Macerator and wet wipe problem. Can anything dissolve them?

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We have spent the last 3 days physically cutting (with a saw) huge clumps of rag out the intake screens at a medium size site. When a 12cu yard skip is filling in a week purely with material that's been removed at the first stage of treatment, and I'd say 95% of that is Rag, it's a pity people aren't as vocal about what is getting put down the WC instead of (where they claim) some of it is ending up.

However, that isn't the worst, apparently someone managed to put a motorbike engine down the sewer somewhere, which eventually made it's way through, and jammed the Archimedes screw lifting the sewage into the site, causing it to overload and catch fire....
 
Hugh Jaleak said:
We have spent the last 3 days physically cutting (with a saw) huge clumps of rag out the intake screens at a medium size site. When a 12cu yard skip is filling in a week purely with material that's been removed at the first stage of treatment, and I'd say 95% of that is Rag, it's a pity people aren't as vocal about what is getting put down the WC instead of (where they claim) some of it is ending up.

However, that isn't the worst, apparently someone managed to put a motorbike engine down the sewer somewhere, which eventually made it's way through, and jammed the Archimedes screw lifting the sewage into the site, causing it to overload and catch fire....
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WTF?!?!
 
Hugh Jaleak said:
We have spent the last 3 days physically cutting (with a saw) huge clumps of rag out the intake screens at a medium size site. When a 12cu yard skip is filling in a week purely with material that's been removed at the first stage of treatment, and I'd say 95% of that is Rag, it's a pity people aren't as vocal about what is getting put down the WC instead of (where they claim) some of it is ending up.

However, that isn't the worst, apparently someone managed to put a motorbike engine down the sewer somewhere, which eventually made it's way through, and jammed the Archimedes screw lifting the sewage into the site, causing it to overload and catch fire....
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And it all starts with people not giving a toss about what they toss down the pan!
It's the reason why I make sure their house stinks of shit when I go to unblock them and find what they've put down it... Only way they'll learn!
 
Johnnies are funny though. Did a job once, pulled manhole lid up to find a number floating on the water. Customer sniggers and says 'Looks like someone being enjoying themselves'. He wasn't smiling when he found out the drain only took his property.

He'd had the snip so either his Mrs was playing away or his Daughter was entertaining her Boyfriend. We didn't hang around to find out.
 
Hugh Jaleak said:
Johnnies are funny though. Did a job once, pulled manhole lid up to find a number floating on the water. Customer sniggers and says 'Looks like someone being enjoying themselves'. He wasn't smiling when he found out the drain only took his property.

He'd had the snip so either his Mrs was playing away or his Daughter was entertaining her Boyfriend. We didn't hang around to find out.
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Posted a very similar story a little while ago x
 
Hugh Jaleak said:
More common event than we realise I suspect. It's always someone else that uses wipes/condoms/fat, until you point out no one else uses that run.
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My story involved a septic tank manhole repair.
Customer broke the haunching with his ride on mower.
He came over with a cuppa for me and we were chatting when he peered down and saw the dunkies floating around.
He stormed off to confront his wife!
 
dilalio said:
My story involved a septic tank manhole repair.
Customer broke the haunching with his ride on mower.
He came over with a cuppa for me and we were chatting when he peered down and saw the dunkies floating around.
He stormed off to confront his wife!
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Whoops! Always amusing, as they don't understand how the drainage system works, so assume it's someone else, until you point out it cant be. 'We don't use wipes' is a frequent one, as you pull a wad of rag out the system. Another job turned out to be sanitary towels causing the issue. Group of Ladies from the affected properties asked what the issue was, I told them Dracula's teabags. One then says 'Cannot be me then, I only use PG Tips.'
 
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