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Old 02-13-2020, 05:49 PM   #79
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Default Re: So much for Irish Spring and Dryer Sheets.....

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Originally Posted by Lanny View Post
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Does that turn them into "Sewer Rats" then



It absolutely can do that. The only water normally remaining in those pipes is the water in the bowl of your toilet. If you flush a live rodent, he's likely to want to continue living by climbing back up away from the water at lower levels, then fall right back into your toilet bowl. Don't let your wife read this post!


In a related instance, I had a basement with a drainage pipe in the concrete piped directly to the storm sewer. Its cover screen became damaged, after which my basement was invaded by literally dozens of sewer rats. Trap the rats and cover the drainage pipe, no more rats.
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