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Thank you! I didn't know that but it makes perfect sense. Wish I'd known that a couple of months ago when I had the mother of all clogs. I eventually got it with the dish soap method repeated a few times.
Yeah, I rented for awhile an apartment that had a cheap toilet, that was clogging pretty often - never saw that before or since elsewhere. But I found a tool like that and it saved the day repeatedly there - just mechanically pushes out the clog from the trap, and it basically can't fail to fix the issue quickly therefore.
Yeah, I rented for awhile an apartment that had a cheap toilet, that was clogging pretty often - never saw that before or since elsewhere. But I found a tool like that and it saved the day repeatedly there - just mechanically pushes out the clog from the trap, and it basically can't fail to fix the issue quickly therefore.
I see many terlets just don't flush worth a crap chap. Seems a turd ball just spins around and around and does not go down the hole. I like the jet flush deals that shoot out a rush of water and get the job done.
Sidetracked a bit on a related question -- These days the toilet drain hole comes with different oval shapes or trapezoid shapes; how come there are no corresponding plunger? All plungers I see are still the traditional round shape, which cannot completely cover the hole which is why the plunger is not effective in my latest clog. Otherwise the plunger really is the best.
If there is no oval shape plunger in the market I smell a business opportunity.
I don't know what type of system the OP has but I thought it was a bad idea to put bleach in a private septic system? I was told it kills the bacteria that is needed to break down what is flushed. Did I hear wrong?
All this talk reminds me of cheap vs expensive toilet paper.
Once my husband and I were walking through the grocery store and I said "Oh, we need toilet paper!" and reached for my usual pick. My husband said, "OMG, we spend that much on toilet paper? Look at this single ply toilet paper - let's try that." I said, "OK - but you won't like it." He HATED it. The next time we went to the grocery store, he picked up the more expensive toilet paper. Ha!
Hahaha! I have a funny plumbing memory, too: I was out one night with the boyfriend, and came home at 3 a.m. drunk as a skunk. I used the bathroom, flushed, and the toilet backed up. I stood in the doorway for about a minute, contemplating what to do next - ignore it and deal with it in the morning, or clean it up now when I was so drunk that I wouldn't remember.
As I was contemplating, the phone rang - the boyfriend was calling to make sure I was home safely. I said "Toilet's overflowing, talk tomorrow!" and hung up. I settled on option 2, unclogged the toilet, cleaned the bathroom, took a shower, and crawled into bed. The next morning I was so glad I'd cleaned the bathroom before going to bed! Because ... ew.
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Originally Posted by RobertFisher
If there is no oval shape plunger in the market I smell a business opportunity.
Sidetracked a bit on a related question -- These days the toilet drain hole comes with different oval shapes or trapezoid shapes; how come there are no corresponding plunger? All plungers I see are still the traditional round shape, which cannot completely cover the hole which is why the plunger is not effective in my latest clog. Otherwise the plunger really is the best.
If there is no oval shape plunger in the market I smell a business opportunity.
I have to wonder what the name of this new plunger would be...
Spoiler
The Ovaltine Plunger?
BTW, the "plunger" for use on the newer toilets has a soft conical front that fits into the throat of the trap to aim to water bolus, and is more properly called a "force cup." Use the force, Luke.
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