From: "Richard Ozer" 
To: "Joe Mayenschein" ,
        
Cc: 
Reply-To: "Richard Ozer" 


The course grits could cause a clog; but I've never seen the stuff turn to stone.

At the Chabot Workshop, we get 30 people at a time grinding glass. We trap
alot of it, but over the years, alot has gone down the sink.... we have had
no clogs in over two years now....

RO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Mayenschein" 
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:24 PM Subject: Re: ATM sludge and plumbing


>
> I would think that not using a fast flow like a sink and bathtub might be a
problem.
>
> But if you were to  errr,, "Save" it for dumping in small
amounts in the
toilet
> (especially if there is extra chasing material in it,, ewww)  anyway i think
that
> that way wouldn't have any problems.
>
> Joe
>
> burningclown{at}burningclown.com wrote:
>
> > Hi -
> >
> > Did a quick search on the archives but I'm not sure what I saw was ...
> > conclusive.
> >
> > I'm working on a 10" f4 mirror in my 2nd floor Brooklyn
apartment. One of
the
> > snags I've run into, now that I'm about to switch grits, is cleaning out
the
> > dunk bucket. I've heard that grit-and-glass sludge can cause a plumbing
> > nightmare since it essentially turns to stone in the pipes ... obviously,
for
> > me, cleaning the bucket out in the bathtub is preferable to filling it,
lugging
> > it down to the corner storm drain, over and over and over ...
> >
> > I have no backyard, by the way. No yard at all in fact.
> >
> > One of the posts I did manage to unearth implied that there was no real
danger
> > from sludge turning to rock in the pipes. Does anyone have experience with
this?
> > I rent and my landlady is unwell, and overall if I caused a plumbing
nightmare
> > I'd be ... well, in for it.
> >
> > Any feedback on the matter would be appreciated!
> >
> > Clear skies,
> >
> > Glenn Becker
> >
> > +---------------------+
> > This is not a signature
> > +---------------------+
>
>
>

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