flushed down the toilet. They create a huge mess and a enormous blockage too.

Hair

Hair clogs in the showers, sink and toilets too. Just like dental floss, hair forms giant balls which emit odours and create massive blockages in pipes.

Kitty Litter

It is best to dispose the kitty litter in the trash bin. It is one of the things not to be flushed down the toilet as it can give out a nasty smell too.

Baby Wipes

You might find it a lot easier to flush down the baby wipes in your toilet. But, when you flush the toilet with these baby wipes, you are creating a huge block.

Cotton

Cotton too absorbs moisture and expands like sanitary napkins. After you use cotton, make sure to throw it away in the bin and not flush it down.

Cigarettes

Due to the chemicals present in the cigarettes, it is advisable not to flush these butts down the toilet.

Food

Food is one of the things that should not be flushed down the toilet. When you flush food down the toilet, you are creating a block to the pipes, not letting the water go down with ease.