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The real question is if you use a wet wipe at the end? Total game changer.
Don’t flush them please
Why? Mine say; flushable, made from plant sourced fiber.
Flushable means it can travel down a clean pipe. Once it encounters an obstacle it will snag and sit there until it breaks down or catches more debris. If it catches fat particles then it will never break down and will create what is called a fatberg which will restrict flow.
New products come out everyday. To test them, you could try putting the wipes in a jar filled with water and toilet paper. See what survives when you shake it up. Maybe add a bit of oil as well to see if that changes the result.
No wipes are actually flushable regardless of what the packaging says. They're awful for municipal plumbing and cost tax payers thousands
I know someone who's home flooded with poop water because of them doing exactly that. The plumber pulled a LOT of them out of the blockage. Apparently it's a common mistake, although that doesn't make the repairs any cheaper.
Just in case, don't flush tampons or pads either.
It's most likely a lie. There's no industry standard, manufacturers can say what they want and their wipes end up blocking your plumbing or the sewer system, or decorating beaches.
I used to but where I live the toilet blocks very easily so I had to stop but I got a bidet.
You shouldn't flush them down any toilet. Throw them in a lined, covered trash can.
I moisten my TP in the sink, which I can reach from the john in my special poop closet.
I just drip the TP into the bowl below me, that way I don’t have to travel as far.
Somehow that seems less sanitary.
I have long arms and my secret shitter safe space is literally in an old broom closet, so the sink is not inconvenient for me. It's my happy place.
Oh I was mega joking, that’s completely horrifying hahaha.
Plus, I’ve got a bidet, which is the most life-changing thing I’ve gotten since my first solid state drive.
I just wet the TP in the sink. Highly recommended. You're not going to clog up your septic system that way. Even flushable wipes aren't really flushable.
Unfortunately you don't have the option to use the sink like that if your stall is separated from the sink or farther than an arm's reach away.
Butt wipes are an absolute game changer. If I don't use them I just feel dirty for the rest of the day until I get a chance to shower