I work in sewage treatment. Don’t flush anything that isn’t toilet paper, water, or something that came out of your body. Even if these wipes tear apart relatively easily after being in water for a couple of weeks, it’s going to cause problems. On mains sewers it usually takes less than 24hrs for your waste to reach a treatment site, so any wipes that say they are flushable will still be pretty much solid and will just cause issues for us
@S Parky use the same bathroom as your boss and put them in the trash instead of the toilet. Save the treatment facility the trouble and work will get the memo way faster
I legitimately pull and clean lift stations for MUDs and PUDs. This comment is 100% on. Mix "flushable" wipes with grease that people still flush down the toilet, along with the chemicals in the sewage cause the wipes to become giant balls.
Ive worked in wastewater and we had a giant screen and scraper right where the influent (sewer water) would come in. We had the machine scrape and dump everything caught by the screens into a big trash bin, and 95% of it was "flushable" wipes
@@antoniomatthews4319 I work on lift stations and our lift station by the hospital is always full of gloves. I don't understand it. Who the fuck flushes gloves? And the jail's lift station is so full of commissary trash it's insane. Chip bags, trash bags, shirts, bedsheets, etc. Sometimes I wish we could show people what becomes of all the stuff they flush down the toilet.
I don't recommend flushable wipes. I did recommend Cottonelle after seeing your first video on the subject. But then I went to a 4 plex where 2 of the tenants were using cottenelle flushable wipes and was there till 8pm clearing that main line. Pulling wipes out of the main line, they backed up all the way into the overflows in the tub showers. Maybe if I let them sit there for a couple weeks they'd break down, but those people couldn't use their plumbing until the line was cleared. So I don't recommend flushable wipes anymore. These people may have been using too many wipes per flush, but I don't really know. Best not to mess around with that stuff, imo
There's no way you could tell if a Cottonelle wipe was flushed. It dissolves as soon as it's introduced to agitated water. The wipes you were seeing were baby wipes.
Just remember rodger you said " it's been in that jar for a couple of weeks" . Weeks being the key that a sewer line dosent care about. Toilet paper dissolves in seconds. Love you bro.
@osmacar I've met rodger before at a plumber's rally, as I'm a master plumber. I pull these " disposable " wipes from drains all the time. No marks were missed, my ignorant friend.
Do you have a cataract in your right eye? It has a blue sheen on it when you look into the camera not a red one. It could also be just the light reflecting, but get it checked out ASAP.
I'm literally sitting in my truck right now after cleaning a sewer full of cottonelle wipes. I don't care what they do in a jar for a couple weeks. A sewer plugging late on a Friday turns into a very expensive sewer cleaning really quick with OT charges. People don't have their sewers stay plugged for a couple of weeks waiting for the wipes to break down. Just don't flush the damn wipes.
@@NinjaSushi2 Plumbers go inside the home, contrary to popular belief. People will say "i don't use wipes!!" And the container of cottonelle wipes were right on the toilet tank lid. Edit: for that instance it was cottonelle. This goes for any brand lol
GF & I did this test a while back. Took our standard wad of normal TP we’d use per wipe and 1 “flushable” wipe. After a couple days, the flushable wipe was breaking up and just like you showed, the tp on the other hand because it was wadded and clumped together just like it would be in normal usage was still pretty hard to pull apart. So we learned as long as you use a wipe or two instead of a wad of standard tp it’s pretty safe. Also asked a plumber friend. He said something similar, that if it does wad up or clog pipes then it was only a matter of time before tp caused the same issue
There not good n can destroy plumbing.. first of all flushable wipes aren't flushable they put that in there for marketing scam. Non flushable wipes n flushable are made out of the exact same material
@@dosicmyth ? No you can't sir! I'm a plumber been doing it 15 years you do not flush the wipes regardless if says flushable.. but hey enjoy calling a plumber to fix your blockage
My bathroom in my apartment was flooding from the base of the toilet, and my bathtub was filling with water about a month ago because the tenant on the other side of the house I live in was flushing dude wipes. I watched the septic guys pull them out of the runoff when they came to pump the septic tabk.
Do you think that your toilet paper stays in the water for 4weeks in your toilet? No it doesn’t it falls straight from your private line to a street side main drain or treatment plant and if there is too much fall for say and the solids do not keep up with the water being flushed with it leaving the solids to stick and dry onto the walls of your plumbing system there will be a very high chance of a partial or full blockage, and with a denser wipe it will definitely cause more issues than just your standard 3ply paper… but in all honesty it’s just more money for us plumbers, keep it up customers and buy it hahahaha
@@martincondell2895 he mentioned that the wipe was siting for a week in a jar of water aka there was no disturbances it was sitting in stagnant water the flow of the plumbing system will reduce the amount of time it takes that wipe to disintegrate
@@ztm454 When they clog the line there is no flow of water. I have run so many sewer lines and cams, only to find a massive blockage of flushable wipers/pads/tampons. They do not break down fast enough for many sewage systems to keep up.
