ATM sludge and plumbing

[burningclown@burningclown.com]

Hi -

Did a quick search on the archives but I'm not sure what I saw was ... 
conclusive.

I'm working on a 10" f4 mirror in my 2nd floor Brooklyn apartment. One of the 
snags I've run into, now that I'm about to switch grits, is cleaning out the 
dunk bucket. I've heard that grit-and-glass sludge can cause a plumbing 
nightmare since it essentially turns to stone in the pipes ... obviously, for 
me, cleaning the bucket out in the bathtub is preferable to filling it, lugging 
it down to the corner storm drain, over and over and over ...

I have no backyard, by the way. No yard at all in fact.

One of the posts I did manage to unearth implied that there was no real danger 
from sludge turning to rock in the pipes. Does anyone have experience with this? 
I rent and my landlady is unwell, and overall if I caused a plumbing nightmare 
I'd be ... well, in for it.

Any feedback on the matter would be appreciated!

Clear skies,

Glenn Becker

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