flushable liners/wipes disaster

Tara n Mike

I only use flushable liners and flushable wipes when I am out of the house and I bring DD with me to work as a nanny (I've been watching the kids for 6 1/2 years). 

  I am totally mortified.  I just got a call from my boss that their whole system backed up and they have sh!t all over their basement.  The plumber pulled out a huge wad of flushable liners and wipes.    Not a great way to promote CDing.

I feel so bad.  I offered to pay for it or at least part of it because they will have to have the carpet cleaned too.  Uggggggggggggggggggggggggh. 

Be careful! 

Dreamsicle23

What kind or liners and wipes?  That doesn't sound like it would F-up plumbing on it's own...but what do I know?

pixy_stix

Dreamsicle23:

What kind or liners and wipes?  That doesn't sound like it would F-up plumbing on it's own...but what do I know?

It's actually a pretty common complaint with flushable liners, regardless of brand. 

Tara n Mike

Bumkins liners and pampers kanoo flushable wipes.  I had definitely read/heard the warnings... but I thought since they don't have a septic it would be okay.  I guess their pipes just couldn't handle it.  I will not be using them anymore!

astroMom

oh no!  DS is @ MILs only 3 days a week...and we are in the "transition" phase...do you think we'll have to quit?

DMCinderella

Oh no! I heard that can happen. We use disposable lines but we put them in the diaper genie so we don't have to flush them. 

Tara n Mike

astroMom:

oh no!  DS is @ MILs only 3 days a week...and we are in the "transition" phase...do you think we'll have to quit?

 I only work there 3 days a week! At most, it has been 15 liners a week (but I don't even use them all of the time) and however many wipes. 

Cilley

thx for the FYI. We started using flushable liners 3 days ago. Welp, guess the remnants will go where the kitty litter goes, outside instead of down the toilet. That is a shame. Thought it would be more helpful than more work!

omangie

That sucks!  When we first moved into our house, the sewer system flooded our basement...how gross, other people's *** on the floor  barf!  The plumber pulled out tampons (applicators and the actual tampon), q tips, hair, etc., and said nothing nothing nothing other than toilet tissue goes in the toilet.  Something, sometime will jam and make it plug.

pixy_stix

Do you mind if I use your story in my blog?  I can give credit (or not) depending on your wishes.

Bran_ham

OMG! That's horrible. I always heard the warning not to flush them but never thought much of it.

beckerella

Yikes!

spfclr

The previous owners of our house disclosed that they had a back up due to flushable wipes.

We just started using liners (it took a long time for DD to warm up to solids) and I've been telling DH that it's fine...I guess I may just flush the poopy ones rather than all of them.

Thanks for the warning!