How to Unclog a Toilet

FROM: Robert
DATE: Tuesday April 17, 2001 -- 11:36:14AM

Perfect timing--my crapper's been giving me hell lately. I shouldn't have flushed those classified government documents without eating and digesting them first.

FROM: corey
DATE: Tuesday April 17, 2001 -- 2:29:23PM

i think I'll call my new side project "TOILET SNAKE"...

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Tuesday April 17, 2001 -- 3:42:30PM

"Toilet Auger" would be a cool band name as well...

FROM: Brian
DATE: Thursday June 7, 2001 -- 11:47:13PM

Don't get me started on toilets. Some of these new toilets can't handle anything with a diameter great than angel-hair pasta. I actually pull the lid off the back of the tank, before I even get down to business. That way I can grab the float, to prevent overflows. We actually had to replace the first lid on the tank, because the first one was broken in what we can just call a hasty maneuver, worthy of Jackass.

FROM: ejd
DATE: Tuesday July 31, 2001 -- 3:34:07AM

Thanks for the help.

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Tuesday July 31, 2001 -- 9:09:39AM

Brian -- I miss those college days with the toilets that could suck down a small animal... man those things were incredible...

FROM: Emily
DATE: Tuesday August 21, 2001 -- 2:36:10AM

My landlord left me in charge of the house and i desperately needed help the bucket thing was the only thing that worked thank the glorious internet gods you and google for saving the day!

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Tuesday August 21, 2001 -- 9:42:51AM

Woohoo! I helped somebody with their toilet problems! Glad it worked, Emily. :)

FROM: terry
DATE: Tuesday January 1, 2002 -- 10:10:26PM

My toilet doesn't flush all the way all the time and it doesn't matter how much stuff is in it. It could be just water, and if it wants to go down all the way it will, but 50% of the time it won't. Any advise you can give me would be very apreciated. I have 2 toilets, one on the the first floor and one on the basement floor, they both do the same thing. I live in a bi-level home.

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Tuesday January 1, 2002 -- 10:52:48PM

You might want to make sure that the plastic stopper in the back of the toilet is hanging properly from the handle lever. I just installed a new one on our downstairs toilet and we're getting just the opposite effect -- when we flush, it actually flushes TWICE. Very strange...

But check to make sure that it's not too loose, which could cause some trouble flushing...

Otherwise, try the steps I mentioned above.

FROM: fresh
DATE: Wednesday January 2, 2002 -- 11:48:37PM

sorry folks but the ol "little kids hand down the toilet and tell him you lost hist favorite GI Joe" has worked for me in the past when he realizes it isnt a toy hand him a pop and run thanks!

FROM: paula griffin
DATE: Sunday January 6, 2002 -- 1:30:02 pm

when I flush the toilet in our house, what ever is in it pops right back up and we have to flush several times to get it back down, i already checked the chain in the tank and it is ok, I think this is cause a worse problem which is making our toilet bowl have an awful residue on it and i have to scrub it every other day , nasty ! any ideas?

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Sunday January 6, 2002 -- 2:46:46 pm

The residue could be caused by hard water...

Have you tried loosening clogs by trying step #3 above?

FROM: dustin
DATE: Wednesday January 16, 2002 -- 9:41:04 pm

I have a question; not really sure i can do this alone. Someone dropped the t.p. handler in the drain, but since it was surrounded by crap (literally), they flushed the toilet, thinking that the handler would be removed of feces, not able to be sucked up. Apparently, they were wrong, and the thing got stuck up there. I can't get my hand that far, and a plunger probably won't work, since it's a solid object. Do u have any advice?
Thank you,
Dustin

FROM: fresh
DATE: Wednesday January 16, 2002 -- 10:45:10 pm

yo dustin you can rent a snake not one of those shitty ( plenty of pun intended) manual ones im talkin an electric one they work real nice i used to have to use one @ my old work where biznez was always cloggin the toilet try that !

FROM: Paul
DATE: Thursday November 14, 2002 -- 6:59:07 pm

my son flushed a carrot down the toilet and im having a problems flushing it. I have a bad plunger that air escapes from and I tried the bucket thing. We have a very tight budget even though we have a fairly new toilet. What should I do?

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Friday November 15, 2002 -- 9:19:35 am

Perhaps send a rabbit down the hole?

Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)

FROM: Lynn
DATE: Thursday November 28, 2002 -- 8:31:22 am

Thank you so much, it's Thanksgiving day and I thought that no one would be able to use the bathroom!!! The hot water worked!!!!

FROM: Jason
DATE: Saturday November 30, 2002 -- 12:23:04 pm

For the love of god...There is poo everywhere....Our toilet keeps overflowing on us and our whole downstairs smells like somebody sold their butt to the devil. I can't take it anymore. It is my roomate's birthday and he is having to sweep nuggets out of my front door. What a way to live. Thanks for the help and support with our fecal disfunctions..I am going to go vomit now.

FROM: Jason
DATE: Saturday November 30, 2002 -- 12:26:02 pm

it flooded again. Only it is blue from the 2000 flushes....Now our kitchen looks like an aquarium but still smells like shit. This is the worst day of my life. I think that I am going to crawl up in a hole and die now..Oh, wait....the hole is flooded out with shit. I hate my life.

FROM: Marcus Mackey
DATE: Sunday December 1, 2002 -- 1:26:41 am

Ummmm, Jason... ever consider Immodium AD? Might solve your problem...

:-)

FROM: JB
DATE: Tuesday December 3, 2002 -- 12:17:03 am

Doo-d you saved my shit! When I got home tonight my wife had clogged up the crapper -- worse than I ever have. After plunging like mad and making a major mess of stink ... the bucket of warm water trick did the job! Muchas Gracias!

FROM: Lucy
DATE: Friday December 13, 2002 -- 12:54:30 pm

I love you, Ryan! I'm 9 months pregnant and have to use the toilet every half hour. Of course, my son or my husband clogged it up before they left for school this morning. Having never used a plunger before in my life, I was very excited to find your advice in my "how to plunge a toilet" search. Thanks to you, I can pee again!

FROM: Paul
DATE: Friday December 13, 2002 -- 1:57:12 pm

I love you, Ryan! I'm 9 months pregnant and have to use the toilet every half hour.

Best Consecutive Sentences Ever.

FROM: Sue Ryan
DATE: Sunday December 15, 2002 -- 5:44:06 pm

You're my HERO! After spending most of the day trying to plunge, purchasing a snake & generally freaking out about paying a plumber on a SUNDAY, the warm water did the trick. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

FROM: Nick
DATE: Saturday January 11, 2003 -- 12:04:21 am

Yours was the first website I seeked help from for my clogged toilet.
The bucket of warm water finally did the trick!!!
God Bless You Ping!!!
Just out of curiosity, I looked at other sites I got from ASK JEEVES results. None of the others mentioned the bucket trick, NONE of the others were so friendly and humorous as you, in fact, ALL of the others stunk worse than my toilet.
May the Good Lord above bring Heavenly graces ever-so abundantly to you & your family!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

FROM: Drew
DATE: Saturday January 25, 2003 -- 2:56:04 pm

Paul, did you ever get the carrot out of the drain? how did you do it? our daughter did the same thing! email me and let me know please!!!

FROM: HELPME
DATE: Wednesday February 5, 2003 -- 1:29:32 am

It was 6 in the morning and I dropped a huge wad of TP in the toilet after blowing my nose and then flushed it without even thinking....the goddamned thing is stuck and the plunger isn't working. It's clogged so bad that the water is only a few inches below the rim of the bowl even after it settles....

FROM: Mary
DATE: Saturday February 15, 2003 -- 8:35:36 pm

I have never laughed so hard!!! I am the only one in my house that clogs the toilet, so it is my job to unclog it. The plunger isn't working and I don't own an auger...can a wire hangar also do the trick?? I guess I will be trying the warm water trick.

FROM: Patrick
DATE: Wednesday February 19, 2003 -- 11:19:57 am

Hey, thanks for the tips. The plunger didn't work for me, but the toilet auger did. It was definately worth the money, because after a few tries with that, the clog just vanished! After I got over the shock that my toilet actually worked, I decided to write and thank you and you page!!!

FROM: Null [E-Mail]
DATE: Thursday February 20, 2003 -- 5:46:25 pm

Never heard that water trick before but it worked like a charm. Thank you, man!

