In college, you learned several things and some of them you only applied in the exam, and since then, you have not even come across situations where you can apply them in a practical scenario. Amazingly, we sometimes seem uninterested in learning more about the things we need in our everyday life, but sometimes they can be what matters most.
A good example of something you need every day but you have 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. Toilet, sink, shower and tub are all important plumbing items.
Care of Drain and Disposal Systems
You should never drain oily water on the kitchen sinks because the oil or grease can coagulate and block your kitchen sink 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 will not remove it.
Sometimes such a scenario might lead to a professional sewer line cleaning or a replacement of the whole pipe affected. Avoid spending money on things that you can avoid. Therefore, it is best to dispose of that grease and oily water elsewhere, and avoid draining it on the kitchen sink.
Use Garbage Disposals for the Solid Waste in Your Kitchen
Some waste should not be place in the garbage disposer. Bones, lemon and lime peels, shellfish shells, grease, paper or plastic should never be place in the disposer. Only soft food items. Teach your kids why they should avoid inappropriate disposal of solid waste and that only waste that can be easily ground should go into the garbage disposals.
Toilet Tips You Should Know
Depending on the public waste disposal system implemented in your area, there is some solid waste that should not be flushed through the toilet. Often in the rural areas, you will find septic tanks in many homes. Cotton, sanitary pads, and thick tissue papers should not be flushed in toilets or septic systems. These waste items might lead to blockages in both types of systems. Therefore, flushing sanitary pads and other cotton materials through the toilet can lead to clogs that affect a wide area.
There are other several ways of protecting the plumbing system, and you are encouraged to continue reading our blogs. If you need our drain cleaning services, you can contact us through our website www.dallasplumbing.com or give us a call.
