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Strange white stuff
ARWadsworth wrote:
"Phil L" wrote in message
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Had fun shoulder deep in blocked drains today, but what I fished out
puzzled me a bit. The pipes were caked to blocking point with a soft
white solid. I cant work out what it is though. There were a few rice
grains floating about, so perhaps a block of congealed rice? Also
wondered about solidified washing powder, but I would have thought
that would wash through, being water soluble.
Any ideas?
NT
It's almost certainly fat.
Having unblocked masses of the stuff over the years from various drains
and manholes, and knowing the cost and amount of work involved in
replacing sections of drain that have needed breaking to remove such
blockages, I never put any animal fats down the drains, vegetable oils are
usually OK because they normally stay liquified, but drippings from
cooking meat, especially sausages, get's scraped into the bin once
solidified or poured in when only slightly warm.
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Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008
Phil
Any chance of some unblocking tips mate? I can be more specific about the
drains at my house if it helps.
Best rods, rodding from above or below (I know of one pitfall to avoid!),
getting the rods into the hole when it is under 5 feet of you know what,
clearing fat on a long run when 4 houses share the run.
Adam
If you're on a shared drain, it's usually the water company's
responsibility, certainly if the house is pre 1930. In our area Thames
Water come within 4 hours, and there's no charge
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