FROM: Sara
DATE: Tuesday February 25, 2003 -- 12:17:28 am

Oh my god. thank you so much. the hot water bucket trick was my life saver. my 1 yr old threw the clip on toilet bowl cleaner in the toilet and flushed it. I tried everything and nothng helped. then i happen to come to this website and tried the water trick and it cleared the clog instantly. Thank you

FROM: curt [E-Mail]
DATE: Wednesday March 5, 2003 -- 4:26:05 pm

dude my roommate droped a 40 ton nuclear war head in my crapper and well needess to say its only capable of handeling up to 10tons so he cloged the shiznick out of it . but thaks to your wicked site she flushes again . thank the godess cuz that smell was starting to make me get this ervouse twitch THANK YOU !

FROM: Jake
DATE: Sunday March 23, 2003 -- 11:47:21 pm

I have never met the turd that couldn't be bested with a solid plunging. On this day I, met my match, and a furious battle ensued. Needless to say, I have been humbled. Without the guidance of these brave souls, all would be lost, and I would have resorted to crouching in the woods in shame, like an animal. I owe you my thanks and all of civilization thanks you for delivering us from the brink of savagery. God Bless.

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DATE: Monday March 24, 2003 -- 3:20:41 pm

FROM: help me
DATE: Tuesday April 8, 2003 -- 3:34:11 am

My toilet is clogged now and each time I try to flush more crap splashes onto floor. how do I unclog this please help,

Jesse

FROM: Kellogg
DATE: Saturday April 19, 2003 -- 4:05:02 pm

Water saving toilets are the Anti-Christ. Creating the need to flush 7 times/shit they dont even save water in the long run. Why dont they make a toilet with 2 flush options: A light one for just liquid, and a HEAVY DUTY one for when it's needed. I think its safe to assume that at least 2/3 of flushes are for only Urine anyway, requiring only a simple water change. But when a big guy such as myself needs it, it would be nice to have the option to blow that thing down the drain with the force of an Elephant in heat.

FROM: leet
DATE: Tuesday April 22, 2003 -- 4:35:33 pm

a few years ago..i stuck a highlighter up my ass...and when i took it out it was all full of crap..so i decided to flush it..and now my toilet is giving me trouble..i cant crap in it with out clogging it..if i just piss in it ...no problems..i have a snake..and that thing didnt do shit..and my plunger doesnt work either..i need to get the marker out of the toilet so it will stop clogging on me...help!

FROM: Spence
DATE: Wednesday April 23, 2003 -- 9:48:29 pm

Thank you so freaking much!!!
...it took me about 5 buckets.... hahahah!!! I am 16 ...and my family cant stand it when i clog up our 1-gallon toilet...this really did the trick!! ... i took 4 buckets of extreemly hot water...and in the 5th, i mixed it with about 1 liter of "The Works" ...toilet bowl cleaner; amazing!! ...and i did all this on a toilet in my basement... one that had a 5 year old POS pump on it. hahaha

FROM: Relieved in more than one way.
DATE: Sunday April 27, 2003 -- 10:38:02 pm

I ate something that gave me the most horrendous skunk smelling poop, so afterwards had to use extra toilet paper and some wipes to boot. Needless to say I clogged the toilet. Since my husband is usually the pro-plunger and wasn't home, I had no clue how to use that stupid thing. I new to push down, but the "quick release" escaped me. Thank you for the simple instructuion - the gurgling toilet was music to my ears. And the comments have me rolling!

FROM: Rob [E-Mail]
DATE: Monday April 28, 2003 -- 1:02:28 pm

Kellogg - I've read that, in Japan, there actually ARE toilets like that. There's a switch that lets you choose between the two.

FROM: Liz
DATE: Wednesday April 30, 2003 -- 12:10:07 pm

Thank you, thank you, thank you! My kid jammed the toilet with an unknown quantity of toilet paper. 24 36 hours and 2 plungers later I was still stumped. Then I googled your site.
The down slowly, up fast method worked. I read another web site that told me a plumbers helper rarely works, but they were wrong.

FROM: melissa
DATE: Saturday May 10, 2003 -- 12:30:28 pm

my 3 yr old wanted to know if the number 5 in her wooden puzzle would go down the drain in the toilet. It appears it made it half way. We plunged, we auged, we removed the toliet and placed it in the tub to see it we could unjamm the thing. its still stuck help!

