July 28, 2009

Cloggity Blob

One of the nice things about having a plumber in the extended family is demystifying how water travels through our pipes. It's not always pretty; but it's reassuring to know what counts as normal.
We've been carefully scraping plates into the countertop compost and wiping any grease or oil off them before washing, to avoid the wrath of Cloggity Blob. On occasion, we'll use our non-toxic drain clearing recipe; but I'd rather keep a clog out in the first place than move it further down the pipes.
Recently, our water pressure increased, and the sink started gurgling and slowing down when I let the post-wash water out. On kvetching to Michael, he assured me Cloggity Blob was not on the rise. Instead, we needed to install a vent - the pipes need some air when volume is high. Such a relief. Now the gurgling seems more endearing than threatening.

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