An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

"desgnr" wrote in message ...
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

I once accidentally dropped a wrist watch into my toilet and could not fish
it out.

It never caused any problems and I doubt that a toilet paper tube will cause
any either.

Watch to make sure the toilet flushes OK, and if water fills up too high or
goes down too slowly, a few strokes with a plunger will probably set things
right again.

Don

On Aug 7, 1:13*pm, "desgnr" wrote:
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

That is one of those "It all depends." Chances are it will flush
all the way to the treatment plant without any problems.

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:08 -0400, desgnr wrote:
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

Probably, and eventually.
It may cause some backups in the meantime. Best to snake it down.

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:08 -0400, "desgnr"
wrote:

An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?


If the paper roll is Chinese made, you should be just fine.

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:08 -0400, "desgnr"
wrote:

An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?


Paper or cardboard does not dissolve, it is cellulose. Some toilets
are much better than others when it comes to solids. Flush the toilet
a few times with a plumbers helper nearby. Avoid adding hot water or
chemicals.

freckles wrote:
"desgnr" wrote in message ...
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

I once accidentally dropped a wrist watch into my toilet

Well, that was a waste of time. :-)

Don

depends on the route and distance to the end. And is it septic or city
sewer? It will disolve eventually, but it could catch paper and such things
until it does.

s


"desgnr" wrote in message ...
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

IGot2P wrote in :

freckles wrote:
"desgnr" wrote in message
...
An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

I once accidentally dropped a wrist watch into my toilet

Well, that was a waste of time. :-)

Don


Goo one.

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:08 -0400, "desgnr"
wrote:

An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

Is this a haiku?

You might want to use another toilet for a week and let the cardboard
get as soft as possible during that time.

You might want to get another toilet paper roll, same brand if
possible, and put it in a bucket full of water, and see what happens
to it every 12 or 24 hours, to judge if the first one will fall apart
or at least get very floppy.

mm wrote in
:

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:08 -0400, "desgnr"
wrote:

An empty toilet paper roll ( cardboard )
Was flushed down the toilet.
Will it disolve & not cause any problem ?

Is this a haiku?

You might want to use another toilet for a week and let the cardboard
get as soft as possible during that time.

You might want to get another toilet paper roll, same brand if
possible, and put it in a bucket full of water, and see what happens
to it every 12 or 24 hours, to judge if the first one will fall apart
or at least get very floppy.


Well if he really wants to duplicate the situation he will have to find
out if any #2 went down with it. If yes, then will also have to **** in
the bucket.