Plastic Tampon Applicator Clogged Toilet

Removing tampon applicator from toilet hi someone in my family accidentally flushed a plastic tampon applicator and clogged up the toilet.

Plastic tampon applicator clogged toilet.

I use the toilet brush to fish it out and toss it in the can. A tampon can clog old and new toilets alike wreaking havoc on your home s drain line and sewer. Cheshire those plastic things are not supposed to go into the toilet for that very reason. The age of your toilet doesn t really matter.

Do it over and over again. Tampons do not immediately clog up your toilet after one flush so it may seem like they are safe to flush. Turn off the water and drain the tank and bowl. I go to use the bathroom last night and i see a low water level in the toilet bowl with a pearlescent pink plastic applicator floating in the water.

But sometimes flushing tampons down the toilet is a big no no. When you can reach into the bottom and pull the tampon out from the p trap. Instead flushed tampons build up over time. Set it on plastic sheeting in another part of the bathroom or take it outside.

I flush like a dumbass and the water level rises 1 2 below the top of the rim. I panic and it drops a couple of inches luckily. Another section on the kotex website says it s okay if you only to flush biodegradable tampons. Most plastic applicators cannot be recycled.

The institution of environmental science estimates that around 2 5m tampons are disposed of via the toilet every day in the uk. If it s cardboard or paper give it a little time. If it s a plastic applicator i don t know what you can do about it. Once one gets stuck it becomes easier for other tampons and non flushables to get snagged and clog up the pipes.

Unbolt the toilet from the floor with a wrench and lift it off the drain. One section says it s fine to flush tampons in homes that have newer toilets. Instead of the soap and hot water try bleach or some sort of household. Tilt it carefully sponging up water that spills out as you do.

They are most likely still in the toilet. If they were in the main the whole house would back up.