Kozon Plumbing & Heating Warns of The Hazards of UN-Flushable “Flushable” Wipes.

Time after time our technicians come across everyday items the homeowners or their children have deemed it appropriate and safe to send down the water ride of their home’s commode.  It’s easy to see why, when every store shelf is packed with items that deem themselves as biodegradable and flushable.  The reality is that, most of these products should only see the smooth porcelain of your water closet from the wastebasket.

The use of sewage ejection pumps in many of our customer’s basements is one of the biggest obstacles un-flushables meet.  Since basement baths are lower than ground level, sewage ejection pumps allow the debris from your basement bathroom to be pumped up to a septic or sewer system.  Due to the pumping mechanism handling the flow, obstructions can get trapped within, causing back-ups of sewage, pump seizure, and possibly the end of the pump life.

“Flushable Wipes”  are one of the most common advertised products claiming to be safe to flush, but can wreak havoc down the road.  Although the product may go down “some” toilets easily, their ability to not degrade and cause plugs is their biggest down fall.  Even the website for Kleenex Kids Flushable Moist Wipes states, “Sewage systems and stream flow conditions are different from door to door. Some extreme cases show that just one sheet can plug a toilet, so our advice is don’t flush these wipes if the water stream in the toilet is weak, and also don’t flush many sheets at once (we recommend that no more than two wipes are used per flush).”  In our professional opinion, these items should never be flushed.

Today’s homeowner expects and deserves the top of the line quality and professionalism that our team is accustomed to delivering.
Simply put, Kozon Plumbing & Heating strives to deliver “nothing but the best, from our family to yours.”  Contact us today at 260-856-2225 for all your plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical needs and be sure to visit us at www.kozonplumbingandheating.com  (PC10500480).