• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    20 days ago

    I actually think about plungers quite a bit. If I notice someone has a sink plunger instead of a toilet plunger, I immediately and forever judge the shit out of them.

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    20 days ago

    Bro when it skids all the time you need a toilet cleaner all the time

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    20 days ago

    I’m a plumber, almost said i was a plunger… anyways, my go to for a kitchen sink clog is a plunger. We get a lot of weird looks/naysaysers when I pull it out. “Oh i tried plunging it, that wont work”.

    Trust me, I’ve been in many of your houses, my plunger is professional, and i know how to use it. Works 80% of time on sink clogs in my 6 years of plumbing.

    I guess ill share the plumbing secret. You have to block the opposite side of the plunging with a wet rag, or preferably a drain stopper. Put pressure on the stopper and plunge the other side. Also, if there is a garbage disposal, you can block both drain when full of water, and turn it on for 10 seconds or so… a lot of times, this clears the clog.

    Wet rag works on bathrooms sinks too, put it over the overflow holes while plunging.

    Warning tho, if your underpipes aren’t mostly secure, you can just push water through the seals all under your sinks, this is fine. kinda i guess, just tighten them up and try again and bring a towel. You can make sure they are secure by tightening them. Its like a bolt, righty tighty, on all underside piping connections.

    AND FOR THE LOVE OF EYESIGHT AND CHEMICAL BURNS, JUST TELL US YOU USED DRAINO. Even if it was a few days ago before the problem started. I know a guy who had his foot melted in the winter by stepping in a sewer puddle from draino, im talking no meat left… and if you get it in your eye, within a few seconds before you can wash it out, you have permanent eye damage.

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    20 days ago

    I was always feeling this weird disconnect from stories and memes about toilets getting blocked.

    I live in the UK, and I’ve never owned a toilet plunger. My parents don’t own one. I’ve barely ever seen one. If memes are to be believed, my life should be a disaster, a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode in a torrent of shit.

    So what gives?

    Turns out the US actually uses totally different style toilets to Europe! US has a siphonic system, and over here we’ve got a washdown system. There are pros and cons of each, but a big plus of the euro style is that it’s really hard to clog.

    And now it all makes sense.

    https://bathroomnerd.com/european-vs-american-toilet/

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      20 days ago

      A good poop knife will do the trick. Perhaps those are more common in your locale.

      Also, not to brag, but our American poops are significantly larger than most and even though a bidet is more hygienic and feels nicer, we prefer to use large volumes of processed wood pulp on our butts.

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      20 days ago

      I don’t see how that’s relevant to a plunger… are you plunging the ass off your checks after you shit??

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    20 days ago

    If you play close attention to the "power’ of your toilets flush… you’ll notice when it’s getting close to a clog. That flush will make you second guess something isn’t right. And if your neglect it, you will sooner or later realize it was in fact on its way to clog.

    The life of a homeowner. Many of you have NO idea the amount of chit you need to learn and pay attention to on a daily basis to make sure your home is well maintained. Adulting fkin sucks.