General Chat

In several parts of Spain, & I believe other Mediterranian countries, the drains won´t even take ordinary loo paper.
It has to be put in a bin situated at the side of the loo.
Not nice!!!

We had trouble twice a few years ago with the whole of the drain run being blocked up for about ten houses. Rodding the drains for each house revealed someone was putting disposable nappies down the loo. Only one house around the corner had a young child but the lady denied it was her. Well it couldn't have been anyone else as none of us had children at that time .All the houses clubbed together to pay the bill but the second time it was presented to the said lady and she was told its your bill.

She stopped putting them down plus was told no wipes either.

One neighbour bought a set of rods so he could sort out any future problems and not call out expensive drain clearers

i shall carry on using them but be aware how to dispose of them now.... the manufacturers are being very misleading....

Perhaps its time "Bidets" were fitted as standard in all Houses and Flats, or those without them updated.

Buy a set of rods. I've got a set and cleared Dau's when her drains got blocked.......not expensive about £20.

Could save you £200.

~~~~~~~~ to Sis <3

we use them for step grandson who has leaning difficulties and still soils himself

Daughter buys a packet of small bags and they are put in one of those and disposed of in the rubbish . the same with his pyjama pull ups he wears at night .

He gets through many wipes during the day as they are kinder to his bum than toilet paper is.

He is encouraged too to clean himself up as he is now 13 , but this means he uses a LOT of wipes each time

Cooper, surprised that this is the first time you have seen these on a CC site. They have been around for ages. One site we visit (not a club site) which has a soakaway has had them for over 20 years. And they are also at the Elsan points on many sites.

Y-fronts? I can remember nearly loosing a terry nappy down the loo when rinsing a particularly dirty one.

The first time I went to France, I was about 10 (a school trip) and we had a bidet in the bathroom. We all thought 'how civilized' to provide a very useful foot bath :-D

I suppose manufacturers get away with it because 'flushable' simply means it will disappear when we flush - out of sight, out of mind :-|
Maybe they don't have to state whether it is biodegradable AND how long it takes to break down.
I doubt it is a case of a change in materials used in wipes that is 'suddenly' causing problems, rather it has built up over time and has now become evident.

Coloured toilet paper used to be a big no-no because the dye prevented the paper breaking down quickly - why do we need coloured loo roll anyway? :-S

~~~~~~~~~~~ to Malc.......hi Bruv.......x

well i have just been to Asda and believe it or not those mini bins have been reduced to £4 so one beside each loo now...lol

Maybe this has to happen to you before you give it much thought...but i was taken in by the label..

Flushable wipes for adults are just baby wipes under a different name and thus they are able to charge more for them. I have for many years have used baby wipes after using the loo. Am paranoid about body odours.

Live in a Victorian Terrace, complete with Victorian plumbing, have only ever had a problem once in the last 15 years.

Even using too much loo roll can clog up your pipes. But we ladies have to use more loo roll than men, nothing to shake. And you cannot jump up and down!!!!

DC, what an image you conjure up lol

In the Greek islands where we have holidayed they are only now replacing the sewer pipes with larger diameter ones but at the mo, used loo roll has to be put in bins and not always closed ones either. They are emptied every day and you do get used to doing it most of the time. O.h. was horrified tho, I hadn't told him about the rules until we arrived on the island lol

Lizx