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To Avoid Toilet Terror, Visit The Clog Clinic (NAPSA)—Toilet terror. It strikes nearly 175,000 Americans emotionally and financially every day. Whatis toilet terror? “Toilet terror is the fear of embarrassment when youclog a toilet,” explains Peggy Ward, chief of toilet security for the SCOTT Clog Clinic. “When a clog occurs, it not only unnerves you, it requires a great deal of emotional strength to clear the pipes and, in some cases, it requires profes- sional attention.” This year SCOTT Tissue is bringing consumers a solution to toilet terror—the SCOTT Clog Clinic. The SCOTT Clog Clinic is an authority in fields of flush-ability and septic safety. Simply, it seeks to take the fear out of flushing. Ward has been a memberof the SCOTT Clog Clinic for nearly a decade and has spent countless hours studying ways to prevent toilet terror. The SCOTT Clog Clinic’s researchers have tested quickly offers the common-sense solution to prevent clogging. use a small mirror to check the series of holes that sit under the rim of the bowl to check if theyre blocked with mineral deposits or grime. Poke each hole clean with a length of wire clothing hanger. Flush the toilet to remove loosened deposits. Know yourroll. A bath tis- sue such as SCOTT 1000ct and SCOTT Extra Soft dissolves four times faster than the leading toilet paper brand—clearing your pipes quicker. A toilet paper that dissolvability since 1996. To ensure sewer and septic safety, the Clog Clinic tests how well SCOTT dissolves quickly offers the common-sense solution to prevent systems and how quickly it breaks up during a flush. Through these tests, the Clog Clinic found with septic systems, older homes, bad flushing habits and low-flow Tissue moves through plumbing SCOTT Tissue breaks up four times faster than the leading brand. And, using the right toilet papercan help preventclogs. While a blocked toilet is a risk at any time, the possibility increases during high-traffic bath- room times, such as halftime of football games, especially the Big Game, Black Friday and during the holidays. The SCOTT Clog Clinic offers this advice to help forestall a clog: * Flush Power. To strengthen the power of your toilet’s flush, clogging. e Are you at risk? People toilets are at a higher clogging risk than others. A toilet is not a wastebasket. Keep a wastebasket in the bathroom for the disposal of cotton swabs, dental floss, disposable diapers, feminine products, etc. Accidents may happen. Do not leave small objects on the back of your toilet that have the potential to fall in and cause a clog. Visit www.ScottCommonSense. com for further common-sensetips andadvice.