I would just not recommend flushable wipes at all, rather than a specific brand. Anything you say, you are trusted to be an expert in. Flushable wipes clog tons of drains. I don't know how long you've been plumbing, but you'll see it soon if you're drain cleaning. You don't wanna get in the habit of saying flushable wipes by this brand work, because if they don't or if the customer mis-remembers you're now on their bad side. You gain nothing by saying a brand and you stand to lose face with the people who pay you.
Fun fact- sweetwater processing plant here in Tucson (a city of about 1 million) pulls a metric ton of wipes out of the water every single day and send it to the landfill. Everything you put down a drain has to be removed at the plant.
Exactly! Also depending where you live and the type of system you have can also determine if you can use wipes or not. Most of the packets actually state this for legal reasons. Due to my work in aged care I know the difference because we use the plastic ones and we have to bag and bin them. At home I use the flushable ones and I tested it, just ran in under tap water for a minute and it was almost gone, like a tissue in water almost. So by the time these wipes hit the main sewer system I'd assume most of them are in a stage where they are no more harmful then toilet paper. Just don't use them in bulk as the initial flush might block up, but one or two to clean things up is ok and one of the best feelings coming out fresh and clean from a toilet.
@@saiyaspring no they dont! ive been a plumber for 15 years. ive literally pulled hundreds of pounds of "flushable wipes" out of sewer mains. those wipes will cost you a $400 sewer auger service. dont be stupid
@@sativa2050 What kind?, the ones that aren’t made with plastic? There are flushable wipes especially ones like these cottonelle ones they rip even before you’re flushing them…
Just a couple weeks. In that time they still build up and stop other waste causing major stoppages. No wipe dissolves as fast as human waste which is the most solid thing out plumbing systems are designed for. Plumbers who tell you wipes are fine are just thinking about the next time they will get paid to clear your stoppages.
They break down into that form within a few minutes. With some agitation or pressure it's even faster. I tested it myself. Put one it a bottle of water, shook it, and the entire thing just disintegrated into tiny pieces (whereas stuff like kitchen roll remained solid). So no idea why he had that sitting there for weeks. Perhaps primarily to show that the other wipes didn't break down at all. Of course, if you have a sensitive system that already barely handles toilet paper, then don't use flushable wipes.
@@plukerpluck You are wrong here they do not break up fast enough. i have worked down stream from houses and these things causes blocks like crazy even with good systems it is terrible idea to use wipes and not throw it in the trash. but hey if you want to cause millions worth in damages good idea to endorce it
@@havtor007 I mean, I live in the UK where we have the "Fine to Flush" standard, otherwise technically named (WIS) 4-02-06. These are guaranteed to contain no plastic content and break down quickly. This is NOT the case for the regular EU standard or the term "flushable" which is completely different (and a lie) You can look up the standard and the tests performed to pass it if you like, but it's just unlikely that people were using these where you have worked unless you were working in the UK within the last 2-3 years. Anywhere else and the wipes probably aren't actually flushable like these non-plastic ones.
Roger could you please do a video on charcoal soap? I’m not a plumber but recently had a shower clogged by it. Also is it a myth that if a urinal isn’t flushed it can get clogged with dried urine.
I've had several "callbacks" are installing grinder pump because "flushable" wipes are sticking to the float and causing backups. No wipes in the drainage system please
I love how he says a couple weeks. Hahaha by the time that deteriorates there are going to be 3 packs of them down the drain that is causing the clog🤦♂️
Sitting for a couple of weeks and still a blob of material? So am I just not to use those everytime I go? Cuz 4 people in one house going atleast once a day can lead to a lot of build up pretty quickly
They don't break down,, they sit there in your septic tank till it's pumped out... Flushable wipes and non flushable wipes are made of the exact same material
A professional plumber endorcing a wipe? Come on Roger!🤦♂️ No wipes period! People will get used to it and think they're are all okay to use, or cheap out on other brands. Just put em in the trash!
Anything other than toilet paper is a big nope for me. We charge residents if we pull out wipes or paper towels from clogged toilets. Good way to ruin your toilet and effect those around you if you share pipes with an adjacent apartment.
the problem with cottonelle flushable wipes is they break down at a rate too slowly for normal usage. if you're constantly adding water AND flushable wipes to the pipes, they won't break down quickly enough to allow the pipe to clear once a restriction starts.
