What people regularly flush down their toilets is causing trouble in our sewer systems, reports Natalie Nyhus (2:15). WCCO 4 News At 10 - April 19, 2016
I used to live in an apartment building where a neighbor flushed wet wipes frequently.. this neighbor caused every apartment below them to flood.. shower toilet and sink all at once, wasn't pretty. Landlord wasn't thrilled about having to completely replace the floors cause sewage was coming up through it. It finally stopped, mostly, after he read this neighbor the riot act. Still had to deal with leaking bathroom ceiling cause their toilet kept overflowing, so glad I don't live there anymore
This occurs throughout the world. It's not just wipes that clog drains. Also oil / food fats (some muppets pour down used cooking oil down the sink) , excess food, excessive mud / leaves. To give you an idea my roof gutters were overflowing. They had never been cleaned by the previous owner. The wet leaves had gone down the drainpipe and backed up. Basically the setup was from the roof, down the drainpipe, under the ground semi horizontally for about 8 metres then out the side of a bank (sloping land). I cleaned it one day by finding the outlet pipe and digging in further and further with a small gardening shovel . The leaves / silt / etc got wetter and wetter until suddenly it let go shooting all that sludge out at high pressure through the 120 mm pipe. It was shooting out about 2.5 metres (8 feet)
It sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about. There are TWO DIFFERENT DRAIN SYSTEMS IN THE MODERN WORLD. The drain system this article is about is the GREY WATER SYSTEM OR SANITARY DRAIN SYSTEM. NO LEAVES EVER GET INTO THIS DRAIN SYSTEM ....EVER. But it appears you have no idea about this and the fact there are two drain systems. So you have decided to talk about the other drain system. The STORM DRAIN system. You need to EDUCATE yourself ....because you have done nothing but publish your ignorance. .
@@kansasthunderman1 First off, people who use wet wipes don't use wet wipes alone. You wipe first with toilet paper as any normal person would. You only finish off with a wet wipe to get the residue that toilet paper can't remove. Meaning there is very, very minimal shit on the wipe. It doesn't leave an odor. And also, why the hell can't you throw anything with shit on it in the trash? Do you flush diapers too??
Well ..."Random Acts ...." ....you got your answer from you post "4 years ago". The four responding to your question clearly show "why people people are flushing other stuff ...." .....because they are very STUPID and IGNORANT. .
Most wet wipes look like they are made of cotton - they are white, soft, and absorbent. However, most of them are made of polyester and polypropylene. In fact, nearly all of them are pieces of nonwoven fabric which resemble cloth or cotton qualities. In other words, most baby or toilet wet wipes are made of plastic
Amazing how the thumbnail is portrayed as the subject while not being the subject. Bath towels, jeans, rags, etc are not wet wipes, and by lumping everything together makes the point meaningless and often defeats it. If wet wipes are an actual problem show us why and how, and we can all take measures to eliminate or mitigate it. These types of things make half the people believe and the other half do the opposite, and no one benefits.
Why don't you investigate yourself ....rather than make such a comment. Why not EDUCATE yourself? Why not find out what "wipes" are made of first. You might quickly find out what the root cause is and what the potential consequences are ....which might prompt you to investigate what is happening in the oceans ......which might prompt you investigate if marine life is being affected ......which might prompt you find out how this the might have any environmental impacts on any other "issues". Rather than expecting everyone else to do the work, why not try to be a part of the solution rather than being a part of the problem? .
@@taxicamel What is honestly wrong with you commenting so hostile for flushable wipes on multiple people did it let you lose your job instead of making a profit off it. He’s right this isn’t all of wipes yet a variety of things and flushable wipes have nothing to do with the ocean.
Other than using regular Toilet Paper, People need to clean their bottom rear with Flushable wipes, which are made with Aloe and Vitamin E. Your bottom would feel dirty if you don't clean yourself.
If your home wasn't connected to the city sewage system, you'd take better care of it. Flush wipes and you'll be either picking them out of your poo or paying someone to do it
@@rickysmyth Nope, minimum. And 90% of the time its on 15 to 20 minutes. I dont charge miles. I charge for my time. $200 minimum residential and $300 minimum commercial.
I rent in an apt building and what anyone flushes cannot be traced back or proven to any toilet so I flush any wipe as with the amount of rent I pay and the huge profit margin made by greedy landlord I don't care if they dissolve or not, clog or not as I pay my rent and that's all I must do.
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I have been using for 6-7 years now. No clogs with very low water pressure. I believe clogs happen from people using cheap off brands and not cottonella wipes. People use baby wipes and sanitizer wipes also, and those are different. I don’t believe every story I hear on local news or even every article I Google. We are different that way. Just sayin…
Some foreign people s would not use toilet paper a maintenance man told me about that and how foreigners would not use toilet paper and constantly clog toilets in apartment buildings no blame or judgement.
Once it flushes down the toliet and it hits the sewer line it is the city/county priority to deal with it. Me myself I have a shit tank, we have a place to put wipes and it's called the trash bag.
People who don't take personal responsibility for their actions and cause expensive issues for local governments to deal with, the local government has to raise taxes to cover the cost. So everyone has to pay for your actions.
