Re: Flushing. Good idea or waste of water?

Posted by Hube on March 26, 2004 at 17:57:25:
In response to Re: Flushing. Good idea or waste of water?
: My new home is 10yrs. old and I have always had a habit of flushing the toilets when I enter any one of the 3 bathrooms that we have. I flush them regardless if I use them or not. Sometimes I will flush all three of them in sequence a couple of times. : My theory is that I am flushing my DWV system to keep everything moving along just fine. I justify my actions by thinking it's better to spend a few dollars on the water rather than an expensive drain cleaning. : This peculiar habit is a result of formerly living in a 70yr. old home where I spent many hours and many feet of electric eel cleaning the sewage pipe out. : I have also even gone as far as to run the washing machine through a cycle (without clothes) just to get a great volume of water down the sewage pipe. : Am I wasting water or actually doing something good for the pipes? I go along with Gary, your wasting a lot of water. It is not necessary.. Hube

Posted by Hube on March 26, 2004 at 17:57:25:

In response to Re: Flushing. Good idea or waste of water?

: My new home is 10yrs. old and I have always had a habit of flushing the toilets when I enter any one of the 3 bathrooms that we have. I flush them regardless if I use them or not. Sometimes I will flush all three of them in sequence a couple of times.

: My theory is that I am flushing my DWV system to keep everything moving along just fine. I justify my actions by thinking it's better to spend a few dollars on the water rather than an expensive drain cleaning.

: This peculiar habit is a result of formerly living in a 70yr. old home where I spent many hours and many feet of electric eel cleaning the sewage pipe out.

: I have also even gone as far as to run the washing machine through a cycle (without clothes) just to get a great volume of water down the sewage pipe.

: Am I wasting water or actually doing something good for the pipes?

I go along with Gary, your wasting a lot of water. It is not necessary.. Hube

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