Are you really interested in knowing what’s inside your toilet drain? Well, most people think it’s a gross idea since it goes with incredible anecdotes of unfortunate hazards. Oftentimes, homeowners don’t give a thought anymore about proper drain maintenance, so safety can be compromised making the space a centre of nightmares. Just imagine poo, fatbergs, dead pets plus lots more – a horrible scenario that could ruin your sanity. Okay, if you don’t want this to happen, just feel free to dial for drain repairs Melbourne services for regular maintenance of your system.
You might think that human poo is the only existing reality in toilet and drain systems. But anyhow, here are stories, some hilarious, others are not, circulating around the Web about the craziest things you can see in drains.
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Pets
Yes, we have seen on TV or the movies how innocent kids flush their dead pet goldfish down the toilet. Didn’t anyone tell them to give the poor thing a decent burial? It’s not only goldfish though but people who drained systems also claimed to have found some strange and exotic animals that met their untimely deaths. There was even a report in 2018 of a Cocker Spaniel that got stuck in a drain pipe for three days which had to be rescued emergency services. Dead rats were also a bizarre find.
Hygiene and sanitary devices
Plumbers most commonly unearthed ba wipes, sanitary napkins, loose tampons, even condoms – used and brand-new ones when unclogging drain systems. People who threw these things away into the drain need to be educated on proper waste disposal. Didn’t they think twice before flushing them down the toilet?
Miscellaneous
Name it and you have it – from soda bottles, large chunks of grease, to t-shirts, pieces of underwear, toys, to bodily fluids, and so many more weird things, have been found plumbers when unclogging drains.
Odd Finds
Enough of the usual but absurd stuff. Now, here comes unbelievable tales from several plumbers who had the uncanniest find of all. One said he was able to remove a box from the drain which he didn’t mind for a few days. Once he remembered, he got to it, and was so amazed to see a heart-shaped diamond inside. And good that he made his family happy bringing them to Disneyland. Still, another claimed that when he pulled out a small bag from the drain, he almost collapsed to find several thousand dollars inside. Turns out the robber did his best to flush all the money down before he escaped the authorities.
If there’s too much tissue stuck in your drain, a plunger could do the job easily. But if you can’t stomach it, then a team of professional drain specialists in Melbourne would be happy to do it for you.