OK, friends of Almighty Plumbing, today’s post on the worst things to put down your drain is admittedly a bit self-serving.
Imagine this: It’s Thanksgiving day (it’s creeping up on us, you know), and you’re just sitting down for a lovely meal with your family. The turkey’s perfectly roasted, and everyone’s enjoying one another’s company (so far). You’ve just buttered one your grammy’s famous parker house rolls and gravied your potatoes. Aunt Fran has just launched into her annual political rant and half the table’s biting their tongue… when your cell phone rings. Who’s calling you?
Well, in our case, it’s very likely to be a customer who’s in near-panic mode because their kitchen sink is completely stopped up and, “There’s nowhere to drain the green beans and our Thanksgiving dinner is nearly ruined and we’ve tried everything and can you please, please, please come out and unclog the stupid drain? Please?!”
OK, OK: Maybe those calls aren’t quite that dramatic—but we do get a lot of emergency calls on holidays. Extra people in the house plus added distractions plus a ton more cooking can easily result in angry plumbing. Now here’s where the self-serving part comes in:
We’d really rather NOT hear from you on Thanksgiving.
We really like you, of course, but we’d 100% rather watch the game and overdose on whipped cream than unclog your kitchen sink. Don’t get us wrong: We’ll send a truck out if you need us. That’s just how we are! But we’re guessing you’d rather not see us that day either.
So, for everyone’s sake, let’s have a quick lesson in the worst things to put down your drain. We’re sharing this list with you now—several weeks before the holiday season—juuuuust in case you’re already in the habit of swishing this stuff down your sink.
If you’re putting any of the following down the drain, stop.
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