My kids flushed, "flushable" wipes and it clogged my sewer drain..didn't have the funds to get it immediately fixed so my finished basement got completely ruined within a week and a half. Called a plumber to snake it. He only snaked towards my house so two days later, my basement was flooded again with sewage. Called another plumber that came and snaked towards my house and then snaked it to the road and it was clogged up by the street.. haven't had issues since then but man was it a f*cking nightmare. I only use 1ply TP. None of that Charmin extra soft stuff. Can't take the risk that tp is too damn thick.
Just had a similar experience. My plumber recommended switching toilet paper to Scott Comfort Plus. Orange plastic packaging. It's one ply. My wife protested strongly. I was very skeptical. I was willing to try it, anything to prevent my finished basement from flooding again. Second time in 5 years. I tried the new paper, I liked it better than the Angelsoft we were using. I didn't tell my wife and when the roll ran out in her bathroom I switched in a Scott roll. She liked it better too. I couldn't believe it, a one ply paper that her and I both liked better than the 2 ply we were using.
@@artvandelay1099 Scott tp is the best. That's what I always try to buy but sometimes money's a bit tight so I gotta go off brand occasionally lol gets the job done though.
Rodger doing his part to ensure business continues to come in. How many days did you say it took for that "flushable wipe" to break down? How much do you think would be used and flushed by the time that becomes liquefied? You do know sludge blockages are primarily toilet paper which breaks down much faster than any wipes, so if that can plug a drain don't you think wipes most certainly will?
Pretty sure partial fault lies with the overall plumbing i.e in the US. Over here you can flush one wipes unless you live in a older building with old plumbing that doesnt have the capacity to flush out these wipes. The plumbing in my greek families house has the same issue. Size of tubes for one matters a lot.
I’ve always told my customers that golf balls are flushable, doesn’t mean they belong down there. I also tell them if they get rid of the wipes, the next time they call me over should be for a beer! 😂
No wipes are flushable was actually true up to a few years ago. Now, there are definite brands that are flushable and you can test it yourself in the same method this man did. People that say that there are no such thing as flushable wipes, have not done the research to know and if they haven't done the research to know, why are you actually hiring them if they're your plumber? Question everything, do your research and learn what you can. Never settle for I don't know or lack of research findings.
It depends on what your drains look like if you have a new house with pvc and proper slope you can flush these wipes Roger's talking about but I wouldn't recommend any flushable wipes if you have 60 year+ old cast iron pipes with a bunch of soars built up
I would love you to do a video on this because I know when they first came out it was 100% like no go the tech was not there or the trust was not there but now you know I’d love to see a test on those and if they do flush properly or watt maybe in like a clear piping system set up I don’t know
Sorry Rog, as a plumber myself I disagree with you on this one. Like you mentioned, the Cottonelle wipe has been sitting for 2 weeks in water. Assuming the sewer lateral is PVC or ABS, intact and structurally sound, then I wouldn't see much of an issue but in areas with homes built before the age of PVC/ABS sewers then this could easily catch on cast iron, transite joints, or even terracotta. Since it takes longer to break down than regular TP it could catch and collect waste and cause a clog. My first 6 years in this profession were with Roto-Rooter where I exclusively dealt with drain lines and sewer line excavation work. 2-4 drain calls, 5 days a week. I've done enough research lol
As for a manager at my local Roto Rooter, flushable wipes still aren't flushable. I've seen both cottonelle and charmin toilet paper plug sewer lines. Just because it makes it passed the toilet, it doesn't mean it will travel down your sewer pipe all the way out to the middle of the street... Or just keep flushing garbage because it makes the business and me lots of that sweet sweet money.
it's not they won't dissolve its when it's in your septic they will still build up more than you think because there is no agitation. I have pumped over a 1000 septic tanks. Sometimes even that thick tp builds up like crazy if used in excess.
Depends. "A couple of weeks" isn't a good metric because you and I both know with a single flush that wipe is going to be halfway down your mainline if not all the way to the city. so the fact that they deteriorate isn't really a home owners concern. that is more of a concern for the city. The real issue will be the condition of your mainline. Is it all jacked up with roots and offsets? First of all you should get this sort of thing fixed, but most people jsut get it cabled and never want to do repairs until they are forced to. In this case wipes of any sort are going to be a terrible idea. If your mainline is in perfect condition you aren't going to clog up no matter what you put down your mainline. whatever it is would have clogged the toilet long before it got stuck in a 4-6 inch wide properly pitched mainline. if your mainline is jacked though you should probably not be using wipes of any sort.
The problem with the cottonelle wipes in the video is that when they move through a system, they don’t have anything to pull them apart. Applying a force that does not occur in sewer pipes to prove your point is deceptive. You should perform a real test in an actual plumbing system with all three: conventional baby wipes, Cottonelle wipes, and toilet paper. I guarantee the Cottonelle wipes would not breakdown as they do when you pull them apart, nor would they be effectively a non-issue after flushing.
