When you are cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you may also want to keep on top of the tidying away. This can make you wonder whether it might be practical to simply pour used cooking oil down the sink.
As an article in the Guardian explains, deciding to pour cooking oil down the sink drain can lead to some serious problems with your plumbing, especially if your pipes are on the older side.
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A damaging activity
Pouring cooking oil down the sink may seem to be quick and convenient, but doing so could well result in plenty of inconvenient repair work needing to be carried out – not to mention the expense of hiring a plumber and paying for new pipe fittings. If you have already poured a lot of cooking oil down your kitchen sink over the years, you may wish to get in touch with an expert such as https://www.wilkinson-env.co.uk/sewer-repairs-drain-lining-concrete-cutting/drain-repairs/drain-repairs-solihull/ to see whether your pipes have suffered damage as a result. Taking the time to check up on the state of your sewer pipe lining Solihull can save you from having to undergo bigger and more disruptive repairs in the future.
The myths about cooking oil
Many people believe that pouring hot or boiling water after the cooking oil will enable it to flush away safely, but this is simply not the case; in fact, specialists working on damaged sewer pipe lining in Solihull will be all too ready to describe how destructive cooking oil can be.
You may also have read about giant ‘fatbergs’ of grease that have formed in some UK sewer systems. This is because cooking oil causes blockages in the pipes or eventually filters into our rivers and streams, causing pollution and harming wildlife.
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How should you deal with cooking oil? If it is hot, let it cool to a solid so it is easier to scrape into a suitable container. You can then throw the cooking oil away in your household waste bin or take it to your local waste disposal centre.
