Household Accessibility tools My account Your bill Your water Love Yorkshire Get in touch Help keep Yorkshire blockage free A few simple changes will prevent the hassle and cost of repairs and help keep Yorkshire blockage free. Bin it, don't block it! Home Your water Blockages Only pee, paper and poo should go down the loo. You’d be amazed by the things we find in our sewers, from bicycles to building materials, but only the 3 Ps (pee, poo, paper) should ever find their way down there. A few little changes could really help in reducing the risk of flooding in your area and more importantly, your home! The main offender: wet wipes Every year in Yorkshire wet wipes cause 40% of sewer blockages! Even the wipes labelled as “flushable” never break down once they’ve gone down the loo, so it doesn’t take long for thousands of wipes to completely block a sewer. Always remember to bin it, don’t block it! Other things that should never go down the drains: Tampons Cotton buds Cooking oil Paint Leftover food Sanitary pads Plasters Nappies What we're doing Every year we spend millions of pounds on the Yorkshire Water network, including making improvements to our sewers and drains. From our community engagement teams educating the public, to the key workers and engineers removing blockages, the Yorkshire Water team is dedicated to keeping Yorkshire’s water flowing. Doing your bit Making sure only the 3 P’s (pee, poo and paper) go down your toilet is the best way to avoid sewers overflowing in your area. But other things can cause blockages too, like leftover food and cooking oil. We’ve created some handy anti-blockage kits which help to stop unwanted waste finding its way into the sewers, order your free kit now! Get your free anti-blockage kit Get more from Yorkshire Water Sign up to our mailing list and be the first to hear about: what we’re up to our help and support services water saving advice top tips to avoid blockages. Sign up Company information Our Business Plan Our performance Our charges News and media Public Affairs Our policies About us Get involved Careers Water Bidding Market Your Water online community Legal stuff GDPR Modern Slavery Act Accessibility Cookie settings Legal Privacy policy Talk to us Our contact information Tell us about good customer service Supplier queries Sign up to our mailing list © Yorkshire Water 2021 Cookies on our website We use cookies to make our website work and to make it better. Please click “Accept all cookies” if you're happy for us to use cookies on your device. If you'd like to manage the cookies we use, click "Manage my cookies"Read our Cookie Policy Manage my cookies Accept all cookies