2007-07-28 01:48:41 · 8 answers · asked by GBCPL 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You should never put tampons down the toilet. No matter if youre on septic or city sewer. Tampons expand in the sewer and when you flush 3 or4 of them and they all expand then you will end up with a clogged sewer....especially if you have an old sewer line. There are several products out there that say they are flushable. NOTHING IS!! None of those products should be put down the toilet. The only product is toilet paper. None of the other products break down like toilet paper. Trust me I've pulled every one of the "flushable" products out of toilets and sewer lines!
2007-07-28 03:15:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tripping Billies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any thing solid that won't break down should go in the trash. Even if you are on a sewer system. The town or city workers will have to pull all those things out of the sewage at the treatment plant and dispose of them.
My feeling is that tampons won't even make it through the pipes far enough to get to the septic or sewer system. They will absorb water and expand quickly and get stuck in the drain pipe. This will make your life less fun.
2007-07-28 09:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do not discard tampons into the septic system.
2007-07-28 08:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to wrap them up in those little tapax baggies and send them to the dump. Unless you like paying to have the septic cleaned , Could get to be expensive,
2007-07-28 12:32:58 · answer #4 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never, EVER flush a tampon...no matter what system you have! Believe me, it's not pretty!!
2007-07-28 08:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by auntcookie84 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! NO! NEVER PUT THINGS IN DOWN OR NEAR YOU SEPTIC SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A trash can will save you A LOT of headaches.
2007-07-28 16:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by EagleWatcher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, NEVER put tampons down the toilet. ALWAYS put them in the trash can. You DON'T want someone coming to unclog the toilet and finding that in there do you?!
2007-07-28 08:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by spacedude4 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
always add rid-x,it works,but do not use chorine bleach it kills the bacteria,that is good.
2007-07-28 11:05:11 · answer #8 · answered by tom the plumber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