Can you flush dental floss with a septic tank?
The short answer for dental floss and a septic tank: never. Floss is a thin non-degradable nylon or Teflon string that wraps around other debris and around the impeller of any pump in the system.
It forms nets that trap solids and can bind up and burn out effluent or lift pumps. Bin used floss in the trash.
- Verdict
- Never — it nets around solids and pump impellers
- Why
- Floss is a thin non-degradable nylon or Teflon string that wraps around other debris and around the impeller of any pump in the system.
- What it does to your system
- It forms nets that trap solids and can bind up and burn out effluent or lift pumps.
- Bin used floss in the trash.
When in doubt, throw it out — only the three Ps (pee, poo, toilet paper) belong in a septic system.
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