I doubt that the powder was egg shell. Egg shell is mostly calcium which would dissolve in even a very mild acid solution and be carried into the weeping bed wouldn't it? Leave an egg in vinegar and the shell dissolves and the protein of the egg begins to coagulate. It becomes rubbery. Try it, it is sort of fun.
I don't think that a reasonably operating drain will choke on coffee grounds but I do believe they are a potential clog builder along with hair, grease and what ever else.This does not mean they will do so. When I lived in England we always poured our tea leaves down the drain. How times change. They used to laugh at North Americans using tea bags. Now when I go to visit, tea bags is all they use. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: robert moore To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:57 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps That's interesting, I always put the coffee grounds down the kitchen drain and I never have had a problem with it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps My parents used to put coffee grounds and egg shells through the disposal. Rarely had any problems with the kitchen drain. Daddy did find about 6 inches of egg shell powder in the septic tank when he opened it after about 35 years. Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:18 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps HI, You mite try using vinegar and baking soda.. Put a good amount of soda in the drain and then the vinegar... Let it set and work for a long wile and then run the water and see what happens... ROB FROM MINNESOTA----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps Depending on the severity of the clog, give something like Dawn dishwashing liquid a big squeeze directly into the drain and then dump some very hot water in after it. It may have to have a couple doses of hot water dumped in. If you see progress repeat it. If not no harm was done. But think about it. Dish soap is used to dissolve grease so using a larger amount of dish soap will make it stronger and the hot water helps to melt the grease as well. I've done this myself that's why I can pass it along. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:56 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Home remedies-sewer traps Long ago we had a discussion on her as to what works good in home sewer traps, like the ones under the kitchen sink and that main trap before things leafve the house. I have a feeling that someone here has not wiped a greasy pan out like after having cooked sausage or a burger. It was my turn to do the dish's today and I am positive I felt grease on the little dohangis that stops up the water. so besides buying liquid plumber what might be good for possible grease in a trap. is it baking soda, rock salt? any and all answers, suggestions would be appreciated. thanks.lee -- Did you hear that two rabbits escaped from the zoo and so far they have only recaptured 116 of them? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html> or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/> Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com <http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com> Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
