Look up a product called Thrift. You can get it on Amazon. It's a type of flake drain cleaner, comes in a bottle. Basically run your shower on super hot for a few minutes to heat up the pipe, then pour a bunch of this stuff down, and a bit more hot water. Leave it alone for a few minutes, then flush with hot water.
Unlike Drano, this stuff actually works. Originally I found it on a plumbing subreddit. I've done it to my shower a few times and it seems to have a longer lasting effect every time, like it's actually cleaning out the pipe.
Strange story for you.. I had very bad athletes foot for many years. All the off the shelf powders and creams didn't help at all. Someone told me to pee on my feet to cure it, I didnt believe them but tried it anyways. Worked amazingly quickly. Occasionally I do it still but not all the time. Haven't had athletes foot in over 25 years... I'm so sorry for the story. 😂
Yep that's the idea. Not actually sure if its preventing anything.. But it hasn't come back. Its in the shower so I don't care. Finish washing up and spray the shower with cleaner when im done. 😂
Shower water /is/ normally collected in grey water systems, but piss would be so diluted as to be a negligable contaminant. A shower uses roughly 70 litres of water. An average human bladder voiding is 400ml, so that works out at 0.57% piss in the grey water collected in a single shower. Negligable - but for fruit trees, a fertiliser.
I did once and the next day i could hear my roommate shrubbing the bathtub with some cleaning utensil ... so i guess it smelled and he was sensitive to it? But i couldn't smell anything, idk.
65 Comments
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 77 pts · 174d
There are 2 kinds of people, people who pee in the shower and liars.
turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub · 11 pts · 174d
I’m a liar.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 174d
At least you're honest about it.
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 173d
Is he, though? ;-)
turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub · 3 pts · 173d
Don't think about it too much. Engaging with paradoxes is known to exercise your mental muscles.
exaybachae@startrek.website · 4 pts · 173d
I only pee in other people's showers.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 173d
when the water isn't on.
Gotta set the tone.
474D@lemmy.world · 73 pts · 174d
I've done plumbing work before, it's all pipes, people. Piss to your heart's content, you're not hurting anything
themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 174d
I have a slow drain so the shower ends up with a shallow puddle by the end. So, no, I don't like standing in a puddle of my own pee.
But otherwise, pipes is pipes. No judgement here.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 31 pts · 174d
Snake ur drain bby <3
SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 174d
Look up a product called Thrift. You can get it on Amazon. It's a type of flake drain cleaner, comes in a bottle. Basically run your shower on super hot for a few minutes to heat up the pipe, then pour a bunch of this stuff down, and a bit more hot water. Leave it alone for a few minutes, then flush with hot water. Unlike Drano, this stuff actually works. Originally I found it on a plumbing subreddit. I've done it to my shower a few times and it seems to have a longer lasting effect every time, like it's actually cleaning out the pipe.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 174d
Have you cleaned out your drain?
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 23 pts · 174d
shower yes, bath no
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 174d
Hot tub?
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 174d
anything chlorinated is fair game
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 174d
Depends on the dilution rate.
tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 174d
Hot tubs are way too finnicky for that you should not be peeing in them!!!
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 174d
There are two types of people in the world. People who pee in the shower and those that lie about not peeing in the shower.
LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 173d
You know this was the line our sex ed teacher gave us in 5th grade.
Except about masturbation.
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 173d
It’s used in all types of settings.. Race car drivers say there are two types of drivers those that pee in the car and those that lie about it..
daggermoon@piefed.world · 21 pts · 174d
Yes, I also pee in the sink.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 174d
There was a whole community about that back on the other website. We should get a sink pissers community going on Lemmy
daggermoon@piefed.world · 9 pts · 174d
We have one. It's pretty inactive. Last time I posted there someone was giving me shit for pissing in the sink. Like why are you here? lol.
bstix@feddit.dk · 1 pts · 174d
We don't need to. It's assumed.
lasta@piefed.world · 19 pts · 174d
Only if I’m already in the shower to wash myself lol.
