I was taking my daily mid-morning poop today and while I was wiping, I thought, I wonder how most people wipe.
I tend to wipe while standing up cause it’s more comfortable and allows for more cheek-spreaditivity.
So, I beg the question: How does most of Lemmy wipe? Do you wipe while standing up or do you wipe while sitting down? Why?
Why? Mine say; flushable, made from plant sourced fiber.
Flushable means it can travel down a clean pipe. Once it encounters an obstacle it will snag and sit there until it breaks down or catches more debris. If it catches fat particles then it will never break down and will create what is called a fatberg which will restrict flow.
New products come out everyday. To test them, you could try putting the wipes in a jar filled with water and toilet paper. See what survives when you shake it up. Maybe add a bit of oil as well to see if that changes the result.
No wipes are actually flushable regardless of what the packaging says. They’re awful for municipal plumbing and cost tax payers thousands
I know someone who’s home flooded with poop water because of them doing exactly that. The plumber pulled a LOT of them out of the blockage. Apparently it’s a common mistake, although that doesn’t make the repairs any cheaper.
Just in case, don’t flush tampons or pads either.
It’s most likely a lie. There’s no industry standard, manufacturers can say what they want and their wipes end up blocking your plumbing or the sewer system, or decorating beaches.