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The Things That Cause Most Kitchen and Bathroom Clogs
A drain is built to carry water, body waste and toilet tissue. Feed it anything else and sooner or later a cable machine is pulling it back out.
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Kitchen sink
- Fats, oils and grease. They solidify in pipes and city sewers. Wipe pans, pour cooled fat into a tin and set it out with organics where your municipality allows.
- Coffee grounds. They clump in traps.
- Rice and pasta. They swell.
- Eggshells and fibrous peels. Hard on disposers and drains.
- Flour and batter. Paste in pipes.
Bathroom
- Wipes, even “flushable” ones. They do not break down like toilet paper and tangle in pipes and pumps.
- Dental floss, cotton swabs, hair. They bind together.
- Paper towels and tissues. Not designed to dissolve.
- Old pills. Pharmacies accept them for safe disposal.
The word on a package does not change what happens inside a four-inch pipe.
Basement and laundry
Paint, solvents, drywall mud and grout all harden in drain lines or harm water treatment. Lint from washing machines builds up in laundry drains; a lint trap on the discharge hose helps.
Simple habits
- Strainers in every sink and tub.
- A grease jar by the stove.
- A small bin in each bathroom.
- Hot water after greasy dishes.
If a drain is already slow, see drain cleaning or call (365) 387-8531.
Stop and call a plumber if
- Sour or sewer smell rising from a sink or floor drain
- Grey water backing into the floor drain on laundry day
- Plunging clears it for a week, then it slows again
Common questions
Do flushable wipes truly cause trouble?
They do. Municipalities across Ontario have pointed to wipes as a major cause of sewer and pump blockages.