FROM: Melissa\'s Husband
DATE: Saturday May 10, 2003 -- 1:17:28 pm

Melissa was to gentle. This five is from the devil! I have tried everything. This puzzle piece from hell has floated turds all over my floor and out into the hall several times now. I Plunged, I augered, I bucketed, I even yanked the frigen toilet out, trew it in the tub and augered from the other direction. A hand full of stinky smegma later and a whole lot of fun,(not), I was no better off. I pulled the tank of and augered from the water hole. Nothing. I was able to remove a ton of TP and a big stinkin wad of female items, (AHHHHGGGG) once I remounted the tioled and augered again. I thought I had it. But alas the first healthy dump I took i was surfing turds again!!!! This stuff just must be hanging on the wooden puzzle piece from hell. Help...

The GI-JOE Idea is sounding better and better!

FROM: Matt
DATE: Wednesday May 21, 2003 -- 7:06:30 pm

I'm stumped. My toilet overflows every other time. That's right, I don't mean it overflows alot. I mean it overflows exactly every other flush. One flush will drain quickly and then I simply wait for the tank to refill and flush again, and it will overflow without any toilet paper or anything being added. When it settles, I flush again and it drains perfectly. There's nothing going on differently between flushes with the level of water tank fill, stopper, float ball, etc., ... any ideas?

FROM: JOHN SHERBY
DATE: Tuesday June 3, 2003 -- 10:35:52 pm

Heres a question. ( Please write back) Zep puts out a thing called "Drain Care" which they claim is the same biological enzymes that are used in waste trweatment plants.. Should I believe this and invest in the "preventative maintenance " aspect here or is it a bunch of Bull ... Please write back and let me know... Thanks John Sherby

FROM: Kasey
DATE: Friday June 6, 2003 -- 11:31:27 am

Ok... I need some help.. My toliet like all of yours seems to be part of the crap clan. It keep overflowing. I've used the plung, and the snake it doesn't work. I'm going to try the warm method here after im done typing. ( I'll let you no if that works). But What I think the problem is, is my 2 years old son, who is in the begging stages of potty training. While on his last visit to the bathroom I think he dropped the bath plug in the toilet. And someone who I will remain nameless (HIS FATHER) flushed it down. If This is the case how can i get it out, if the warm water thing doesn't work? I feel this is the case because my bath plug is missing and its no where to be found.... Please help....... I'm sick of a crappy smelling bathroom..
Kasey

FROM: an aunt of 6 little ankle-biters
DATE: Friday June 6, 2003 -- 10:23:05 pm

this is for melissa & husband: gotta hate those #5's from the devil!!! i think you will be much happier investing in a new toilet...i don't think they are too expensive, and I'm SURE that whatever the cost, it HAS to be better than sticking your arm through the back end of a toilet. yuck.

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DATE: Monday June 9, 2003 -- 5:55:59 pm

FROM: andrew
DATE: Monday June 9, 2003 -- 5:56:23 pm

my turn. so the toilet in my house is shared by 5 college men, of which i am the largest and take the most coke-can sized #2's. we were alright for about 8 months now, but just a few ago the feces swallower doesn't seem to take too much without clogging. and since sometimes my housemates don't want to wait for the tank to refill so they can try flushing again, i sometimes open the lid to be greeted by a steamy mound of someone elses doing. i used to work at a chemical plant and dispose of bio-waste, but this is definitely worse. any recommendations on snake type?

FROM: Anna
DATE: Saturday June 14, 2003 -- 3:04:28 am

Okay, I feel like a dork. Immediately after flushing, I managed to knock my deoderant stick from my sink into the toilet, where instead of bouncing out of the drain-hole like a good little under-arm deoderant, it decided it wanted to travel the pipeline where it got stuck, somewhere beyond where my arm can reach (I am so taking a shower). I went out, bought a plunger, a snake-type toilet unclogger and nothing. The stupid toilet won't flush...or rather it will very very very slowly and I don't know when I'll be able to get a hold of the manager, I know the handyman for the apartment building doesn't work tomorrow anyway, and I'm not sure I can stand the embarrassment of explaining the situation. Ideas?

FROM: Bob
DATE: Tuesday July 1, 2003 -- 4:22:39 pm

So, like the rest of you, I had a stubborn toilet that would barely allow the "water" to drain after flushing. I plunged till I couldn't plunge any longer, tried Liquid Plumber, tried some other drain unclogger that you mix with water and nothing worked. Not wanting to blow $$ on a snake unless I really needed, I figured I'd try the bucket of hot water suggestion. It took 2 buckets, but a flush and swoosh never sounded so good! Thanks.

