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Keeping toilets unblocked

Greyhound9
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Hi, I'm new to the forum, so Hi!
A quick question, our toilet has a habit of blocking and I wondered if there's any way to keep it clear, anything I can put down it like with drains?
Many thanks
A quick question, our toilet has a habit of blocking and I wondered if there's any way to keep it clear, anything I can put down it like with drains?
Many thanks
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Greyhound9 wrote: »Hi, I'm new to the forum, so Hi!
A quick question, our toilet has a habit of blocking and I wondered if there's any way to keep it clear, anything I can put down it like with drains?
Many thanksIn short, no.
Do you know what is causing the blockages?
Common causes are premium brands of loo roll (as told to me by the water company) or ladies' sanitary products. If you live in a hardwater area and the soil pipe has been in situ for decades, it is perfectly possible that the diameter or the pipe has been substantially constricted by limescale build up.
My Nan's 1947- built bungalow had the waste pipe contricted by about 50% by the 1990s when it was eventually changed. HTH.Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
John Ruskin
Veni, vidi, eradici
(I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
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Eurgh! I'll keep the plunger handy as can't do anything with the pipes etc. I'll try switching loo paper and see if that helps. Thank you.0
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This is a horrible problem I encountered a while ago, and looked to Youtube for an answer.
1) washing up liquid - didn't work
2) bent coat hanger - diidn't work
3) finally found a hardware store and bought a plunger: instant relief!Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
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I thought all loo paper was designed to dissolve in water - are there some brands that don't?
I know putting baby wipes down the toilet often causes blockages.0 -
I thought all loo paper was designed to dissolve in water - are there some brands that don't?Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
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Yes my OH goes through toilet roll like there's no tomorrow. There is no telling him!0
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a hosepipe0
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It never occurred to me that the waste pipe could get furred up. Sounds logical though. Maybe a weekly dose with Harpic Limescale remover will keep that problem at bay.0
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Not just babywipes but flushing anything that isn't TP can cause a blockage. We had this when there was someone next door who flushed facewipes down the loo and raw sewage started coming out of our drain (joint system apparently). Guy who came to unblock it told us that this often happens when people flush the wrong stuff...0
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Greyhound9 wrote: »Yes my OH goes through toilet roll like there's no tomorrow. There is no telling him!
Give it out to him one square at a time - in advance!0
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