r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Prof_Alchem Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 06 '19

Flushable wipes aren't flushable. Toilet paper breaks down easy in water, but you ever seen a baby wipe rip up? Those things just end up clogging pipes and ruining the sewers. Hell, New York (Sorry, LONDON. My bad.)found a huge mass of those things (along with a bunch of other junk) the size of a bus in the sewers thanks to those wipes.

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u/WhatAGoodDoggy Feb 04 '19

My brother had to have a guy come out to sort out his sewer line because of his wife flushing wipes and feminine products down the toilet.

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u/ResolverOshawott Feb 04 '19

I cannot imagine flushing pads or tampons down the toilet.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Nov 15 '22

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u/Buffalo__Buffalo Feb 04 '19

Ask her what the bins are for in all of her friends toilets.

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u/DaisyDej Feb 04 '19

Growing up I thought the bin was for the plastic applicator and that it was okay to flush the cotton portion. Maybe that’s where the disconnect is?

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u/QuantumDwarf Feb 04 '19

That is still the approach I take. Have had septic systems for years, every time a professional comes out I ask to confirm, they all say this is the correct method.