FROM: aha
DATE: Friday July 4, 2003 -- 1:44:25 am

aha old people disussing toilet problems lol ahahahahah! thats funny

FROM: Dani
DATE: Sunday July 13, 2003 -- 2:45:08 pm

Right now I hate my boyfriend. The B*stard spent the night, and decided to leave a little (er, big) something behind before he left. When I decided to make a little bowel movement not long after, the toilet got all clogged up! And it was from him, because my stuff never went down. The bowl just started filling with pee-pee water with a little turd floating around like a submarine. So, I busted out the cheap plunger the landlord left here for me, and started plunging away. After 20 minutes of that all I had was a toilet bowl full of sh*t colored water. It stinks, I'm not happy, and I'm about ready to scream. Unfortunately I live in a condo, so there is no maintenance guy, and I'm on my own. I took a little break to find some info and stumbled on your site. At this point I'm beginning to think I'm going to need to get some sort of jar or bucket and start scooping the poopy water out of the toilet. But where in the hell do I put it? My sink?!!! God, my boyfriend is in so much trouble right now. I could kill him. I may have to run down to Home Depot and pick up a snake. Thanks for the emotional support!

FROM: Dani
DATE: Sunday July 13, 2003 -- 7:39:46 pm

***UPDATE***

After fighting the good fight for nearly 5 hours I finally won. It only took an incessant amount of plumbing, a trip to the hardware store to buy a heavy duty plunger and a toilet auger (where a guy asked me, as I put the goods in my basket, "Did you clog up the toilet?"...uh...no-sh*t (actually a lot of sh*t Sherlock), getting the auger stuck in the toilet, having to bail poopy water into my bathtub (THAT's getting a thourough cleaning now), more plunging, some warm water in the bowl, and a whole lot of cursing and screaming. Actually, I think what did it was Murphy. As in Murphy's Law. See, once I got the auger stuck in the toilet I got pissed, frustrated, and very, very upset. So, I did what any self-sufficient young adult living on their own would do -- I called Daddy. And of course, while my dad was on his way I managed to yank the auger out, and also to unclog the toilet. I think the warm water trick really helped. Though, maybe it was the auger. Although it could have been a combination of things. Because after I freed the auger I bailed some water (and poo) out of the toilet into my tub. Then I tried the warm water trick a few times, bailing out more water as it started filling up. Then lastly I plunged the heck out of the toilet. And wa-la. I was in flush heaven.

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Sunday July 13, 2003 -- 10:12:47 pm

I'd advise against taking a bath to congratulate yourself...

FROM: A bunch of blondes
DATE: Sunday July 13, 2003 -- 11:53:58 pm

Forget the bend and snap, the plunge and flush is the key to a man's heart... No but seriously, even the most stubborn toilet monsters are no match for this! The trick is to plunge three or four times (or at least until there is some water movement) and then flush the toilet while continuing to plunge. It works everytime.

FROM: Jenn
DATE: Tuesday July 15, 2003 -- 7:18:25 pm

After 1 bottle of Draino and 1 bottle of Liquid Plumr and a new plunger I finally got it!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the help.

FROM: Faye
DATE: Friday July 18, 2003 -- 2:57:58 pm

I truly enjoyed reading about the toilet problems. My solution has always been bleach and warm or hot water. Sometimes I have added some detergent. it has worked in the past. However, recently, the water started to leak out of the toilet. After I ran out of newspaper to soak up the water, we invested in a bucket with a wringer. I still need to unclog the toilet without the leak from the bottom. I have never laughed so much! When you think you have problems, someone has it worse.

FROM: Mary
DATE: Monday July 21, 2003 -- 3:41:51 am

I'm so glad I found this site! Plunging didn't work and I'm not about to pony up for an auger (which I'd never in my life heard of before this evening), but even if the hot water doesn't work, I appreciate the comic relief. I clogged the toilet (it's that time of the month), plunged, and thought I'd fixed it. Apparently not. Then I sort of forgot that it was being a problematic toilet and used it again. Since I don't know what to do aside from regular old plunging, I decided to leave it for my husband. Long story short, he didn't do any better and he had freaking fit. Red face, shouted obscenities, the whole nine yards. Now our whole bedroom stinks (the bad toilet is the one in the master bath) and it's so vile that we can't sleep. Wish me luck with the hot water...

