Idiot husband poured fat down the sink

[FatBurger]

DH accidentally (genuine accident) poured a pan of fat, approximately a litre, down the sink. It was only after he'd poured a significant amount that he realised (it was a dump rather than a slow pour). Is there anything we can do to mitigate it? So far we've poured litre after litre of boiling water down the sink and most of a bottle of fairy liquid. Anything else? He feels so stupid!

When we moved into our house we had to pay to have the drains unblocked, it does happen. If you’re on a terrace or street it will be affecting someone, we had a camera put in the drains and we could see where everyone connected.

Cant believe people still pour away fat and oil.

Why do you cook with a litre of fat?

For those pouring the odd bit of oil or fat down the sink - soak it up from the pan with a bit of kitchen roll and put it in the food waste instead.

FML. You are a menace. I can almost see your shiny, greasy, self interested face hoiking yourself over a garden fence because your neighbour has their washing out on a Sunday. Never mind your own ignorance driven self interest.

This is the equivalent of regularly throwing “a little bit” of rubbish out your car window for 25 years. It might have caused you no issues (bully for you) but dozens of poor sods in hazard suits have been having to chip away at your fatberg-causing grease deposits in stinky sewers.

And dozens more have had their streets flood with sewage and their bills go up because of the problems this kind of behaviour causes. Please stop doing it.

@Xrays Please don't put any fat down the sink. A little bit might seem ok, but it gets caught up with other stuff that shouldn't be flushed like baby wipes etc.

I live in the last house before a bend in the sewer pipe. When it gets blocked with things people shouldn't be putting down sinks and toilets, the sewer backs up and all the waste comes up the manhole cover in my back garden, flooding it with toilet waste and dirty water. We can't use the back garden until the waterboard have been out, cleared the pipe and sanitised the garden.

So many people saying they put oil and fat down the drains, no wonder we have so many fatbergs in the sewers. Selfish.

Was it actually fat (solid at room temperature) or oil?
You also haven't said whether or not your sink is blocked.

clear vinegar +entire tiny tin wd40

So don't pour the George Foreman grill fat away....?

Our plumber recommends a few litres of hot vinegar once a month.

Also curious as to what you cooked in a litre of oil!!

@twoandcooplease
No. Don't pour it down the sink.

It needs to go into the bin, not into the waterways.

I don't think that's a good idea. Solvents like wd40, white spirit are quite toxic if they get into the waterways or sea. And we know the sewage does, so anything else that foes down the drain will be joining it....

Half a bottle of washing up liquid or biological washing liquid & boiling water? Both would break up the fat.

Why do you do this regularly? It's totally inconsiderate.

I'd be wary of chucking chemical combinations down the sink, different chems can produce a reaction.

I would use a bit of enzyme washing powder and hot water.

He's not a man child. He was loading the dishwasher and mistook the large, cold pan of liquid (a black pan too so no discernable colour to the oil) for water and dumped it out in to the sink (which is large and deep so dumping liquid is our go to).

I cooked onion bhajees on Wednesday, chips Thursday and donuts Friday. None of which DH was present for. I deep fry once a year roughly so a pan of oil is not a regular occurrence in our house!

Not only that, also regularly chucking more chemicals in to the system to remedy the unnecessary fat tipping.

Oil.

And no, the sink isn't blocked. I'm more worried about the pipes further down the line. Never put any oil or fat down the drain usually!

Something else I’d not ever consider safe to be pouring down a sink.

So it’s vegetable oil and not animal fat?
it’ll be fine - it’s a none issue as it’ll remain liquid (as it has in the pan) and not suddenly turn solid in the drain.

How many of you have read the label on the back of a Fairy liquid bottle where it refers to the damage the product can do to the environment and aquatic life. Toxic in the extreme!