Flush Toilets

thecuz · 03-26-2007

Related to the other thread...

We had a bit of a mini sewage disaster outside my recently purchased condo (If you were there and had to see it we're sorry!). Apparently it was caused by toilet paper clogging the pipes.

Some have suggested that we should refrain from using TP in the complex. Is this the only reasonable solution? I'm certain that the hotels and restaurants don't have this problem on a regular basis. Do we just have substandard plumbing leading to the mains?

I have a hard time imagining that our guests would be happy to have to use a bin beside the toilet for disposal.

Sorry for this "stinky" thread but would appreciate responses from any with experience.

gingele · 03-26-2007

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Originally Posted by thecuz

Some have suggested that we should refrain from using TP in the complex. Is this the only reasonable solution? I'm certain that the hotels and restaurants don't have this problem on a regular basis. Do we just have substandard plumbing leading to the mains?
I have a hard time imagining that our guests would be happy to have to use a bin beside the toilet for disposal.

Seriously? I only ask because I find it sort of hard to believe that you own a condo in Playa but did not realize this.
I thought it was common practice not to flush the TP in Playa, but instead place it in the basket.

mfl*s queen · 03-26-2007

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Originally Posted by gingele

Seriously? I only ask because I find it sort of hard to believe that you own a condo in Playa but did not realize this.
I thought it was common practice not to flush the TP in Playa, but instead place it in the basket.

Depends on where the Condo is, and what kind of system it has. We are in Playacar Phase II, and we are able to flush!! One big reason we bought where we did.

Tommygurl · 03-26-2007

How about biodegradable tp? Like for an RV? Of course I imagine you would have to take suitcases of it down eh?

gingele · 03-26-2007

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Originally Posted by mfl*s queen

Depends on where the Condo is, and what kind of system it has. We are in Playacar Phase II, and we are able to flush!! One big reason we bought where we did.

I'd say that is a fine reason for selecting your condo

Since I have never stayed in Playacar, but only in town, there was a "no flush" policy (ie, basket next to the toilet) just about everywhere we went/stayed. The OP seemed to not realize that when he said "I'm certain that the hotels and restaurants don't have this problem on a regular basis"

MWC · 03-26-2007

I thought not flushing was SOP down there.
As long as you have maid service every day, which we always have wherever we stayed, it hasn't been a huge problem.
A bit odd to adjust to, but ...
And it felt very decadent to come home and flush away!

**Susie Q Roo** · 03-26-2007

NOT flushing toilet paper is all but 100% the norm down here. Sorry, but I think it's a "when in Rome" situation. No biggie to take the trash out once a day. Just always keep a bag/liner in the trash can so it can easily be picked up and tossed.

EDIT: And yes, hotels (other than larger resorts with their own waste processing options) and restaurants do have this issue too. Nearly all of them have a sign asking that all paper (or other bathroom "products") be placed in waste cans and NOT in toilets. The sewage system down here just simply can't handle it.

thecuz · 03-26-2007

Thanks for the info gang - it's not something that came up in my research into buying.

03-26-2007	#1 (permalink)
thecuz beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 433	Flush Toilets Related to the other thread... We had a bit of a mini sewage disaster outside my recently purchased condo (If you were there and had to see it we're sorry!). Apparently it was caused by toilet paper clogging the pipes. Some have suggested that we should refrain from using TP in the complex. Is this the only reasonable solution? I'm certain that the hotels and restaurants don't have this problem on a regular basis. Do we just have substandard plumbing leading to the mains? I have a hard time imagining that our guests would be happy to have to use a bin beside the toilet for disposal. Sorry for this "stinky" thread but would appreciate responses from any with experience.

03-26-2007	#7 (permalink)
Susie Q Roo paradisiac Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q Roo Posts: 10,535	NOT flushing toilet paper is all but 100% the norm down here. Sorry, but I think it's a "when in Rome" situation. No biggie to take the trash out once a day. Just always keep a bag/liner in the trash can so it can easily be picked up and tossed. EDIT: And yes, hotels (other than larger resorts with their own waste processing options) and restaurants do have this issue too. Nearly all of them have a sign asking that all paper (or other bathroom "products") be placed in waste cans and NOT in toilets. The sewage system down here just simply can't handle it. Last edited by Susie Q Roo : 03-26-2007 at 01:59 PM.

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03-26-2007	#4 (permalink)
Tommygurl crab killer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I am Canadian!! Posts: 14,197	How about biodegradable tp? Like for an RV? Of course I imagine you would have to take suitcases of it down eh?

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MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,845	I thought not flushing was SOP down there. As long as you have maid service every day, which we always have wherever we stayed, it hasn't been a huge problem. A bit odd to adjust to, but ... And it felt very decadent to come home and flush away!

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thecuz beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 433	Thanks for the info gang - it's not something that came up in my research into buying.

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