Clog Clinic

The SCOTT® Clog Clinic is an authority on common sense solutions for eliminating clogged toilets and septic safety. For nearly a decade, we've spent countless hours studying ways to take the fear out of flushing. That's why SCOTT® Tissue, the common sense brand, has created this online resource with tips and information to help you flush away the potential for clogging.

A Blocked Toilet can Occur Anytime
In fact, an estimated 64 million Americans – more than one in five – face that obstacle each year. And when bathroom traffic and flushing increases, such as over holiday gatherings or during halftime of football games, the potential for clogs rises. According to the SCOTT® Clog Clinic and Roto-Rooter, the largest provider of plumbing and drain-cleaning services in North America, clogs not only cause problems in a household, but they can potentially damage city sewer systems as well.

So what measures can be taken to help keep your toilet clog free? A leading cause of toilet clogs is due to flushing an excessive amount of toilet tissue at one time. Luckily, not all toilet paper is created the same. The difference lies in its dissolvability – the rate at which toilet paper disintegrates and dissolves.

To help avoid a serious clog, SCOTT® Tissue offers three options that dissolve four times faster than the leading bath tissue – SCOTT® 1000, SCOTT® Extra Soft and SCOTT® Rapid-Dissolving bath tissue.

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Dissolvability Demo

Dissolvability Testing

Flushing Station

If you have faced a clogged toilet, you are not alone. But if a few proper steps are taken, you can avoid most clogs.

Strengthen the power of your toilet's flush by using a small mirror to check the series of holes that sit under the rim of the bowl for mineral deposits or grime. Poke each hole clean with a length of wire clothing hanger, and then flush to remove loosened deposits.

A bath tissue such as SCOTT® 1000 and SCOTT® Extra Soft dissolves four times faster than the leading brand – clearing your pipes quicker. A toilet paper that dissolves quickly just makes sense.

People with septic systems, older homes, bad flushing habits, and low-flow toilets are at a higher clogging risk than others.

Keep a wastebasket in the bathroom for the disposal of cotton swabs, dental floss, disposable diapers, feminine products, etc.

Do not leave small objects on the back of your toilet that have the potential to fall in and cause a clog.

Use bath tissue that indicates on the packaging that it is safe for standard septic and sewer systems.

A good way of keeping your septic tank clean is to empty 2 packs of yeast into your toilet each month. The flushed yeast will eat the waste, saving money and maybe a lot of time in the future.

SCOTT® Rapid-Dissolving, the perfect solution for septic systems, RVs & Boats.

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