Poll: Who else uses mesh filters in sink and shower drains?

[what to do]

We use the mesh strainers in kitchen sinks to catch any food residue
from washing dishes (I don't soak dishes in still water) and in the
tub drain to catch loose hair during showers.

I have a next door neighbor who moved in a few years ago and about
every six weeks, the rooter guy pays them a visit for several hours
using the big machine that shakes up the whole street. The previous
homeowners never rootered in the twenty years that they were in
residence. We've never had to clear our drains until the last year
when I did it myself with a plunger and recently with an auger.

So how common is it to use the strainer? Do people not do it because
it's grody to empty out the strainer and believe that the water will
push the "matter" through the waste pipe?

[Nan]

On 31 Jul 2003 08:49:49 -0700, isoportablelife@yahoo.com (what to do)
wrote:

>We use the mesh strainers in kitchen sinks to catch any food residue
>from washing dishes (I don't soak dishes in still water) and in the
>tub drain to catch loose hair during showers.
>
>I have a next door neighbor who moved in a few years ago and about
>every six weeks, the rooter guy pays them a visit for several hours
>using the big machine that shakes up the whole street. The previous
>homeowners never rootered in the twenty years that they were in
>residence. We've never had to clear our drains until the last year
>when I did it myself with a plunger and recently with an auger.
>
>So how common is it to use the strainer? Do people not do it because
>it's grody to empty out the strainer and believe that the water will
>push the "matter" through the waste pipe?

I use them in both the kitchen and tub drains.
My hair falls out pretty rapidly and I have to empty the strainer
after each shower. One thing I don't like is the water backs up into
the tub several inches before I'm done showering due to the hair
collecting there.

Nan

[Nan]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:22:30 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
wrote:

>In article <0rfiivon5sba3k3bj8fha5bla0jnn97ko1@4ax.com>,
> Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:
>
>> I use them in both the kitchen and tub drains.
>> My hair falls out pretty rapidly and I have to empty the strainer
>> after each shower. One thing I don't like is the water backs up into
>> the tub several inches before I'm done showering due to the hair
>> collecting there.
>>
>> Nan
>>
>That's funny, I thought I'd seen a picture of you with a Sinead O'Connor
>hairstyle.

:-P
It's shorter than it used to be (now shoulder length) but had been
about to the middle of my back when I got it cut.

>What's the flow of your shower? Mine is less than 2 gallons per minute,
>so I don't have to worry much about flooding. To rinse soap off
>thoroughly, I use it as a hand-held.

I have no idea what the flow is. How would someone even measure that?
We have terrible water pressure though. And ours is a hand-held as
well. Still floods the tub.

Nan

[Nan]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:21:16 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
wrote:

>Over months and years, my flow diminishes because minerals build up in
>the internal parts. If the flow gets too slow, I can clean them in
>vinegar. I just checked to see my current rate. It took a minute or
>so.

Our sewer line tends to get blocked with tree roots and the management
here has to send a plumber out about twice a year to clean out the
lines. We'll get great drainage for a few months after a cleaning,
then it starts backing up again.

>Holding a quart measuring cup, I turned on the shower. I held the cup
>under the shower head for a count of six with Mississippis. It was 2
>cups. As 6 seconds is a tenth of a minute, that would be 20 cups, or 5
>quarts, or 1.25 gallons, per minute.
>
>You could use any container to catch the water, then measure with a cup.
>
>If your flow is much higher, a low-flow head is a cheap way to reduce
>flooding and hot-water costs.

Looks like something to try tomorrow :-)

Nan

[Nan]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:17:00 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
wrote:

>In article <soljivgd4sfmkvsc2c1i7vajq97uloji3n@4ax.com>,
> Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:21:16 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Over months and years, my flow diminishes because minerals build up in
>> >the internal parts. If the flow gets too slow, I can clean them in
>> >vinegar. I just checked to see my current rate. It took a minute or
>> >so.
>>
>> Our sewer line tends to get blocked with tree roots and the management
>> here has to send a plumber out about twice a year to clean out the
>> lines. We'll get great drainage for a few months after a cleaning,
>> then it starts backing up again.
>>
>I was talking about the flow in my shower head. Copper wire will
>protect a sewer line from roots.

OIC. Even broken lines?? The plumbing in this area is horrendous.

Nan

[Nan]

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:16:09 -0400, Marcia Pease
<mbear@nospam.address> wrote:

>In article <e1hjivsdkd27jjojn8llvsco0sgnrqf6tk@4ax.com>,
> Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:
>
>> It's shorter than it used to be (now shoulder length) but had been
>> about to the middle of my back when I got it cut.
>>
>I hardly think our valued corporate sponsors want their names associated
>with a newsgroup reputed to be a hangout for whatever it is your kind
>call yourselves these days. Wouldn't you be happier in
>alt.thebird.hippie?

How about alt.marcia.can.bite.me?

Nan

[Lloyd Randall]

In article <l9tkiv0uvuj42a3sa2bmgd94ukcj6v3s2r@4ax.com>,
Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:17:00 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <soljivgd4sfmkvsc2c1i7vajq97uloji3n@4ax.com>,
> > Nan <nan@altmothers.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Our sewer line tends to get blocked with tree roots and the management
> >> here has to send a plumber out about twice a year to clean out the
> >> lines. We'll get great drainage for a few months after a cleaning,
> >> then it starts backing up again.
> >>
> >Copper wire will
> >protect a sewer line from roots.
>
> OIC. Even broken lines?? The plumbing in this area is horrendous.
>
> Nan
>
All over the country, governments have been pushing for more and more
sewer lines. It's expensive for residents, and the EPA says disposing
of so much water is an environmental problem. A big percentage of
existing lines are so broken that they need replacement, and there is no
money for it; yet governments keep extending lines.

Sewers make it easy to put in fly-by-night businesses without investing
in wastewater disposal. That's how farmland and forest turn into urban
sprawl. Of course, if you want to rent buildings to tennants for
housing or commercial use, a sewer connection means it's not the
landlord's problem if tennants put something down the drain that would
damage a septic system; it's the municipality's problem.

A copper wire won't mend broken pipes, but it can keep roots away from
the cracks.

--
Best Regards,
Lloyd

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> If you wash dishes in a plastic pan, you will probably save water, and
> you can dump it where you wish.

Is that another name for a washing-up bowl?
I always chuck my washing up water onto the roses.