"Zilbandy" > wrote in message
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> 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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The plumber I was quoting (or as close to it as I could remember) was
talking specifically about not using hot water with fatty foods. He
actually recommended a hot water "wash" for the drain lines occasionally.
I'm not sure how the different operations work, but I have done both ever
since he told me -- and, so far, no clogged or slow drains.

MaryL