Workers clear 'huge, disgusting' fatberg from London sewer

[JacksinPA]

Workers clear 'huge, disgusting' fatberg from London sewer

Public told to watch what they flush after workers take two weeks to free blockage

www.theguardian.com

Public told to watch what they flush after workers take two weeks to free blockage

Members of the public are being told to be careful what they flush down the loo. A 'huge, disgusting' fatberg the size of a small bungalow was blocking an east London sewer & had to be removed manually. Using high-pressure water jets & hand tools.
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I'm the official drain cleaner in our house. I've found that the combination of bleach & hot water does the trick . Since much of the matter that clogs the sink drain is meat-derived, the bleach, which is strongly basic, saponifies the fats that hold these bits together.

A house I once rented in the country had a septic tank backup. The guy who was to pump out the sewage but first had to attack with a long steel rod this mass of used tampons that were blocking the thick pipe. A family with several teen girls had lived there before.

 

[HumblePi]

Workers clear 'huge, disgusting' fatberg from London sewer

Public told to watch what they flush after workers take two weeks to free blockage

www.theguardian.com

Public told to watch what they flush after workers take two weeks to free blockage

Members of the public are being told to be careful what they flush down the loo. A 'huge, disgusting' fatberg the size of a small bungalow was blocking an east London sewer & had to be removed manually. Using high-pressure water jets & hand tools.
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I'm the official drain cleaner in our house. I've found that the combination of bleach & hot water does the trick .

A house I once rented in the country had a septic tank backup. The guy who was to pump out the sewage but first had to attack with a long steel rod this mass of used tampons that were blocking the thick pipe. A family with several teen girls had lived there before.

'It is the latest in a series of fatbergs to have been removed in recent years. One the size of an African elephant was broken up in October 2020. Thames Water removed 140 tonnes of fatbergs from the drains of Greenwich, Pall Mall and the Shard in 2019.'

 

[Rogue Valley]

A house I once rented in the country had a septic tank backup. The guy who was to pump out the sewage but first had to attack with a long steel rod this mass of used tampons that were blocking the thick pipe. A family with several teen girls had lived there before.

TMI lol.

 

[Roadvirus]

WTF is Michael Moore doing in London's sewer?