I just keep a lined and covered waste bin by the toilet and use ordinary baby wipes. They are much cheaper than flushable wipes, and smells from the bin simply haven't been a problem.
As someone who works as a water/wastewater operator no wipes should be flushed. The problem is how they mix with fats,oils,greases in the sewer system.
I rod all day, people that say they don't flush anything that didn't come from the body. Then I find dental flaws,tampons,wipes, and condoms. Now we let them know that if we pull that out in are rod we will trash is. Im not spending hours pulling it out of the rod. I use a 1065, 300, k1500 or a k50.
As someone that used to clean drains I can say these were the bane of our lives, once they start to build up they turn solid and you have to chisel it out
if you have a septic system, the first ones are fine. but please don't flush anything other than toilet paper if you have city sewage. they clog the sewers, treatment facilities, and anything in between
As someone who had clogged pipes, had to open up the outdoor pipe and had dude wipes mixed with shit rly everywhere I would say you should just throw them away
After the whole toilet paper hogging, I bought a bidet. Best thing I could have done. Now for my downstairs guest bathroom, I do have toilet paper and cottonelle wipes and also a trash can with a lid that you can open with your foot, since I'm not sure if people feel weird with flushing toilet paper or not.
Feels like an over share but since I’m here-I have used these wipes but I tear them up at least in half before use and combine them with some tissue to hold it But at most only flushed 2
90 percent of the time it's not the wipe when it comes to mainline stoppages it's the CASTIORN. Non disposable wipes will flush down city mains but if you have a lift station they will clog the pump.
Honestly if the wipes rip apart before you can fully take it out the package, they’re good. If they’re sturdy like baby wipes that clearly say DO NOT FLUSH, then it’s pretty self explanatory, people. Lol
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I work in sewage treatment. Don’t flush anything that isn’t toilet paper, water, or something that came out of your body. Even if these wipes tear apart relatively easily after being in water for a couple of weeks, it’s going to cause problems. On mains sewers it usually takes less than 24hrs for your waste to reach a treatment site, so any wipes that say they are flushable will still be pretty much solid and will just cause issues for us
Dear huge companies that cheap out on TP. The flushable wipes will continue until the toilet paper improves.
@S Parky use the same bathroom as your boss and put them in the trash instead of the toilet. Save the treatment facility the trouble and work will get the memo way faster
I legitimately pull and clean lift stations for MUDs and PUDs. This comment is 100% on. Mix "flushable" wipes with grease that people still flush down the toilet, along with the chemicals in the sewage cause the wipes to become giant balls.
You're hurting my brain. It deteriorates before 24 hours which is the opposite of becoming solid. This is why you work with poop.
@@KlutchPow I always used the flushable wipes until I learned about the dreaded "Fatbergs" during the pandemic. I quit using them after that.
Ive worked in wastewater and we had a giant screen and scraper right where the influent (sewer water) would come in. We had the machine scrape and dump everything caught by the screens into a big trash bin, and 95% of it was "flushable" wipes
that and the amount of condoms in those pits are crazy
@@antoniomatthews4319 I work on lift stations and our lift station by the hospital is always full of gloves. I don't understand it. Who the fuck flushes gloves?
And the jail's lift station is so full of commissary trash it's insane. Chip bags, trash bags, shirts, bedsheets, etc. Sometimes I wish we could show people what becomes of all the stuff they flush down the toilet.
I don't recommend flushable wipes. I did recommend Cottonelle after seeing your first video on the subject. But then I went to a 4 plex where 2 of the tenants were using cottenelle flushable wipes and was there till 8pm clearing that main line. Pulling wipes out of the main line, they backed up all the way into the overflows in the tub showers. Maybe if I let them sit there for a couple weeks they'd break down, but those people couldn't use their plumbing until the line was cleared. So I don't recommend flushable wipes anymore. These people may have been using too many wipes per flush, but I don't really know. Best not to mess around with that stuff, imo
They could've also used other wipes, you wouldn't know if they only used cottonelle flushable.
There's no way you could tell if a Cottonelle wipe was flushed. It dissolves as soon as it's introduced to agitated water. The wipes you were seeing were baby wipes.
Just remember rodger you said " it's been in that jar for a couple of weeks" . Weeks being the key that a sewer line dosent care about. Toilet paper dissolves in seconds. Love you bro.
Go to the Hubble telescope, and look for the point, cause you missed it more than an american misses their damn target.
@osmacar I've met rodger before at a plumber's rally, as I'm a master plumber. I pull these " disposable " wipes from drains all the time. No marks were missed, my ignorant friend.
@@oldironsides3992got his ass
Do you have a cataract in your right eye? It has a blue sheen on it when you look into the camera not a red one. It could also be just the light reflecting, but get it checked out ASAP.