@@thefraudsniffer5485 "Once it flushes down the toliet and it hits the sewer line it is the city/county priority to deal with it." Clogging up the sewers so that the city has to spend more money and manpower to fix it is not "the city's priority". Who do you think pays for that sh*t?? Taxpayers! We pay for that sh*t. It's not "oh too bad for you city workers, it's your job". Everybody pays the price for this crap. Is it THAT hard to understand??
i have been flushing down wipes from tons of brands for all my life, never had a problem with any toilet. im NEVER gonna stop flushing wet wipes. hahahaha
I used to live in an apartment building where a neighbor flushed wet wipes frequently.. this neighbor caused every apartment below them to flood.. shower toilet and sink all at once, wasn't pretty. Landlord wasn't thrilled about having to completely replace the floors cause sewage was coming up through it. It finally stopped, mostly, after he read this neighbor the riot act. Still had to deal with leaking bathroom ceiling cause their toilet kept overflowing, so glad I don't live there anymore
fuck that, let the shareholders pay the damage for putting flushable on the labels
Get a bidet attachment off of amazon. Takes 10 mins to install on your toilet and will change your life.
Mine was only $40 too
You can only flush the three P's. Poo,Pee,Paper.
This occurs throughout the world. It's not just wipes that clog drains. Also oil / food fats (some muppets pour down used cooking oil down the sink) , excess food, excessive mud / leaves.
To give you an idea my roof gutters were overflowing. They had never been cleaned by the previous owner. The wet leaves had gone down the drainpipe and backed up. Basically the setup was from the roof, down the drainpipe, under the ground semi horizontally for about 8 metres then out the side of a bank (sloping land).
I cleaned it one day by finding the outlet pipe and digging in further and further with a small gardening shovel . The leaves / silt / etc got wetter and wetter until suddenly it let go shooting all that sludge out at high pressure through the 120 mm pipe. It was shooting out about 2.5 metres (8 feet)
It sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about.
There are TWO DIFFERENT DRAIN SYSTEMS IN THE MODERN WORLD. The drain system this article is about is the GREY WATER SYSTEM OR SANITARY DRAIN SYSTEM. NO LEAVES EVER GET INTO THIS DRAIN SYSTEM ....EVER. But it appears you have no idea about this and the fact there are two drain systems.
So you have decided to talk about the other drain system. The STORM DRAIN system. You need to EDUCATE yourself ....because you have done nothing but publish your ignorance.
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Not only butt wipes, but makeup wipes, disinfecting wipes. Our society is obsessed with wipes and people flush all of them!
"that was graphically disgusting" - News Anchor
Why won't manufacturers make wipes break down easily?
Or you could just throw the wipes in the trash and stop making a big deal outta everything.
@@rustincohle2135 You shouldn't be throwing anything with $hyt on it in the trash.
@@kansasthunderman1 First off, people who use wet wipes don't use wet wipes alone. You wipe first with toilet paper as any normal person would. You only finish off with a wet wipe to get the residue that toilet paper can't remove. Meaning there is very, very minimal shit on the wipe. It doesn't leave an odor. And also, why the hell can't you throw anything with shit on it in the trash? Do you flush diapers too??
Rustin Cohle you don’t want a fucking shit smell you throw diapers in the outside trash...
If they break down in water, since they're wet wipes, I'd think they'd disintegrate before you're able to use them.
Why are people flushing stuff other than human waste and water.
You don't flush toilet paper?
Jeez dude, your underwear must look like a BMX track.
@@kansasthunderman1 You don't flush wet wipes, brah.
Well ..."Random Acts ...." ....you got your answer from you post "4 years ago". The four responding to your question clearly show "why people people are flushing other stuff ...." .....because they are very STUPID and IGNORANT.
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@@danidynamite2 Bidet=cleaner
Bidets are way better cheaper then wipes.
I know many people who smoke in the toilet and flush the cigatette butt in there.
My friend clogged her toilet from flushing her cigarette butts.
that's just terrible
Ban the sale of wet wipes. End of problem.
Ban? So what about the babies? A lot of us out here like to practice good hygiene. Toilet paper doesn't wipe you clean.
I flush fish in the toilet. Will it clog
Just bought me 480 flushable wipes. The ban was supposed to be when?
The lawsuits were probably lost
How do they know these are “flushable” wet wipes and not baby wipes or other non-flushable?
So if they are not flushable, why are they labeled as flushable...:/
To make money
they are flushable, in that they can be flushed down the toilet. It doesnt mean it doesnt clog the sewer. Its malicious business practice
Most wet wipes look like they are made of cotton - they are white, soft, and absorbent. However, most of them are made of polyester and polypropylene. In fact, nearly all of them are pieces of nonwoven fabric which resemble cloth or cotton qualities. In other words, most baby or toilet wet wipes are made of plastic
Amazing how the thumbnail is portrayed as the subject while not being the subject.
Bath towels, jeans, rags, etc are not wet wipes, and by lumping everything together makes the point meaningless and often defeats it. If wet wipes are an actual problem show us why and how, and we can all take measures to eliminate or mitigate it. These types of things make half the people believe and the other half do the opposite, and no one benefits.
