Households Urged Not to Pour Boiling Water Down Drains This Winter – Plumbing Pros Warn It's a ‘Disaster in Slow Motion’ and to Try This Instead

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When dealing with clogged drains, be it from fat, food, or anything else, pouring boiling water straight down them might sound like a good idea, right? Well, warn our plumbing experts – wrong, very wrong, particularly in winter.

The reason is simple. Pour boiling water onto anything cold, and you risk thermal shock and breakages, and the same applies to your pipes, too.