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 15 pts · 174d
Yes, like a normal person 😉
sparkles@piefed.zip · 13 pts · 174d
MeowWeHaveAProblem@toast.ooo · 22 pts · 174d
Strange story for you.. I had very bad athletes foot for many years. All the off the shelf powders and creams didn't help at all. Someone told me to pee on my feet to cure it, I didnt believe them but tried it anyways. Worked amazingly quickly. Occasionally I do it still but not all the time. Haven't had athletes foot in over 25 years... I'm so sorry for the story. 😂
WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 174d
You still pee on your feet occasionally as some kind of preventative you're saying?
MeowWeHaveAProblem@toast.ooo · 6 pts · 174d
Yep that's the idea. Not actually sure if its preventing anything.. But it hasn't come back. Its in the shower so I don't care. Finish washing up and spray the shower with cleaner when im done. 😂
WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 174d
No one wants itchy feet that's for sure
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 174d
Prophylactic feet pissing is now my favorite phrase in the English language
CordialCephalopod@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 173d
New band name. I call dibs
digdilem@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 174d
And they're always eager to help out other people too.
BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 174d
Our shower drains into the grey water tank and then to our fruit tree irrigation line, so... Of course yes.
digdilem@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 174d
I've done the maths!
Shower water /is/ normally collected in grey water systems, but piss would be so diluted as to be a negligable contaminant. A shower uses roughly 70 litres of water. An average human bladder voiding is 400ml, so that works out at 0.57% piss in the grey water collected in a single shower. Negligable - but for fruit trees, a fertiliser.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 174d
Mmm, nitrogen
Pappabosley@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 174d
The shower is the only place i pee and as for poo, well that's a story for another time....
prex@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 174d
stoicEuropean@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 174d
Of course, and occasionally I also poop in the shower. It's always funny to stomp it down the drain.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 173d
Found the waffle stomper.
cone_zombie@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 173d
I know it's a running gag on the internet but I unironically think there's someone who actually does this
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 173d
Never trust anyone who doesn't pee in the shower!
PixTupy@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 174d
There was a campaign in Brazil urging people to pee in the shower to save water.
https://youtu.be/xyJlUZWwkdM
steve_freiheit@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 173d
I pee into my neighbor's shower
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 173d
Only when their bathroom window is open
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 174d
Not in my shower. But in other people's, sure.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 174d
And this is why all of Dave's neighbors have learned to securely lock down their entire house before taking a shower.
MisterNeon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 174d
No!
bananabread@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 174d
But you should
pineapple@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 174d
I feel less bad about peeing in the shower now.
Surp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 173d
That's why we're here
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 174d
Yep
monovergent@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 174d
crouch low to the drain to minimize splashing
aeration1217@lemmy.org · 4 pts · 173d
damn right. I might be dumb but I ain't stupid
migo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 173d
Yes, it saves water
PetteriPano@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 174d
I'm pretty sure the US army used to recommend peeing on your own feet in the shower to reduce athlete's foot.
entropiclyclaude@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 173d
There are two kinds of people.
Those that pee in the shower, and liars.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 173d
I did once and the next day i could hear my roommate shrubbing the bathtub with some cleaning utensil ... so i guess it smelled and he was sensitive to it? But i couldn't smell anything, idk.
B0rax@feddit.org · 4 pts · 173d
Maybe he shat in the shower after you?
Soapbox@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 170d
Of course I do. The only reason not to is if you are showering with someone else.
A friend in college got in a huge fight with his girlfriend when he peed on her feet in the shower.
3abas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 173d
Widdershins@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 174d
I don't pee in the shower I prefer to pee into the shower
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 173d
Whole body bidet.
sangeteria@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 173d
Yeah (though not often)
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 174d
synae@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 174d
George Costanza?
RiverRock@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 173d
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