• PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
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    30 days ago

    What’s up with Europes fragile plumbing? Does the US have this problem but it’s never reported or what?

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      30 days ago

      Wipes clog up American plumbing also. They make giant fatbergs that workers have to go in and tear apart to unblock the sewers.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      Spent $4000 on a plumbing repair because the previous owner flushed a bunch of wipes. The plumbers removed about 15 pounds of shitty wipes and then replaced the pipe.

    • EvilMe@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      Not sure about the majority of Europe but as far as I’m aware you can still find lead or ceramic pipes in parts of the UK. Some plumbing is still Victorian as well I think, thanks to a lack of investment from the water companies.