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Even the Denton's didn't consider poop washable cloth acceptable.


Surely you'd be some cave dwelling vegan before throwing the humble toilet roll under the bus. Imagine any guests being told they have to use poop cloth. Would you have info graphic signs on how this process works to stop them flushing the cloths?
 
james.miller said:
Hate toilet paper. flushable wipes for me. Tesco coconut jobbies are good.
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Are they actually flushable though, or do they just say that on the packet?
I believe we were looking into fining customers who don't use 'Fine-To-Flush' certified wipes, though I haven't heard if that's gone live yet, but it causes serious problems further down the system.

Martynt74 said:
That just sounds grim, i've never even heard of those! Do you just have a little bin next to your toilet that you put them in before throwing into the washing machine?
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It's a hippy parenting trend, usually accompanying reusable nappies. I can see why they do it, given how many plastic-based nappies otherwise end up in landfill... not so sure it's ever going to be as popular with adult users, although I'd take that over the wet-wipe lot as the re-usables at least don't create extra work for me!
 
james.miller said:
Yes, they are :o
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I'm only asking, as most of those that say 'flushable' still are not. Only a few have been certified and we regularly rip up people's gardens and kitchen floors in order to fix the blockages.
I also just found the ones you're talking about, and am surprised to find Tesco is actually compliant where others are still made of lies... but fair play to them, they passed the tests.
 
ttaskmaster said:
Are they actually flushable though, or do they just say that on the packet?
I believe we were looking into fining customers who don't use 'Fine-To-Flush' certified wipes, though I haven't heard if that's gone live yet, but it causes serious problems further down the system.


It's a hippy parenting trend, usually accompanying reusable nappies. I can see why they do it, given how many plastic-based nappies otherwise end up in landfill... not so sure it's ever going to be as popular with adult users, although I'd take that over the wet-wipe lot as the re-usables at least don't create extra work for me!
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Ah so you're the guy breaking up all those fatburgs :p
 
Martynt74 said:
Ah so you're the guy breaking up all those fatburgs :p
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No, although some of my crews do that as part of their role.
However, I was talking more about the expensive machinery at the treatment works and all the pumping stations along the way, both public and private. There are intake screens and things, which do help, but we still get so many problems from these wipes and it usually ends up in damage to somebody's private property as well as our own assets.

The biggest concern is actually a blockage that causes a burst or something where the sewer crosses a railway. In many cases, the wrong circumstances mean a train gets derailed, at anything up to 125mph, at which point we could be looking at a few hundred to a couple thousand people dead. A major burst on the Underground would mean additional flooding in tunnels and likely several thousand more dead.

All that because some selfish snow-flake doesn't want to scuff their delicate ringpiece with peasant-paper.....!!
 
ttaskmaster said:
No, although some of my crews do that as part of their role.
However, I was talking more about the expensive machinery at the treatment works and all the pumping stations along the way, both public and private. There are intake screens and things, which do help, but we still get so many problems from these wipes and it usually ends up in damage to somebody's private property as well as our own assets.

The biggest concern is actually a blockage that causes a burst or something where the sewer crosses a railway. In many cases, the wrong circumstances mean a train gets derailed, at anything up to 125mph, at which point we could be looking at a few hundred to a couple thousand people dead. A major burst on the Underground would mean additional flooding in tunnels and likely several thousand more dead.

All that because some selfish snow-flake doesn't want to scuff their delicate ringpiece with peasant-paper.....!!
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That’s sounds a bit dramatic! Is that genuine concern, if it is surprised the daily mail haven’t jumped on that one!
 
I'm convinced our TP use is contributing to dust/fibres in our house which I'm fighting to minimise. So we've been trying different brands which are meant to be less fluff-causing. Currently a Sainsbury's variant that is like rugged tough duvet until you get it wet, then literally falls apart.

What is adult life :o

wonko said:
Can't say I'm that bothered as long as it's the right way around on the holder.
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Username checks out :D
 
Jimbeam3678 said:
That’s sounds a bit dramatic! Is that genuine concern, if it is surprised the daily mail haven’t jumped on that one!
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What, the wet wipes damaging expensive machinery and private property... or the trains derailing?

In both cases, yes they're genuine concerns.
The damage is a comparatively common occurrence and we have teams whose sole role is to clean out the screens, weirs, cloughs and other ancillary operating features that regularly get clogged. Private assets are harder, as we have limited rights of access and it's not uncommon for a private pumping station to give out.

The train derailment itself has not happened yet (in our area, anyway), but it is a very real concern and why we must accept unlimited legal liability when working trackside on railway assets. We did once have a burst a few years ago, which was actually worse than risk models forecast, and ended up completely flooding a cutting with the six main lines from London to the South. That took about 3 days to sort out and cost £90 million in penalties.
I'm sure the DM were all over it at the time, but we're not really racist so they'd have had very little to report.
 
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