HELP, I'm an IDIOT, I poured Metamucil down my garbage disposal!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I specifically requested not to have a disposal put in. I'm European and put things in the trash or the compost, where they belong.

Good luck to all the blocked disposals out there.

+1

We have 6 houses (four rentals, a vacation home and our primary home).

We have zero garbage disposals.

Never had a clog in the kitchen sink!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I specifically requested not to have a disposal put in. I'm European and put things in the trash or the compost, where they belong.

Good luck to all the blocked disposals out there.

+1

We have 6 houses (four rentals, a vacation home and our primary home).

We have zero garbage disposals.

Never had a clog in the kitchen sink!

Have you poured Metamucil down the sink?

[Anonymous]

Toilet plunger. If you have 2 drains, cover one with stopper, then plunge the other

[Anonymous]

And stop using sink as a garbage can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(I did this with couscous......it was a nightmare.....we had to snake the drain...)

LOL! I did the same thing many years ago! I think we had to clean out the pea trap.

[Anonymous]

This clearly keeps happening. Why would anyone pour Metamucil down a sink? If it’s expired, why would you not put it in the garbage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This clearly keeps happening. Why would anyone pour Metamucil down a sink? If it’s expired, why would you not put it in the garbage?

Why would you not put it in the organic compost bin?

[Anonymous]

I think this thread probably sets the record for the most revived thread on DCUM. It's not long, but it never dies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, looks like my husband will be taking apart the trap today. my son woke me up at 4am this morning to cut his nails (wtf??), and i checked it again then, but water is still not draining.

lol, he's going to torment me mercilessly for being such an idiot.

This was the best part. I've never poured Metamucil down my drain or been woken up for this specific reason, but both seem totally possible.

[Anonymous]

I just put psyllium husk down the drain. Very expensive lesson! So much goo and so much mess. Why oh why. Why???!!!! Plumber is coming tomorrow. Goo keeps coming up the sink, it’s multiplying. It feels like it’s alive. I put the entire container down the drain!

[Anonymous]

I am so confused. Why didn’t you just throw the container into the trash???

Call a plumber. You don’t know what you are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so confused. Why didn’t you just throw the container into the trash???

Call a plumber. You don’t know what you are doing.

Neighbors might go through the trash collecting medical information.

[Anonymous]

Call a handyman. That's real bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may need to use a specialwrench to rotate the gears. Go to the hardware store if you don't have one. They will sell you something that looks like a handle with a square rod on it. Insert the rod into the hole underneath the base of the disposal and rotate it a couple of times.

Basic Allen wrench works too

[Anonymous]

How could you be so STUPID?