I'm literally sitting in my truck right now after cleaning a sewer full of cottonelle wipes. I don't care what they do in a jar for a couple weeks. A sewer plugging late on a Friday turns into a very expensive sewer cleaning really quick with OT charges. People don't have their sewers stay plugged for a couple of weeks waiting for the wipes to break down.
Just don't flush the damn wipes.
How could you tell they were Cottonelle wipes?
@@NinjaSushi2 right 😂
@@NinjaSushi2 Plumbers go inside the home, contrary to popular belief. People will say "i don't use wipes!!" And the container of cottonelle wipes were right on the toilet tank lid.
Edit: for that instance it was cottonelle. This goes for any brand lol
No. I'll flush what I want. Once it leaves my property it's the city's problem.
@@TranquilVision I agree, unless it gets caught up in your sewer and i gotta come get it out 😂😂
GF & I did this test a while back. Took our standard wad of normal TP we’d use per wipe and 1 “flushable” wipe. After a couple days, the flushable wipe was breaking up and just like you showed, the tp on the other hand because it was wadded and clumped together just like it would be in normal usage was still pretty hard to pull apart.
So we learned as long as you use a wipe or two instead of a wad of standard tp it’s pretty safe.
Also asked a plumber friend. He said something similar, that if it does wad up or clog pipes then it was only a matter of time before tp caused the same issue
Most flushable wipes specifically say to only use 1 per flush. This greatly reduces the odds of them tangling together, which would strengthen them.
Or here's a great idea, listen to the professional and don't use them.
There not good n can destroy plumbing.. first of all flushable wipes aren't flushable they put that in there for marketing scam. Non flushable wipes n flushable are made out of the exact same material
yup. i didn’t listen to this and i paid the price, my dad wasnt happy at all…
@cheddarshredder6572 did you even watch the video? He said you can use them.
@@dosicmyth ? No you can't sir! I'm a plumber been doing it 15 years you do not flush the wipes regardless if says flushable.. but hey enjoy calling a plumber to fix your blockage
This is a good plumber with some integrity.
Just get a bidet and never have to worry about a clogged drain again
Literally came here to say that
@@LacyG i just take a shower after aint no sense in just cleaning your toot might as well be clean everywhere
It doesn’t matter if the toilet clogs
@@The_Racr1 water doesn't clog unless it's frozen, in which you have bigger problems if your toilet water freezes and poop knife.
Get a poop rag
My bathroom in my apartment was flooding from the base of the toilet, and my bathtub was filling with water about a month ago because the tenant on the other side of the house I live in was flushing dude wipes. I watched the septic guys pull them out of the runoff when they came to pump the septic tabk.
Good no nonsense short, thanks!
No problem!
awesome man, im a plumbing apprentice so all of this will help in some way im sure 😂
Do you think that your toilet paper stays in the water for 4weeks in your toilet? No it doesn’t it falls straight from your private line to a street side main drain or treatment plant and if there is too much fall for say and the solids do not keep up with the water being flushed with it leaving the solids to stick and dry onto the walls of your plumbing system there will be a very high chance of a partial or full blockage, and with a denser wipe it will definitely cause more issues than just your standard 3ply paper… but in all honesty it’s just more money for us plumbers, keep it up customers and buy it hahahaha
@@martincondell2895 he mentioned that the wipe was siting for a week in a jar of water aka there was no disturbances it was sitting in stagnant water the flow of the plumbing system will reduce the amount of time it takes that wipe to disintegrate
@@ztm454 When they clog the line there is no flow of water. I have run so many sewer lines and cams, only to find a massive blockage of flushable wipers/pads/tampons. They do not break down fast enough for many sewage systems to keep up.
I would just not recommend flushable wipes at all, rather than a specific brand.
Anything you say, you are trusted to be an expert in. Flushable wipes clog tons of drains. I don't know how long you've been plumbing, but you'll see it soon if you're drain cleaning.
You don't wanna get in the habit of saying flushable wipes by this brand work, because if they don't or if the customer mis-remembers you're now on their bad side. You gain nothing by saying a brand and you stand to lose face with the people who pay you.
Fun fact- sweetwater processing plant here in Tucson (a city of about 1 million) pulls a metric ton of wipes out of the water every single day and send it to the landfill. Everything you put down a drain has to be removed at the plant.
Thanks next liftstation plug we will be calling you or charging you, for your great information...A couple of weeks yeah that's great.
Exactly! Also depending where you live and the type of system you have can also determine if you can use wipes or not. Most of the packets actually state this for legal reasons.
Due to my work in aged care I know the difference because we use the plastic ones and we have to bag and bin them. At home I use the flushable ones and I tested it, just ran in under tap water for a minute and it was almost gone, like a tissue in water almost.
