can i safely flush a condom down the toilet without causing plumbing problems?
2007-03-17 12:47:56 · 14 answers · asked by egethepege 3 in Health ➔ Men's Health
I asked this question to 3 of my friends who are civil engineers (they call themselves "terd grinders"). They design sewage treatment plants in San Diego, Tahoe, and Vegas. If your toilet is connected to a public sewar system, there is no problem flushing the condom. They have a device that separates out condoms and tampon applicators.
If you have a septic system I wouldn't do it.
2007-03-17 18:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by sb meat man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not flush them down the toilet. They will cause a problem either with your plumbing, or the sewer line. And the guys at the wastewater treatment plant are not going to be happy if you screw up the plant. Just tie a knot in it and toss it in the trash.
2007-03-17 14:26:29 · answer #2 · answered by aqx99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not flush them down the toilet they will cause plumbing problems just wrap it in toilet paper and toss in the trash, be sure to empty the trash soon they will start to smell very bad...
2007-03-17 12:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jessie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can flush them, but if you dad has had a vas, and he has a septic tank, He might want to know where the condoms came from, cause they float on top of all the other stuff
2007-03-17 14:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shoudn't but I am sure lots of people do. Why is a 14 year old doing with a condom?
2007-03-17 12:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just wrap the condom in toilet paper and just put it in the garbage bin......unless your worried that your parents will find your condom.
2007-03-17 12:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats like should or could women flush tampons down the toliet let me share this story with you iif you live in the city it goes into the sewer if you live in the country we have septic and trust me this is a true story my septic started to back up and i had to get my trusty shovel and had to dig up dirt to get to the main pipe and rotter out the line and low and behold after about 1 hr guess what i had gotten in my snake it was 1 tampon no it was 2 of them that is nasty and i had to go to my nieces and chew their little behinds out and no one fessed up to it but ill bet you next time they will be out there helping me the next time so your answer is noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-17 12:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by cherokee_mary2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do that. tie a knot in it and put it in the bin. you will not only cause plumbing problems but also to the environment :)
2007-03-17 12:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES! They stink terribly after being in a trash can for a few days even when wrapped up. Its bodily fluid you know.
2007-03-17 13:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Tumbleweed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, if your dad is a plumber.
2007-03-17 13:43:57 · answer #10 · answered by Steamysteam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