Wet Wipes Cause Blockage Problems With Sewage Systems....

Weevil · Guru

Wet Wipes Cause Blockage Problems With Sewage Systems....

Happywanderer · The Master

Who would be an idiot and put wet wipes in the toilet. Put them in your rubbish bag please!!

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I agree Marj - why would anyone do that? Takes some fools to make up this world?

Dav4Cris · Senior Member

When you have worked in a caravan park on the coast, wet wipes are only part of the problem, we had tampons, undies, tennis balls, plastic bags and other stuff, just unbeleviable what they flush down the loos.

rainy1850 · Senior Member

We always use wipes because we get a rash from toilet paper. I did not realise the damage they can cause after reading abc account. Will have to change habbits

Happywanderer · The Master

rainy1850 wrote:
We always use wipes because we get a rash from toilet paper. I did not realise the damage they can cause after reading abc account. Will have to change habbits

rainy Have you tried all different brands of toilet paper plus the different ply. There are so many out there, there must be one that would suit.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

It was on the news over the weekend that baby wipes seem to be causing a rash too.

We could all be in deep dodo.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I agree with Marj there, I canT use printed loo paper, and sorbet not at all. I buy a plain, unscented one - two ply, and have no problems. Try one I get from IGA called Care , double size rolls, and great price.

03_Troopy · Guru

Baby wipes are non water degradeable, and often made from synthetics, so should never be put down a toilet:

" Raw Materials
Non-woven fabric

The material used in baby wipes is a non-woven fabric similar to the type used in diapers and dryer sheets. Traditional fabrics are made by weaving together fibers of silk, cotton, polyester, wool, and similar materials to form an interlocking matrix of loops. Non-woven fabrics, on the other hand, are made by a process that presses a single sheet of material from a mass of separate fibers. Fibers, such as cotton and rayon, are used in this process, as well as plastic resins like polyester, polyethylene, and polypropylene.

Read more: www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Baby-Wipes.html"

jetj · Guru

I laugh at the simplicity of my dog. She wipes it on the road with hind legs near her ears. lol No rash!

Desert Dweller · Guru

I worked for Melbourne Water as a Structural Engineering Design Draftsman. I worked for a number of years in the Sewage Design Department. I visited Melbourne's Western & Eastern Treatment Plants many times. When the sewage enters the plant it goes thru racks that sieve out all the foreign things that have been flushed down everyone's toilet.
An unbelievable sight to see what gets caught in the racks. Not for the squeamish though. LOL.

sandsmere · Guru

We must be getting soft these days.

When I was a little tacker all those years ago we used last years phone directory or the daily paper!

Kooroorinya Kelpie · Senior Member

Ban all non biodegradable products including, and especially, disposable nappies. There is no doubt that some modern inventions, abley assisted by lazinessand lack of consideration are an abomination. BAN THE BLOODY LOT.