Huge blob of fat found in UK sewer
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a 15-ton blob of congealed fat and baby wipes the size of a bus, which was lodged inside a London sewer drain.
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a 15-ton blob of congealed fat and baby wipes the size of a bus, which was lodged inside a London sewer drain.
Yap, this is what happens when people don't lick their oily plates and wash them instead.
Its been awhile as my daughters are over 30, but I did not think you flushed baby wipes down the toilet?
Are we sure its not a Godzilla or Rhodan egg?
Are we sure its not a Godzilla or Rhodan egg?
Oh yes. Baby wipes = profit for the plumber.
Saw a show recently where there are still UK sewer workers who's only job is to walk the system with shovels to keep things moving along.
I don't think it's been that many years since London began treating their waste water. For ~100yrs+, it gravity fed to a giant reservoir that emptied with the tide. Mmm..mmmm good.
Saw a show recently where there are still UK sewer workers who's only job is to walk the system with shovels to keep things moving along.
I don't think it's been that many years since London began treating their waste water. For ~100yrs+, it gravity fed to a giant reservoir that emptied with the tide. Mmm..mmmm good.
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They found Jabba the Hutt.
So... why was Piers Morgan hanging out in the sewer?
Originally Posted By: Donald
Its been awhile as my daughters are over 30, but I did not think you flushed baby wipes down the toilet?
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Indeed. I thought the only paper product you were supposed to flush down the sewer was toilet paper, because it is designed to fall apart when it hits water. This applies to both septic system and city sewer systems.
Its been awhile as my daughters are over 30, but I did not think you flushed baby wipes down the toilet?
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Indeed. I thought the only paper product you were supposed to flush down the sewer was toilet paper, because it is designed to fall apart when it hits water. This applies to both septic system and city sewer systems.
I'm guessing that this is in an area that occasionally stops or at least slows considerably. Once you get something adhering to the pipe, other stuff tends to glom on. The smell of rancid fat that has been in water is indescribable. If you're ever near a truck pumping out a grease trap from a restaurant, you won't forget it.
Originally Posted By: JTK
Oh yes. Baby wipes = profit for the plumber.
Saw a show recently where there are still UK sewer workers who's only job is to walk the system with shovels to keep things moving along.
I don't think it's been that many years since London began treating their waste water. For ~100yrs+, it gravity fed to a giant reservoir that emptied with the tide. Mmm..mmmm good.
Not quite right.
You would probably be interested in this BBC production on the creation of the "modern" London sewer system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsTyoH9W8VQ
Oh yes. Baby wipes = profit for the plumber.
Saw a show recently where there are still UK sewer workers who's only job is to walk the system with shovels to keep things moving along.
I don't think it's been that many years since London began treating their waste water. For ~100yrs+, it gravity fed to a giant reservoir that emptied with the tide. Mmm..mmmm good.
Not quite right.
You would probably be interested in this BBC production on the creation of the "modern" London sewer system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsTyoH9W8VQ
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Baby wipes are not flushable. I just cut a
Long length of my sewer pipe, and found three wipes, that my wife and I flushed as an "experiment" about two weeks earlier, still in the home drain pipe. While the pipe flowed well and did not show any clogs of any sort, it was clear that wipes do not flush well.
First band experience from my own sewer pile that I just cut.
Long length of my sewer pipe, and found three wipes, that my wife and I flushed as an "experiment" about two weeks earlier, still in the home drain pipe. While the pipe flowed well and did not show any clogs of any sort, it was clear that wipes do not flush well.
First band experience from my own sewer pile that I just cut.
The UK sewer is so old that the fat is probably the only thing that keeps it in one piece.
A friend that lives in London either:
a-has his backyard flooded by the main water pipe that burst
b-has no running water since the pipe broke in some other place
It's hilarious when you think what he payed for the [censored] house
A friend that lives in London either:
a-has his backyard flooded by the main water pipe that burst
b-has no running water since the pipe broke in some other place
It's hilarious when you think what he payed for the [censored] house
Just a clarification, regular baby wipes are not flushable. However, a few companies do make flushable baby wipes.
Flushable Wipes
Flushable Wipes
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That happens because restaurants don't have grease traps.
Fast food places like McDonald's are the worst offenders.
Fast food places like McDonald's are the worst offenders.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
That happens because restaurants don't have grease traps.
Fast food places like McDonald's are the worst offenders.
When I worked at McDonalds we used grease traps on everything. The frier, grills and ovens had grease traps that had to be emptied into a weird container thing, then hauled outside and dumped in a specialized dumpster.
That happens because restaurants don't have grease traps.
Fast food places like McDonald's are the worst offenders.
When I worked at McDonalds we used grease traps on everything. The frier, grills and ovens had grease traps that had to be emptied into a weird container thing, then hauled outside and dumped in a specialized dumpster.
Yeah well yours was new. In old cities like mine they really were not mandated until the 70's so...lots of places don't have them.
London doesn't either apparently. This happens in a lot in sewer systems just not always on this scale.
London doesn't either apparently. This happens in a lot in sewer systems just not always on this scale.
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Originally Posted By: Andy636
The UK sewer is so old that the fat is probably the only thing that keeps it in one piece.
A friend that lives in London either:
a-has his backyard flooded by the main water pipe that burst
b-has no running water since the pipe broke in some other place
It's hilarious when you think what he payed for the [censored] house
The London sewer system runs East parallel to the river Thames until it reaches Crossness where the sewage WAS pumped into the Thames estuary with the outgoing tide
Because the sewer at that point is below the level of the River, it needs to be pumped UP the river level.
This was the old pumping station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16tF9rgOR-8
Hard to believe these fantastic machines were still in use when I was born!
The UK sewer is so old that the fat is probably the only thing that keeps it in one piece.
A friend that lives in London either:
a-has his backyard flooded by the main water pipe that burst
b-has no running water since the pipe broke in some other place
It's hilarious when you think what he payed for the [censored] house
The London sewer system runs East parallel to the river Thames until it reaches Crossness where the sewage WAS pumped into the Thames estuary with the outgoing tide
Because the sewer at that point is below the level of the River, it needs to be pumped UP the river level.
This was the old pumping station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16tF9rgOR-8
Hard to believe these fantastic machines were still in use when I was born!
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