Can You Put Coffee Grounds Down The Drain? Here's What Plumbers Want You To Know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pouring coffee grounds down the drain can cause serious plumbing issues because they clump together instead of dissolving. When ...

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You've brewed your cup of joe. Then, when you're cleaning up the kitchen, you pour the coffee grounds down the drain. The garbage disposal will take care of everything, right? Not exactly. Coffee ...

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A plumbing expert explains why pouring coffee grounds down the drain is a bad idea—and what you should do instead.

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Stop Pouring Coffee Grounds Down the Drain—Here’s Why It’s a Big Mistake

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