We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

--
Tim

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"Tim Streater" wrote in message
o.uk...
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

I think he's right. We had to dig up some drains that had been down for
about 10 years which were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen
sink. We enjoy roast lamb but I had always been careful to use plenty of
detergent and make sure the fat was well dispersed before draining. It
seems that the moment it hits cold drains it just builds up a new layer of
fat on your drains.

Tim D

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
I think he's right. We had to dig up some drains that had been down for
about 10 years which were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen
sink.

Knew I had a picture somewhere.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/yuck.jpg

Tim D

On Feb 13, 9:17*pm, "Tim Downie"
wrote:
"Tim Downie" wrote in message
I think he's right. *We had to dig up some drains that had been down for
about 10 years which were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen
sink.

Knew I had a picture somewhere.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/yuck.jpg

Tim D

Is that pic yours Tim? Can it be used he
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nblock_a_Drain


NT

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On Feb 13, 9:17 pm, "Tim Downie"
wrote:
"Tim Downie" wrote in message
I think he's right. We had to dig up some drains that had been down for
about 10 years which were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen
sink.

Knew I had a picture somewhere.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/yuck.jpg

Tim D

Is that pic yours Tim? Can it be used he
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nblock_a_Drain

Hi, yes it's mine and anyone is free to use it/copy it. Just don't expect
me to keep in on my webspace indefinitely. ;-)

Tim


NT

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"NT" wrote in message
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On Feb 13, 9:17 pm, "Tim Downie"
wrote:
"Tim Downie" wrote in message
I think he's right. We had to dig up some drains that had been down for
about 10 years which were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen
sink.

Knew I had a picture somewhere.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/yuck.jpg

Tim D

Is that pic yours Tim? Can it be used he
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nblock_a_Drain

Hi, yes it's mine and anyone is free to use it/copy it. Just don't
expect me to keep in on my webspace indefinitely. ;-)

You think it might clog up the website ?

--
geoff

On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:02:13 -0000, Tim Downie wrote:

We had to dig up some drains that had been down for about 10 years which
were 90% blocked with fat deposits from our kitchen sink. We enjoy roast
lamb but I had always been careful to use plenty of detergent and make
sure the fat was well dispersed before draining. It seems that the
moment it hits cold drains it just builds up a new layer of
fat on your drains.

Yep, you'd need an awful lot of detergent to ensure most of the fat
was attached to detergent molecules.

Don't you have gravy with your roast lamb? Take the meat out of the
pan to rest, drain off most of the fat into a bowl to cool, then use
the juices and gravy browning to make the gravy in the meat pan. The
fat drained off will seperate into fat and more meat jelly
underneath. The jelly can be added onto the next roast with some of
the fat. The fat can be used for other cooking, dripping sandwiches
or mixed with seeds for the birds.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 13 Feb, 15:37, Tim Streater wrote:

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Turn veggie. We just don't get this problem. Easy to clean ovens and
grill pans too.

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
o.uk...
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

I would suspect that the drains are not working properly, perhaps being
blocked some of the time. I would suggest washing the drains out with a
hose pipe.

--
Michael Chare

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
o.uk...
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

I usually soak it up with a kitchen paper towel, and put the towel in the
bin.

Alan

alan.holmes wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
o.uk...
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

I usually soak it up with a kitchen paper towel, and put the towel in the
bin.

Alan



I just chuck a tub of caustic followed by a kettle of boiling water down
the drains. Then flush after a minute or two with plenty of water.

Saponifed fats will not return to fats: a complete chemical change has
taken place. Your extra creation of detergent (alkali + fats/oils) is
not going to add much to the load already imposed on the sewage systems
by normal washing usage.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
alan.holmes wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
o.uk...
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into,
which has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and
bin that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left
in the pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed
with detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in
this way would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

I usually soak it up with a kitchen paper towel, and put the towel in
the bin.

Alan



I just chuck a tub of caustic followed by a kettle of boiling water down
the drains. Then flush after a minute or two with plenty of water.

Saponifed fats will not return to fats: a complete chemical change has
taken place.

No, they become soaps, but increase in volume in the process, and may
become as solid as a bar of soap. I think potassium hydroxide is used to
produce the more liquid type of soap.

Your extra creation of detergent (alkali + fats/oils) is
not going to add much to the load already imposed on the sewage systems
by normal washing usage.

In article ,
Tim Streater writes:
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?

Providing there's a reasonable amount of rubbish in the kitchen bin,
I pour it onto the rubbish to solidify or soak in.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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Tim Streater wrote:
We've had a drain inspection for the house we've just moved into, which
has identified a large amount of fat in the drains.

This is obviously due to people putting fat from frying pans down the
kitchen sink like wot they didn't orter.

Now - we can put fat from the pan, or old olive oyl, into a jar and bin
that when full. But there is bound to be some small amount left in the
pans etc. Does it suffice to just be sure this is well mixed with
detergent? The drain man seemed to imply even fat emulsified in this way
would separate out and congeal. Any thoughts?



Save it and make soap.