{"id":716,"date":"2022-04-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/?p=716"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:23:30","slug":"what-should-never-go-down-the-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/what-should-never-go-down-the-toilet\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should Never Go Down the Toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have occasional nightmares about your bathroom toilet breaking down or overflowing? You aren\u2019t alone. Toilet plumbing is a major concern for many people since the consequences of a broken toilet are unpleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any issue with your toilet or you need another kind of bathroom plumbing in Uniontown, OH<\/a>, you can reach our Crown Group plumbers 24\/7 for emergency repair assistance. We know you\u2019d rather not have to make that call, of course, so to help you out we\u2019ve written down a\u00a0guide of objects never to flush down the toilet. Knowing what goes in the bowl and what doesn\u2019t will help prevent the majority of repair troubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

#1. Actual trash<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is an important mantra to remember: \u201cDo not treat the toilet like a trash can.\u201d Actual trash, like paper, plastic, cigarette butts, etc. should be disposed of elsewhere. The plumbing of the toilet isn’t designed to handle most inorganic materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2. Paper towels and facial tissues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These objects may not sound like they would cause a problem for a toilet. After all, you put toilet paper down there. However, there\u2019s an important difference: toilet paper is not absorbent and is designed to fall apart with water exposure. Paper towels and facial tissues are<\/em> absorbent\u2014they\u2019ll swell up inside the plumbing and easily create clogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3. Sanitary napkins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not only are these too large for toilet drains to handle, but they\u2019re also absorbent and will create the same troubles as paper towels and facial tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4. Sanitary wipes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a major one because far too many people think these wipes can and should be flushed down the toilet. Their manufacturers are partially at fault for this because they claim these moist towelettes are \u201cflushable.\u201d They aren\u2019t. These wipes clump and congeal together, eventually turning into a massive lump of emulsion. This not only causes problems for your plumbing, but it will also affect the general sewer system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5. Cotton swabs and other cotton products<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemember, don\u2019t flush Q-tips.\u201d It\u2019s an old piece of advice but worth heeding. Cotton doesn\u2019t break down in water like toilet paper does and will clump together. The sticks of cotton swabs have also been known to get stuck in sewage pump motors and cause them to burn out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#6. Medicine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This includes pills and liquids. The reason for this isn\u2019t the protect the toilet but to protect the environment. The medicine won\u2019t break down in the toilet water and can end up in places it shouldn\u2019t be where it will harm the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#7. Cat litter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We know it\u2019s tempting just to dump this in the toilet rather than haul it out to the trash. But cat litter is designed to clump! That makes it one of the quickest ways to clog up your toilet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#8. Bleach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, bleach the cleaner. Bleach is an effective disinfectant and cleaning solution for many surfaces, but we don\u2019t recommend you use it on a toilet. The reason is bleach\u2019s strength: it can wear away at pipes and create leaks and other problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When in doubt, remember this: only human waste and toilet paper should go down the toilet. Keep everything else out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call Crown Group Ohio\u2014Your Comfort Specialists Since 1963!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knowing what goes in the toilet bowl and what doesn\u2019t will help tremendously in preventing the majority of repair troubles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[122,56],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-bathroom-plumbing","tag-plumbing-repair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions\/833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crowngroupohio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}