Here's The Terrible Thing That Happens When You Pour Grease Down The Drain

You’ve probably heard it been said before: don’t pour grease don’t the drain. You know it’s bad, but do you know why? Whether you plan to cook a homemade breakfast or invite friends over for a BBQ this weekend, make sure you don’t damage your kitchen’s plumbing by pouring this enemy into your drain’s pipes. After all grease and sewers don’t mix! And the reason is:

• Grease contains many fats that get broken down into their component parts - fatty acids and glycerols. When fatty acids get poured down the drain, they attach themselves to calcium found in sewers and create a “soap” compound, which ultimately damages plumbing.

• Naturally, what goes down your drain leads to the sewers. And when sewer levels rise, these blobs of fat attach to the ceilings of pipes and form stalactite-like structures commonly known as ‘fatbergs’. 

• Ultimately these clogs can cause sewer line backups, which not only look bad but are also dangerous. The worst part about this is that it takes weeks to break these fatbergs apart, so there’s a lot of harm that can be inflicted upon the environment.

While drain cleaners can be a big help when it comes to clearing out your pipes at home, the grease will still get washed into sewers and create worse problems in the long run. With that being said, will you think twice about disposing grease down the drain? We know we will!

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