Flushing toilet paper

[Dr. Detroit]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Summit

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I have a septic tank, so the wife and I do not flush the tp. Personally, I'll flush the first wipe or two, which is the nastiest. The rest goes into the small trash can with scented trash bags (why do you think they make them?), and I make sure to place them "face" down. We never have problems with odor or anything like that.

However, we had city sewer ran into our subdivision last summer, and are scheduled to have it hooked up in April, at which time I plan on flushing any and all tp.

What's the cost of emptying your S.T. or does your city do it for you? I live next to a town with them, but always curious about the cost.

No, the city doesn't do it for you. I think it was $200 for 1000 gallons when we had ours pumped, and 1000 gallons will last a long time. The solids go into the tank and are partially broken down by bacteria, and the liquids are distributed into the soil.

The big cost is the septic system and its installation.

If I was on a septic system instead of a sewer line I would flush my TP and just plan on getting the tank pumped every other year rather than every 5yrs.

An extra $200 every couple of years is a bargain to not have stank TP rotting in my bathroom garbage can......

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Jawo
I always flush it....In my travels, I have never even heard of this, although in India it is custom to use your left hand

man i feel bad for any left handed indians...

man... why does my pencil smell like my ass?

 

[GTaudiophile]

The Greeks tend not to throw TP down the toilet. Has to do with old pipes and/or proximity to water. For example, some pipes on Greek islands lead to the sea...

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: rasczak

Originally posted by: Random Variable
A real man can clog a toliet without using toliet paper.

you mean a man who's most likely 400 pounds overweight, only eats cheeseburgers and fried chicken, has a bad cholesterol level of 5000?

keep thinking that and you will never know how wrong you are

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: Veramocor
I thin I once read an article in Wired, that most new toilets take a hell of a lot of chemical engineering. They said some of the new toilets can flush like 10 golf balls, with half the water of a regular toilet. In the future (and some European countries already have this), you'll have to buttons to flush, one for #1, which half flow, and one for number #2 which is full flow.

I think it's time for me to buy a new toilet. Tell me, would I go to Lowes or Home Depot for this?

 

[her209]

Despite what you've been told by the environmental whackos, toilet paper is bio-degradable.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I've always wanted to ask this question but never knew how to word it properly. But seriously WTF is up with throwing away the toilet paper in a trash can.