FROM: Pwood
DATE: Saturday August 9, 2003 -- 2:56:18 pm

As to your advise I went out and bought a snake! Now PETA, EPA, The Humane Society, The Metro Sewer District, MADD, AARP, My neighbors, My soon-to-be-EX wifehave all filed chares against me for various reasons. Im innocent I tell ya!!!

FROM: Brenda
DATE: Monday August 11, 2003 -- 12:06:57 am

Thanks for the tips. My toilet just suddenly clogged for no reason. Can't get the plunger to work or drano. Will try your techniques with plunger then hot water. Hope it works. Also, I'm pretty sure a sock was flushed down the toilet in my upstairs hall bathroom. This happened a couple years ago (kids!)and ever since my tub and sink in my master bedroom next door both drain slowly. I have those stupid pop up plugs that won't come out, so I can't use the plunger to try and clear these drains. How can I get these stoppers out so I can plunge, plunge, plunge?

FROM: Jack
DATE: Wednesday August 13, 2003 -- 4:07:48 am

It only makes sense that after only finding hopelessness throughout the web I find salvation in a blog. While my case wasn't as bad as some posted here, I was in a bit of trouble. See, I have visitors coming in tommorow. So, in the spirit of good housekeeping, I decided to do some cleaning. I got out the Brawny paper towels, the 409, and started on the bathroom sink. Being mindful of avoiding clogs, I decided to flush the towels down the toilet after the first two. As in, I would go two at a time. I had, of course, managed to use at least 3 folded sheets per "towel." So, with six sheets in the toilet I pressed flush. They went down, but the tip of one was peeking from the hole. I decided it was on its way and put two more sets in. And flushed. It became quickly clear that the one that was peeking had descended into some toilet bowl hell, and left the other two on top. With water. And more water. To the rim water. Having had an overflow once before (hence the flush every two towels rule) I decided not to touch the flusher for a while. I also decided that the two on top would not join their little friend in hell. So I scooped them up, threw them in the trash, and proceeded to wait while the water went down. It did, albeit slowly. With a just a little water left, only enough to cover where the towel had been peeking before, I decided to flush. Of course, the toilet bowl filled with water. To the rim. The very top of it. I decided some plunging was in order. I waited until the water had gone down somewhat and got to it. And plunged some more. And more. All to no avail. I decided to check google at that point, worrying about all the noise i was making for my neighbors in the apartment complex. All the other sites I visiited convinced my my plunger was too weak. It was only at this site that I found hope. With a combination of scalding hot water, lots of time, and some continual plunging (it got to the point that I was wishing a neighbor would knock on my door. I would have very politely asked them if _they_ had any other instruments that would make this go faster), the bowl finally flushed. About two hours later. I'm so glad I found this site. The home depot, which is only a few hours away, wouldn't even give me a pre-recorded message this time of night with store hours. Thank God for blogs.

FROM:
DATE: Sunday August 17, 2003 -- 10:28:47 pm

Karma has finally gotten me back!!! I used to laugh at my ex-boyfriend for ALWAYS clogging the toilet & many a times I had hours of laughter on his behalf watching him clean the overflowing toilet!!! & guess what?? Karma got me this morning!!! ARGH!!! Needless to say I clogged the toilet w TP. After countless hours of plunging & finally daring to flush, the toilet overflowed!! It was not a pretty sight! I had to turn off the water to make it stop over flowing!! I mopped & scooped out water from the toilet to allow me to continue the plunging process & no dice!! I tried the hot water as well & nothing!! Without me scooping the water out I don't know how to get it working again w/o calling the mgr & owning up to my morning activities!!! Please help my hands hurt from plunging so much!!

FROM: Bitter @ the Toliet
DATE: Sunday August 17, 2003 -- 10:29:00 pm

Karma has finally gotten me back!!! I used to laugh at my ex-boyfriend for ALWAYS clogging the toilet & many a times I had hours of laughter on his behalf watching him clean the overflowing toilet!!! & guess what?? Karma got me this morning!!! ARGH!!! Needless to say I clogged the toilet w TP. After countless hours of plunging & finally daring to flush, the toilet overflowed!! It was not a pretty sight! I had to turn off the water to make it stop over flowing!! I mopped & scooped out water from the toilet to allow me to continue the plunging process & no dice!! I tried the hot water as well & nothing!! Without me scooping the water out I don't know how to get it working again w/o calling the mgr & owning up to my morning activities!!! Please help my hands hurt from plunging so much!!

