Is there any reason to believe flushing
aluminum foil down the toilet is a bad idea?Yeah, and caustic soda will also eat the flesh off your bones. Then it will eat your bones for good measure. There\'s no reason or logic in flushing down aluminum. Yes it\'s a bad idea. It should be recycled along with your aluminum cans. If you don\'t believe me, go ahead and flush it. See what happens. I might just be getting a call from you..sure ,the problems not the material thats not going to rot or move after it hits a bend in the sewer pipe or the plastic pipe in the wall ,its the stuff that will refuse to go down the pipe thats got a drag spot with the foil in the bend stopping the crap,, if you did this buy some plumbers acid at the home depot store and wear gloves and pour it down that drain and leave for a while then flush once wait then see if it comes back into the bowl, if not wait a little more then reflushdon\'t use caustic soda , once it hits water it can explode and go everywhere causing severe burnsOther related question