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For similar reasons, you shouldn’t flush paper towels or facial tissue either, as both are designed to actually stand ... out of your pipes—both your shower drain and your toilet.

You just stand there hopeless ... while the main drain pipe is usually three to four inches. 7. Flush the toilet to ensure it is draining correctly. If not, repeat steps three to six.

A PLUMBING expert has revealed six things you should never flush down your toilet as you could get hit with a huge bill. Sean Richardson says that even "flushable" items can cause chaos in the pipes.

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed what the germ-phobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases ... calibrated the plumbing’s water ...