Tips
Tips To Help Prevent Blockages
We are called upon to clear stoppages on toilets on a daily basis, and the items that cause the problems are usually the same.
Be sure to never flush the following items and you can avoid a toilet backup:
- Baby wipes/cleansing wipes (even if the packaging indicates its safe)
- Kitty Litter or anything from the litter box
- Pet pads
- Tampons/tampon applicators/feminine products
- Condoms
- Cotton balls/cotton swabs
- Disposable diapers
- Paper towels
- Prescription medications
- Band-aids
- Dental Floss


Kitchen sinks are the most difficult area to avoid problems. Just remember that garbage disposals are really only effective on incidental debris.
The following items should not be put down the disposal:
- Coffee grounds
- Rice
- Pasta (any type of noodles)
- Potato peels
- Eggshells
- Vegetables (they are too stringy and fibrous)
- Grease/oil/fat
- Bones
- Glass/plastic/metal
- Bleach or chemicals (this can damage the blades on your disposal)