09/15/2026
🚽 THINGS YOUR TOILET & DRAINS WERE NEVER MEANT TO SWALLOW 🚽
Your toilet is a toilet… not a trash can, garbage disposal, or portal to another dimension. 😂
Here are some things that should NEVER go down the toilet or drains:
❌ Flushable wipes — “flushable” doesn’t mean septic-friendly.
❌ Paper towels & cleaning wipes
❌ Feminine hygiene products
❌ Diapers — Yes… people actually try this. 😳
❌ Cotton balls & Q-tips
❌ Dental floss — It doesn’t disappear. It becomes a tiny septic rope. 😂
❌ Grease, oil & cooking fat — Your pipes and septic tank are NOT a fryer.
❌ Coffee grounds
❌ Hair — Your drain is not collecting a wig for later. 😂
❌ Pantyhose — Your septic system does NOT need shapewear. 🤣
❌ Cat litter — Even the “flushable” kind is a bad idea for septic systems.
❌ Condoms — We promise… we don’t need to explain this one. 🤦♂️
❌ Toys — If your toddler flushed it, you’re not the first. 😂
❌ Paper money — Your septic system is not an ATM. 💵
❌ Anything that makes you say, “I wonder if this will flush…”
And then there are the REAL-LIFE “HOW DID THAT EVEN GET IN THERE?” SPECIALS:
🪥 Toothbrushes
🧦 Socks
👙 Underwear
🥄 Utensils
🧥 Coats or Outerwear
🧻 Half a roll of toilet paper
🐴 Okay… maybe not a horse. But give somebody enough time and we’re not ruling it out. 😂
The rule is simple:
If it didn’t come from your body or isn’t toilet paper… don’t flush it.
What goes down your drains eventually ends up in your septic system. Treat it right and it’ll return the favor. 💩😂
We will let you decide which ones we have actually seen or found inside of tanks while pumping them! Drop your guesses below!
Gann Brothers Septic Tank Service
Family-owned & operated since 1967.
📞 336-548-2971
🌐 gannbrothersseptic.com
Most septic tanks should be pumped every 3-5 years, depending on household size and water usage. Regular maintenance prevents clogs and system failures.