On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 23:41:57 -0600, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>I was also told by a plumber not to use hot water when disposing of fatty
>foods, but it had nothing to do with burning up a motor. I have forgotten
>the precise reasoning, but it had to do with cold water being more likely to
>keep fat in pieces that could more readily be washed down the drain instead
>of gathering in one place to clog the drains. I know that wasn't exactly
>the explanation, but he was referring specifically to fats that would melt
>in hot water.

That might be true, but when my sink gets clogged from too much gunk,
I usually get it flowing again by using lots of hot water to melt the
gunk and move it further down the line. Whatever works is all that
matters, though.

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