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Why Doesn't Everyone Know This About Toilets? Never Clog Again!

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In this video I show you what you can do to not only unclog a toilet without a plunger or other tools but how to keep it from happening!

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20 Comments

@HowToHomeDIY Creator 1 month ago Pinned

I know this is an issue just about everyone deals with but I want to hear from you, what have you found has worked best for you to not only unplug your toilet but fix it so it is less likely to plug again? Thanks for the feedback!

@jimwalls904 1 month ago

The biggest issue here is family members that think that using a half roll of TP every time.

@mikemcgown6362 1 month ago

Years ago when I was fixing our toilet, I made my son laugh like crazy when I called it the crapper flapper. Still laugh myself when I think about it.

@sherylclements2846 3 weeks ago (edited)

I looked up why to NOT pour BOILING water down the toilet, and that is because it causes a temperature shock and will crack the porcelain itself, and you'll end up having to replace the entire unit. Well worth knowing! Especially since I try to overdo solutions, so am glad I looked it up. God bless!

@wes_d 1 month ago

The issue you describe with not enough water going down the drain to flush solids is by design…for number 1. Number 2 is when you hold the handle to empty the tank…again, by design. Thank the low water use crowd for this design. I hold the handle down every time and I run the tank level as high as possible.

@SeniorTravelInsider 1 month ago

honestly the hot water + dish soap trick just saved me from an awkward situation at my parents house 😅 wish i knew this years ago

@pintokid74 1 month ago

Weirdest thing I ever found was a plastic jello cup.Tried plunger snake no success. Took it out side and couldn't see anything though the outlet. Finally told the home owner only way to find out what it was is to crack it open. When I did there was the cup wedged in the trap. Her son was sneaking jello at night and decided to flush the cup so he would not get caught. 😂 I am pretty sure mom said that he was paying for the new toilet and service call. That was an expensive cup of jello. 😂

@802sti 3 weeks ago (edited)

You didn't mention...eat more fiber! 😂
Also if you do use a plunger, make sure it has a flange that sticks out. I struggled with a flat plunger for years until I googled what a toilet plunger looks like.

@hagbard72 3 weeks ago

We just put in dishsoap, walk away for an hour, then flush. Works almost always. No buckets of hot water, just soap.

@kevincobb4346 1 month ago

I know another reason. You replace your toilet, get everything squared away, and you flush it and it overflows immediately. Then you plunged the fire out of it until it works. You walk away, put your tools away, and THEN you remember that little rag you used to cover the opening while you were working around the toilet!!! Oops! we got lucky, we never had a problem in that line.

On a serious note. Love your videos. Always find them very helpful.

@lauraofeno3941 1 month ago

The cheap liquid soap works just as well. In a pinch, you don’t even need the hot water.

@ZymonAaronn 2 weeks ago

"Let's jump right in!" - Into the clogged toilet bowl? OK, you're the pro.

@MjrCoxwell 3 weeks ago

ive trained my kids "if its just yellow, tap the fellow, (push and release the handle), if theres paper or brown, HOLD IT DOWN (full flush cycle).

@davidmiller6010 4 weeks ago

Yep, 40 pounds is just right on the Kinetic Water Ram. Use tip #1, lower the ring, then place the charged up Ram, then lower the lid, THEN pull the trigger. If you get kickback, proceed to Tip #2. Tip #2, wad up a single sheet of double wide newspaper, drop it in the water, push it around the corner as far as it will go. Proceed to tip #1. The newspaper will slam into the clog with 98% of the force coming out of the Ram, move the clog and the newspaper itself will shatter. (2% of the force goes out to the sidewalls). Flush. Flush again to help get that mess out of the building. For 7 years, I took care of a 144 unit apt building, and had to do this 5-10 times a week. It works.

@sped1968 1 month ago

The water getting all over everything from using a plunger comes from not knowing how to use one. If you do it right, you'll rarely get more than a few drops, and that's only from removing the plunger when you're done and it dripping on the bowl rim.

1) Completely cover the drain hole.
2) Push down slowly to allow air bubbles to escape around the plunger.
3) Release slightly, but don't uncover the drain hole.
4) Push down firmly but not violently.
5) Repeat step 3
6) Repeat step 4
7) Repeat step 5
8) Repeat step 6

If you're releasing enough to allow the plunger to go back to its original shape between each push, you're doing it wrong and you're wasting time AND effort. The trick is to keep the plunger inverted in the water the entire time, which means you'll only be releasing halfway between each one.

@Quacks0 4 weeks ago

Thanks, Adam --- as Eric O from the South Main Auto channel says, "Remember, folks --- if I can do it, YOU can do it." :D

@mikeelliott9067 3 weeks ago

Several years ago I worked at a school in the maintenance department. I received an education about plugged toilets and sinks. Ex: Small toy or ? parts, food pcs., candle wax, and especially "flushable" wipes that should NOT be labeled as such. Plumbers liked coming here for the real tough job$.

@fastfreddie3971 1 month ago

9:45 - jiggle the handle 😂

@wickedbird1538 1 month ago

😮😮😮😮After a BM, I flush. Sometimes I flush before I finish so I don’t get too much. Then I flush the paper in a separate flush.

@unclebob2336 3 weeks ago

Biggest hurdle, in my household, is the individual who deposits somewhere between a large Monster can to a Fosters can. Have adopted the "turd tamer" It slices, dices & chops.