Does fat really clog the drains?

My roommate swears that bacon grease and other animal fat clogs the drain and that I shouldnt pour it down the sink. He pours the fat in cans and freezes them and then throws it away. I am pretty skeptical of all of this cause my mom never did this and we didnt have any problems to my knowledge. Personally I am pretty lazy and since I don't think it really affects anything I prefer to pour it down the drain. But whenever he is around he gets mad at me. Is he right or is it all bologna?

Does fat really clog the drains?
yes it dose, sometimes Ice cubes in the garbage disposal might help. Potato peelings ,BAD, Chicken skin gets caught in the blades and stinks up the kitchen to high heaven, I only put citrus peelings down the GD. When I use canned food , I wash a few cans and keep them under the sink. You can tell who owns their home and who rents.
Reply:Yes it does clog the drains. Just like it gets hard when it sits out it will also get hard and clog your drain pipes. On the rare occasion that I do it I run plenty of hot water behind it so that it gets flushed out of my part of the system. But I like your roommates idea of freezing it and then throwing it away.
Reply:Yes it gets solid. It cools down in the pipe and eventually when you'ved poured enough down the drain many times it keeps making layers until it closes up. Kind of like the fats in your blood do in the arteries and veins in your body.
Reply:Not really unless you do it everyday but it harms more of the earth then your drain! so don't do it anyways! Put it in a old mayo bottle and when its filled throw it away! NOT HARD!
Reply:Bacon grease and other simular fats can clog up your drains big time. It's a b*tch to unglog too. It's not that hard to pour it in the cans.
Reply:i would freeze the fat then throw it away. it does clog the drains.
Reply:He is absolutely right!!!


This habit can cause serious plumbing issues.
Reply:yes it does! it takes a while but its very bad especially if the drain is old
Reply:just like it clogs those arteries!
Reply:yes it can



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