Toothpaste in drain
 

Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.

Toothpaste in drain
 

Kyle W. wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.


It's caused by draingivitas, the bacteria from
the human mouth takes up residence in the drain.

TDD

Toothpaste in drain
 

Kyle W. wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.



Check your roof vents. If the sewer gas is finding the (tiny, with an
overflow valve side exit) sink trap the easiest way out, a plugged roof
vent is the likely cause. Stick your nose down the tub drain- does it
stink as well?

Tothpaste can clog, of course, but it usually keeps that fresh minty
smell....

--
aem sends...

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:12 -0400, "Kyle W." wrote:

Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.




I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Toothpaste in drain
 

"Phisherman" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:12 -0400, "Kyle W." wrote:

Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.




I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Yeah, I'd sure give a lot of weight to advice from some high school graduate
whose "professional" credentials were issued after a four month course in
how to scrape tartar off teeth using a steel pick....

Toothpaste in drain
 

Kyle W. wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Some boiling water with a little dish detergent, poured into the drain,
should clean it fairly well. Follow with a little full-strength bleach.
Take out the plug, remove remaining hair, etc. Ick! Hate doing it.

Toothpaste in drain
 

"Kyle W." wrote in message
...
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.




you need to reformat your hard drive.

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:17:15 -0400, Phisherman
wrote:





I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

I'll buy that. My father still believed in toothpast, back in 1954,
but he said you didn't need the whole length of the bristle area, like
all the tv commercials show it. Just the width was plenty. Oh,
yeah, he was a dentist.

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:52:12 -0400, "William Munny"
wrote:


I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Yeah, I'd sure give a lot of weight to advice from some high school graduate
whose "professional" credentials were issued after a four month course in
how to scrape tartar off teeth using a steel pick....

Maybe they continue to learn things from the dentists they work for.

AFAIK Phish is right. The stannous fluoride is probably valuable
for a few years, but I wonder if it matters after a while. Maybe not.

Toothpaste in drain
 

In article ,
mm wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:52:12 -0400, "William Munny"
wrote:


I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Yeah, I'd sure give a lot of weight to advice from some high school graduate
whose "professional" credentials were issued after a four month course in
how to scrape tartar off teeth using a steel pick....

Maybe they continue to learn things from the dentists they work for.

The good ones learn to use cleavage to distract the patient from the job
at hand.


AFAIK Phish is right. The stannous fluoride is probably valuable
for a few years, but I wonder if it matters after a while. Maybe not.

Toothpaste in drain
 

"Kyle W." wrote in message ...
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.




Periodically dump some clorox down the drain and let it sit for a while. ....works for me.

Toothpaste in drain
 

"mm" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:17:15 -0400, Phisherman
wrote:





I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

I'll buy that. My father still believed in toothpast, back in 1954,
but he said you didn't need the whole length of the bristle area, like
all the tv commercials show it. Just the width was plenty. Oh,
yeah, he was a dentist.

That's for sure. If when you spit at the end of brushing there is
un-dissolved toothpaste in the sink you are using way too much to start
with!

Toothpaste in drain
 

Highly unlikely it is toothpaste in the drain. Hair, dirt and soap will
cling to the sides of the pipe and eventually begin to decompose into a
black 'sludge' about the consistency of toothpaste. It smells, really bad
and strains your hands when you get it on them. Bleach, boiling water, and
even some good old draino will usually clear it.


"Kyle W." wrote in message
...
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Jun 27, 4:17*pm, Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:12 -0400, "Kyle W." wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.

I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. *It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Hygienist may have a point.

Additional info from moi:

Use good quality electric brush - Sonicare, though initially
expensive,
has far outlasted two other brands.

Be sure to brush GUMS as well!

Baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) cleans teeth squeaky clean.
Some say too abrasive ?? I like it.

I rinse with hydrogen peroxide (my hygienist approves) rather than
the colored water with icky taste that constitutes most commercial
rinses.

Change your (manual) toothbrush every six months, as we are
exhorted to do? Yep -- sell a lot of toothbrushes! IMHO
unnecessary unless brush is really deteriorated.

Just my .02

Toothpaste in drain
 

In article ,
Higgs Boson wrote:
On Jun 27, 4:17*pm, Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:12 -0400, "Kyle W." wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.


Having last week spent about an hour snaking out my bathroom-sink
drain, I've now taken to spitting toothpaste, phlem (from swishing
with listerine) down the TOILET.

Why? Because the pipe out of the toilet is of MUCH larger diameter,
thus MUCH larger cross-sectional-area to circumference (where the
stuff would stick to it) ratio (is the diameter-squared, that ratio
varies as), thus less sticks and more goes out to the street sewer.










Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.

As long as there's running water taking it out, it all goes the same
place, and does NOT "stick".



I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. *It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Hygienist may have a point.


QUESTION: what do OTHER hygienists and dentists say about this?

What I've heard is that the (hopefully VERY fine) "grit" in toothpaste helps grind-off
the crud from the teeth.

But you do not need much at all; just a tiny amount does the trick (doing it
a la tv-toothpaste-ad just sells MUCH more toothpaste to stick to the
sices of your pipes!)


Again, what do YOU hear from YOUR -- well, DENTISTS?


THANKS!

David

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Jun 29, 4:56*am, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Jun 27, 4:17*pm, Phisherman wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:44:12 -0400, "Kyle W." wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off..

I had a dental hygentist say toothpaste is purely optional. *It is the
brush, floss and mouthwash that is important.

Hygienist may have a point.

Additional info from moi:

Use good quality electric brush - Sonicare, though initially
expensive,
has far outlasted two other brands.

Be sure to brush GUMS as well!

Baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) cleans teeth squeaky clean.
* * Some say too abrasive ?? *I like it.

I rinse with hydrogen peroxide (my hygienist approves) rather than
* * the colored water with icky taste that constitutes most commercial
* * rinses.

Change your (manual) toothbrush every six months, as we are
* * exhorted to do? * Yep -- sell a *lot of toothbrushes! *IMHO
* * unnecessary unless brush is really deteriorated.

Just my *.02

My dentist reccomended baking soada moistened with H2O2. That was
about 25 years ago. Maybe I should ask again.

JImmie

Toothpaste in drain
 

On Jun 27, 3:44*pm, "Kyle W." wrote:
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?

It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.

I was talking to some neighbors, they say they have the same problem.

The drains are nasty, this is pvc pipe. I've cleaned them before, the
stench is overwhelming.

Maybe someone is ****ing in my drains, I dunno, but its ****ing me off.

I pour a couple of quarts of boiling hot water down the drain once a
month. That works for me.

Use due care.

Jimmie