So by the time these wipes hit the main sewer system I'd assume most of them are in a stage where they are no more harmful then toilet paper. Just don't use them in bulk as the initial flush might block up, but one or two to clean things up is ok and one of the best feelings coming out fresh and clean from a toilet.
Keep a small mist bottle of water next to the toilet. Then if you need a moist wipe, spritz on the TP.
Cottonelle y'all need to sponsor a video for this dude. 😎
I'm convinced a plumber invented these wipes as a cash cow
This video sponsored by Cottonelle flushable wipes
Sponsored or not they do work
@@saiyaspring no they dont! ive been a plumber for 15 years. ive literally pulled hundreds of pounds of "flushable wipes" out of sewer mains. those wipes will cost you a $400 sewer auger service. dont be stupid
@@sativa2050 What kind?, the ones that aren’t made with plastic? There are flushable wipes especially ones like these cottonelle ones they rip even before you’re flushing them…
@@BakuganBrawler211do they get your fingers dirty? Lol
Wow, that is actually good information.
Just a couple weeks. In that time they still build up and stop other waste causing major stoppages. No wipe dissolves as fast as human waste which is the most solid thing out plumbing systems are designed for. Plumbers who tell you wipes are fine are just thinking about the next time they will get paid to clear your stoppages.
They break down into that form within a few minutes. With some agitation or pressure it's even faster. I tested it myself. Put one it a bottle of water, shook it, and the entire thing just disintegrated into tiny pieces (whereas stuff like kitchen roll remained solid).
So no idea why he had that sitting there for weeks. Perhaps primarily to show that the other wipes didn't break down at all.
Of course, if you have a sensitive system that already barely handles toilet paper, then don't use flushable wipes.
@@plukerpluck You are wrong here they do not break up fast enough.
i have worked down stream from houses and these things causes blocks like crazy even with good systems it is terrible idea to use wipes and not throw it in the trash.
but hey if you want to cause millions worth in damages good idea to endorce it
@@havtor007 I mean, I live in the UK where we have the "Fine to Flush" standard, otherwise technically named (WIS) 4-02-06.
These are guaranteed to contain no plastic content and break down quickly. This is NOT the case for the regular EU standard or the term "flushable" which is completely different (and a lie)
You can look up the standard and the tests performed to pass it if you like, but it's just unlikely that people were using these where you have worked unless you were working in the UK within the last 2-3 years. Anywhere else and the wipes probably aren't actually flushable like these non-plastic ones.
Roger could you please do a video on charcoal soap? I’m not a plumber but recently had a shower clogged by it. Also is it a myth that if a urinal isn’t flushed it can get clogged with dried urine.
I will never stop being King Cleanass
Wilfull ignorance is bliss, huh? 😂🤦
If that's the case, I would recommend pre-soaking those flushable wipes before you ruin your septic station.
I've had several "callbacks" are installing grinder pump because "flushable" wipes are sticking to the float and causing backups. No wipes in the drainage system please
Yes but will it work for a septic system with a leach feild
Thanks, 100% correct as always.
I love how he says a couple weeks. Hahaha by the time that deteriorates there are going to be 3 packs of them down the drain that is causing the clog🤦♂️
Thanks for the job security.
Sitting for a couple of weeks and still a blob of material? So am I just not to use those everytime I go? Cuz 4 people in one house going atleast once a day can lead to a lot of build up pretty quickly
He not going to say anything because he want that money 😅😂🤣
Thanks for this sir
How long does it take to break down and can you live with your old tile main being stopped up while it breaks down over a couple days or weeks
They don't break down,, they sit there in your septic tank till it's pumped out... Flushable wipes and non flushable wipes are made of the exact same material
A professional plumber endorcing a wipe? Come on Roger!🤦♂️ No wipes period! People will get used to it and think they're are all okay to use, or cheap out on other brands. Just put em in the trash!
He wants future customers
There are places where you can't even flush paper. We are too spoiled here 😩
Good on you!
Anything other than toilet paper is a big nope for me. We charge residents if we pull out wipes or paper towels from clogged toilets. Good way to ruin your toilet and effect those around you if you share pipes with an adjacent apartment.
You said the one was sitting in the water for weeks. That's plenty of time to flood your house from a soft clog
the problem with cottonelle flushable wipes is they break down at a rate too slowly for normal usage. if you're constantly adding water AND flushable wipes to the pipes, they won't break down quickly enough to allow the pipe to clear once a restriction starts.
My kids flushed, "flushable" wipes and it clogged my sewer drain..didn't have the funds to get it immediately fixed so my finished basement got completely ruined within a week and a half. Called a plumber to snake it. He only snaked towards my house so two days later, my basement was flooded again with sewage. Called another plumber that came and snaked towards my house and then snaked it to the road and it was clogged up by the street.. haven't had issues since then but man was it a f*cking nightmare. I only use 1ply TP. None of that Charmin extra soft stuff. Can't take the risk that tp is too damn thick.
