Housing home user guide

BIN IT – DON’T BLOCK IT
Here are five top tips to keep your drains flowing.
Love your loo: Make sure that only wastewater, toilet tissue and human waste goes
down your drains and into the sewer.
Bin it - don't block it: Wrap up sanitary products, nappies, wet wipes, cotton buds,
dental floss and condoms and put them in the bin.
Think - not in the sink! After cooking, fat, oil and grease should be left to cool- it can
then be disposed of in the bin or mixed with seeds and nuts to make a feeder for
birds.
Chemicals, solvents, engine oil and paint should be taken to your local refuse site.
Medicines, tablets, syringes and needles should be taken to your pharmacist, local
hospital or health authority for safe disposal.
‘Flushable’ Products?
Even items that are marketed as ‘flushable’ or ‘biodegradable’ contribute to
blockages. Although these items disappear when you flush your loo, they do not
break down in the sewers, as they take a number of years to disintegrate.
If you allow solidified fats, or household waste into the drainage system and
cause a blockage you will be charged for the clearance of the drains.
g. Kitchen Features
Facilities are available for connecting a washing machine, a
fridge and an electric cooker.
The on/off operating switches are all identified above the
worktops.
Cooker Switch
Plug in power sockets for these appliances are located under
the worktops in the spaces allowed for them
Cooker– depending on the type of cooker, it can be either
hard wired or plugged in (e.g. microwave). Hard wiring
would be normal. Due to the high power rating of cookers it
is vital that any hard wiring must be carried out by a
qualified and competent electrician.
Your home is also fitted with a gas cooker point in the
kitchen. A gas cooker must only be fitted by a registered
GAS SAFE engineer. It is not simply a case of turning off
the gas, plugging the cooker in and turning the gas back on.