UPDATE: “Flushable” wipes can cause sewer issues

Back in May 2019, Tim Carter, from Ask the Builder, posted about his findings regarding flushable wipes. After receiving hundreds of responses, he decided to conduct a test, outlined in the linked video below.

To read the “updated” article from AskTheBuilder, click here.

To see the demonstration video created by Tim Carter, click here.

 

Preview the original article we posted back in May 2019.

Three P’s Only!
Only the three P’s belong in the toilet: pee, poop, and toilet paper. Period. Anything else—including wipes—is bad news for the pipes and pumps that carry water from your home to your community water resource recovery facility, where professionals are working 24/7 to clean your used water.

For more information, please review a related article here.

Water Environment Federation – www.wef.org
Ask The Builder – www.askthebuilder.com

 

 

 

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