Just had a similar experience. My plumber recommended switching toilet paper to Scott Comfort Plus. Orange plastic packaging. It's one ply. My wife protested strongly. I was very skeptical. I was willing to try it, anything to prevent my finished basement from flooding again. Second time in 5 years. I tried the new paper, I liked it better than the Angelsoft we were using. I didn't tell my wife and when the roll ran out in her bathroom I switched in a Scott roll. She liked it better too. I couldn't believe it, a one ply paper that her and I both liked better than the 2 ply we were using.
@@artvandelay1099 Scott tp is the best. That's what I always try to buy but sometimes money's a bit tight so I gotta go off brand occasionally lol gets the job done though.
Yo my man. You said it’s been 3
Weeks! Exactly! So you’re supposed to wait 3 weeks with a clogged sewer main until it finally breaks down?
Rodger doing his part to ensure business continues to come in. How many days did you say it took for that "flushable wipe" to break down? How much do you think would be used and flushed by the time that becomes liquefied? You do know sludge blockages are primarily toilet paper which breaks down much faster than any wipes, so if that can plug a drain don't you think wipes most certainly will?
I've had a few renters who use the "flushable wipes" there the #1 cause of plumbing issues!
Hey Roger,what watch are you wearing?
Pretty sure partial fault lies with the overall plumbing i.e in the US. Over here you can flush one wipes unless you live in a older building with old plumbing that doesnt have the capacity to flush out these wipes. The plumbing in my greek families house has the same issue. Size of tubes for one matters a lot.
I’ve always told my customers that golf balls are flushable, doesn’t mean they belong down there. I also tell them if they get rid of the wipes, the next time they call me over should be for a beer! 😂
Recommend a bidet they work oh so much better and they don’t waste money on tp and just have it a check/drying wipe, he’ll some come with dryers
“Couple of weeks” lots of people have municipal sewer. Water is treated significantly faster than a “couple of weeks” in the municipal supply.
No wipes are flushable was actually true up to a few years ago. Now, there are definite brands that are flushable and you can test it yourself in the same method this man did.
People that say that there are no such thing as flushable wipes, have not done the research to know and if they haven't done the research to know, why are you actually hiring them if they're your plumber?
Question everything, do your research and learn what you can. Never settle for I don't know or lack of research findings.
I used to use the Cottonelle wipes and thought they were good, but the brand Goodwipes bring it to a whole other level.
I haven’t heard of those! I’ll need to try it out
There is an exception for those with a septic tank. You need to be extra careful when choosing what you flush.
It depends on what your drains look like if you have a new house with pvc and proper slope you can flush these wipes Roger's talking about but I wouldn't recommend any flushable wipes if you have 60 year+ old cast iron pipes with a bunch of soars built up
it might be fine for your house but it clogs the whole system when people use these causing problems down the line that is far worse
I would love you to do a video on this because I know when they first came out it was 100% like no go the tech was not there or the trust was not there but now you know I’d love to see a test on those and if they do flush properly or watt maybe in like a clear piping system set up I don’t know
I’ve done a test on these using clear pipe, search cottonelle on my channel
Sorry Rog, as a plumber myself I disagree with you on this one. Like you mentioned, the Cottonelle wipe has been sitting for 2 weeks in water. Assuming the sewer lateral is PVC or ABS, intact and structurally sound, then I wouldn't see much of an issue but in areas with homes built before the age of PVC/ABS sewers then this could easily catch on cast iron, transite joints, or even terracotta. Since it takes longer to break down than regular TP it could catch and collect waste and cause a clog. My first 6 years in this profession were with Roto-Rooter where I exclusively dealt with drain lines and sewer line excavation work. 2-4 drain calls, 5 days a week. I've done enough research lol
Thanks
No problem!
Just get some Scott sandpaper and call it a day. I switched in 2020 when tp doubled in price permanently, and I've never regretted it.
As for a manager at my local Roto Rooter, flushable wipes still aren't flushable. I've seen both cottonelle and charmin toilet paper plug sewer lines. Just because it makes it passed the toilet, it doesn't mean it will travel down your sewer pipe all the way out to the middle of the street... Or just keep flushing garbage because it makes the business and me lots of that sweet sweet money.
Cottonelle needs to sponsor you!
I figured it was the wipes, but my question is, how do you unclog it???
Does Cottonelle flushable as well actually do that in under 30 minutes you don't need to wait a week for them to break down
Cool. Now come to my septic tank and pull the wipes apart.
They don’t get agitated in the tank.
Bidet or Scott brand paper only in my house.
Or better yet, throw the wipes in the trash can.
