 With the holiday weekend approaching, you don’t want your kitchen sink to croak, so don’t put your F.R.O.G.s down the drain.
That’s right, F.R.O.G.s (fats, rags, oil, and grease) are notorious obstructionists in sewer lines and wastewater pump stations.
When these culprits clog the sewer lines, wastewater finds the path of least resistance. It can blow back into your sink or bathtub, creating unsanitary conditions in your home and costing you thousands of dollars to clean up.
When rags, also known as “flushable wipes,” fats, oil, and grease enter the system through a kitchen sink or toilet, they are trouble for the sewer system.
These wipes wrap around the intricate parts of the City’s pump stations, causing them to shut down. City employees remove enormous amounts of wipes by hand every week to get the system up and running again.
Sewer obstructions, such as these, clog the pump stations that carry wastewater to the City’s wastewater treatment plant. When wastewater comes out of a pump station or a manhole, it gets into our rivers, streams, and ponds and can lead to illnesses for people and animals and harm plant life. Please keep fats, rags, oil, and grease (F.R.O.G.) out of the sewer system.
When in doubt, throw it out in the trash, do not flush it down the sink or toilet.
Here are other non-flushable, non-drainable items to avoid putting down your sewer system:
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Fats. Dairy products such as milk, cheese, butter, and used oil or grease. Grease solidifies when it gets cold and will adhere to pipes.
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Cotton Swabs do not dissolve. They clump together and cause blockages in the system.
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Paper towels. These are also clogging culprits. They do not dissolve and will clog your pipes.
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Dental Floss. Acts as a net catching other objects and debris in the flow.
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Tissues. Though they are similar, toilet paper and tissues are not the same. Tissues do not dissolve in water.
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Face masks, feminine products, and condoms. These items will not flush and will cause drain and sewer system blockages.
So please don't clog with the F.R.O.G (fats, rags, oil, and grease). Keep them out of the sewer system to prevent harm to your home, the sewer system, and the environment by throwing them away in the garbage.
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