Why don't you investigate yourself ....rather than make such a comment. Why not EDUCATE yourself? Why not find out what "wipes" are made of first. You might quickly find out what the root cause is and what the potential consequences are ....which might prompt you to investigate what is happening in the oceans ......which might prompt you investigate if marine life is being affected ......which might prompt you find out how this the might have any environmental impacts on any other "issues".
Rather than expecting everyone else to do the work, why not try to be a part of the solution rather than being a part of the problem?
.
@@taxicamel What is honestly wrong with you commenting so hostile for flushable wipes on multiple people did it let you lose your job instead of making a profit off it. He’s right this isn’t all of wipes yet a variety of things and flushable wipes have nothing to do with the ocean.
Other than using regular Toilet Paper, People need to clean their bottom rear with Flushable wipes, which are made with Aloe and Vitamin E. Your bottom would feel dirty if you don't clean yourself.
Or use a bidet
If your home wasn't connected to the city sewage system, you'd take better care of it. Flush wipes and you'll be either picking them out of your poo or paying someone to do it
Sounds like a sue from false advertisement
Keep flushing them! I get $120 an hour to fix the problem. KEEP FLUSHING THEM! ;)
An hour? Isn't it per job? You could work slow and be a rogue trader
@@rickysmyth Per hour with 2hr minimum.
@@mattozx6rr minimum? Don't you mean maximum? If you know what youre doing you could clear a clog in 30 min
@@rickysmyth Nope, minimum. And 90% of the time its on 15 to 20 minutes. I dont charge miles. I charge for my time. $200 minimum residential and $300 minimum commercial.
Toilets are not trash cans
Awe poor little Aaron mouton
Why don’t ppl just put the wipes in the bathroom trashcan....
I rent in an apt building and what anyone flushes cannot be traced back or proven to any toilet so I flush any wipe as with the amount of rent I pay and the huge profit margin made by greedy landlord I don't care if they dissolve or not, clog or not as I pay my rent and that's all I must do.
"But my wet wipe says flushable on it?”
Unfortunately, not everything does what it says on the packet.
DIY wet wipes with GEL WIPE by healthcare startup SATU laboratory - Environmentally Friendly & Flushable Upgrade To Wet Wipes. Saves Money, Environment And Time💡
Flushable in the sense that it will flush down the toilet, but nothing about not clogging up the sewers.
Here's a better idea: put them in the damn trash can or just use toilet paper
paint, fat, used oil, tampons its open season fush it all!
I have been using for 6-7 years now. No clogs with very low water pressure.
I believe clogs happen from people using cheap off brands and not cottonella wipes.
People use baby wipes and sanitizer wipes also, and those are different.
I don’t believe every story I hear on local news or even every article I Google. We are different that way. Just sayin…
Even those are a problem
Some foreign people s would not use toilet paper a maintenance man told me about that and how foreigners would not use toilet paper and constantly clog toilets in apartment buildings no blame or judgement.
Once it flushes down the toliet and it hits the sewer line it is the city/county priority to deal with it.
Me myself I have a shit tank, we have a place to put wipes and it's called the trash bag.
People who don't take personal responsibility for their actions and cause expensive issues for local governments to deal with, the local government has to raise taxes to cover the cost. So everyone has to pay for your actions.
You're a fucking dumbass, Rickie Slone.
@@rustincohle2135 He's a dumbass because of facts? what? lol
@@thefraudsniffer5485 "Once it flushes down the toliet and it hits the sewer line it is the city/county priority to deal with it."
Clogging up the sewers so that the city has to spend more money and manpower to fix it is not "the city's priority". Who do you think pays for that sh*t?? Taxpayers! We pay for that sh*t. It's not "oh too bad for you city workers, it's your job". Everybody pays the price for this crap. Is it THAT hard to understand??
@@rustincohle2135 Yes, could you explain again? All i could understand is that you're butthurt because of facts?
Biodegradable Wipes from GOOD WIPES 🌸
Don't flush any of them.
BAN THE MAKEI NG OF WIPES...LIKE WE DID COTTOB BUDS
Click bait
That’s the shits
If it says flushable on the wet wipes, I’m flushing them. I’m not throwing a wet wipe with shit on it in the garbage can. Fuck that
Cool still gonna keep using them
🤦🏽♂️
Laughs in Indian
i have been flushing down wipes from tons of brands for all my life, never had a problem with any toilet. im NEVER gonna stop flushing wet wipes. hahahaha
I like butt wipes. Too bad.
No one says you can't have your butt wipes, but put them in the trash where they belong, dipshit!
men dont use wet wipes women do
research Dude Wipes.
That explains your super nasty skid marks and smelly asshole. Clean people use wipes. Dirty and gross people do not.
@@In4It789cat Ascended beings use bidets.
I regularly use moist towelettes.
@@DJChiefX197 Bidets only use water. That's not effective. You need water AND soap, hence wet wipes.
People?
It's Women.
Nah, I enjoy feeling and being clean.
@@1roundleft821 You sound like a straight bitch