That is disgusting
How about dude wipes? Do they do the same as the cottenelle or not
As long as we all agree, some package wrapper found in a bathroom is always a more credible source than us.
it's not they won't dissolve its when it's in your septic they will still build up more than you think because there is no agitation. I have pumped over a 1000 septic tanks. Sometimes even that thick tp builds up like crazy if used in excess.
Depends. "A couple of weeks" isn't a good metric because you and I both know with a single flush that wipe is going to be halfway down your mainline if not all the way to the city. so the fact that they deteriorate isn't really a home owners concern. that is more of a concern for the city. The real issue will be the condition of your mainline. Is it all jacked up with roots and offsets? First of all you should get this sort of thing fixed, but most people jsut get it cabled and never want to do repairs until they are forced to. In this case wipes of any sort are going to be a terrible idea. If your mainline is in perfect condition you aren't going to clog up no matter what you put down your mainline. whatever it is would have clogged the toilet long before it got stuck in a 4-6 inch wide properly pitched mainline. if your mainline is jacked though you should probably not be using wipes of any sort.
Roger really getting that Cottonelle ad money.
Please disclose your partnership, even in the shorts. It's the most ethical thing to do.
I guess if they are stubborn. But that is like saying that a garburator is a good idea for your drains.
Dude wipes dude wipes dude wipes
The more you know anything about plumbing, the more you realise that it's a wonder that TOILET PAPER can be flushed at all.
This is the plumber that wants you to keep using them so you can pay him to snake out the drain
That, and also just so happens to own a considerably large amount of cottonelle stock.
The problem with the cottonelle wipes in the video is that when they move through a system, they don’t have anything to pull them apart. Applying a force that does not occur in sewer pipes to prove your point is deceptive. You should perform a real test in an actual plumbing system with all three: conventional baby wipes, Cottonelle wipes, and toilet paper. I guarantee the Cottonelle wipes would not breakdown as they do when you pull them apart, nor would they be effectively a non-issue after flushing.
Keep flushing wipes to keep me in business
You can flush cottonelle, they redid their formula after litigation
I just keep a lined and covered waste bin by the toilet and use ordinary baby wipes. They are much cheaper than flushable wipes, and smells from the bin simply haven't been a problem.
As someone who works as a water/wastewater operator no wipes should be flushed. The problem is how they mix with fats,oils,greases in the sewer system.
I rod all day, people that say they don't flush anything that didn't come from the body. Then I find dental flaws,tampons,wipes, and condoms. Now we let them know that if we pull that out in are rod we will trash is. Im not spending hours pulling it out of the rod. I use a 1065, 300, k1500 or a k50.
If it fits down the hole it's "flushable"
Cement mix is "flushable" but not recommended.
Cottonelle should sponsor him.
As someone that used to clean drains I can say these were the bane of our lives, once they start to build up they turn solid and you have to chisel it out
preach!!!
Plumbers get mad a “flushable” wipes but you dang well know a plumber invented them.
I wish we would all move on to using bidets in the west!
Nice watch ⌚️ 👌
This is why bidet are awesome
if you have a septic system, the first ones are fine. but please don't flush anything other than toilet paper if you have city sewage. they clog the sewers, treatment facilities, and anything in between
As someone who had clogged pipes, had to open up the outdoor pipe and had dude wipes mixed with shit rly everywhere I would say you should just throw them away
Lol why is he looking in the tank 😂
After the whole toilet paper hogging, I bought a bidet. Best thing I could have done. Now for my downstairs guest bathroom, I do have toilet paper and cottonelle wipes and also a trash can with a lid that you can open with your foot, since I'm not sure if people feel weird with flushing toilet paper or not.
Feels like an over share but since I’m here-I have used these wipes but I tear them up at least in half before use and combine them with some tissue to hold it
But at most only flushed 2
Costco brand wipes are also flushable
Any flushable wipes could clog a check valve in a city sanitary system
My city really doesn't want anyone flushing flushable wipes. I just used non flushable and throw them away
We should make a class-action lawsuit over false advertising
90 percent of the time it's not the wipe when it comes to mainline stoppages it's the CASTIORN. Non disposable wipes will flush down city mains but if you have a lift station they will clog the pump.
Big difference between flushing in city, and flushing if you have your own septic tank. If you have your own tank, don’t flush wipes of any kind.
That's good for when one accidentally falls in. But throwing in multiple a day, everyday, can clog a system.
Honestly if the wipes rip apart before you can fully take it out the package, they’re good. If they’re sturdy like baby wipes that clearly say DO NOT FLUSH, then it’s pretty self explanatory, people. Lol
My theory is a plumber invented flushable wipes for when times got slow or tough we always some work 😂
And the Walmart brand uses same wipes cottonelle ! Let’s gooo