DAAAAAD, what do we do. The lower drains and toilet have stuff coming out of them. Sent a couple(not safe for hoarders) pictures, hmmm. Either the septic tank is having trouble or there’s a plug in the drain line. They lucked out. It was a fairly easy plug to bust loose. Ended up renting a power snake and got things moving. He asked, what happens if this doesn’t work? The look was priceless when I said, if this doesn’t work then you start digging. Now they believe and know why certain things don’t go down the drain like when they lived in town. Keep your drains and septic in good condition Hoarders. Owl
It's good, though, that they have a dad that knows things, can do things, and will teach them things. That goes a long way towards their eventual self-sufficiency. Of course, it also adds to the workloads of such dads, at least initially. But the rewards come with time, you just have to be patient. And not all kids are so lucky. Good job!
It causes problems "in town" too, if not for the HO, then their neighbors, or at the very least the public works folks. Only 4 things are to go down the drain, water, pee, poo, n TP. (Never "flushable" butt wipes... they are NOT, repeating, NOT, flushable! Oh you can flush them, but they WILL cause trouble!)
I grew up in the city, never flushed any of that stuff mentioned above, not even paper towels in city plumbing. Weird.
There's one other item that gets flushed into the septic system here. It's an additive. A plumber friend orders it for me by the case, and passes along the plumber discount. Does it work? We have a small system. We get it pumped annually every November. I use the additive several times a year. We've not had any issues with the system. That's not to say that the system would be without issues even if the additive wasn't used. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'll keep using the product.
I bought my own many years ago when we battles roots. I can attest to the frustration level when you snap a cable! Thought fishing was supposed to be relaxing.......
BTDT! Get a sharp box knife, long needle nose pliers, and couple packing removal tools (those corkscrew thingys) and go at it!
even TP will clog drains, especially with these new toilets that only use teaspoonfulls of water. It doesn't go all the way down in one flush, it takes several. I had to admonish my mom to stop trying to "save" water. When you have your own well, water is cheap. Flush the dammed toilet. Even between uses, dammit. Or stop using TP and use your hands like they do in the Philippines. Left hand is for wiping, right hand is for eating.
We have our own septic system and we were told not to use Charmin TP. It doesn't play well with a private septic system.
I agree, it is too thick and doesn't break down fast enough. It was at the center of one of our clogs.
This doesn't specifically call out the multi layer super soft (and thick) TP, but it was certainly part of this mess! Fatberg ahead! How London was saved from a 15-tonne ball of grease