FROM: Pooper Scooper
DATE: Friday August 22, 2003 -- 9:26:34 pm

Lordy LORD! Talk abou these new toilets being USELESS! My sink clogged last week and it took Liquid Plummer at LEAST a week to unclog the dang thing! At $4.00 a bottle I want my money back! NOW my toilet is clogged! I only peed and wiped myself and DANG if that toilet hasn't been clogged for a week now! I got Liquid Plummer (ZZZZZZ...) in there I plunged and PLUNGEd and I poured warm water (which usually works) but THIS time it OVeRFLOWED my toilet(backfired) and I got CRAP floating on my batheroom FLOOR! NICE....I don't have a plummer snake and I am desperate!!!!!!!!!

FROM: BlueJade
DATE: Monday August 25, 2003 -- 1:20:05 am

Just a quick note to thank you sooooooo much for this wonderful little how-to article. I live in an apartment complex, and after the maintenance guy came by for the second time in just as many weeks and suggested that I "double flush," I knew I had to learn to unclog my own toilet! For heaven's sakes, that thing won't take down anything bigger than two sheets of toilet paper. Not that he believed that. I miss the beautiful college toilets mentioned above that would flush a four course meal if you were so inclined. Anyway, I used the plunger trick, and the water trick, and things worked out. Just as I was getting ready to swear that I would only use public toilets if I had to do anything more than pee. Although this unclogging ordeal took a long time, and I need to get up early for school tomorrow, I am still glad that I won't be embarassed by the maintenance man coming over tomorrow. Thanks so much again!

FROM: kaye
DATE: Monday August 25, 2003 -- 1:36:34 pm

okay! my bf had to go this morning and right after that, i went! when i was done my business i saw only my mess in the toilet...no water at all...it wasnt like that when i sat on the toilet! what happened? i flushed the toilet and it over flowed!!! and its disgusting!!! i dont know what to do...i dont even want to touch the plunger...please help this helpless girl...

FROM: Nav
DATE: Tuesday August 26, 2003 -- 4:27:50 pm

Holy CRAP!! Thats right - CRAP!! (pun intented) I've worked on this stupid toilet for over 2 months now. According to my sister, she "accidently" dropped the T.P. handler into the toilet. And thinking that it would stay back after the crap had flushed, the crapper decided to go with it. Its been stuck ever since, and the water had been going slowly. I tried everything - including using a plunger, buckets and buckets of water, liquid plummer, drainex, bleach, etc. Still it didnt work... n still it flushed slowly. And to think that was hell...

Until last week, my sister decided to put tons of T.P. into the sink and now its clogged for good.

Please help.. im dying.

DO EMAIL ME IF YOU CAN!!!!

FROM: Carrali
DATE: Friday August 29, 2003 -- 1:40:05 am

Our toilet was clogged for 4 hours and after much clogging, we were on the verge of calling the pros! But we tried the warm water technique and after that and a little more plunging, we got it to work! We're thinking about going into the business.

FROM:
DATE: Saturday September 13, 2003 -- 12:01:18 pm

My toilet has been clogged for far too long. (since late yesterday afternoon) and I think it is the strangest combination of things that has done it, first off my puppy was sick all over my room so i cleaned that up with paper towels and flushed them with no problem. Then my godlfish died, and he wasnt too small, about 3.5 In. long and maybe 1-2 in diameter, well i flushed him, also with no trouble. Then it came to the poo, I flushed and walked away assuming the toilet would do its job...oh nonono. I come back and the bathroom was so rank, i have plunged and plunged and nothing, i shall try the warm water thing because that seems to be working for people. Well, wish me luck.

FROM: cat
DATE: Saturday September 13, 2003 -- 12:02:12 pm

that one above was from me, i forgot to put my name

FROM: bunny
DATE: Saturday September 20, 2003 -- 9:00:15 am

I know how to unclogged the toilet - however, I just want to konw how to get rid of my brother who was always the one to clogg the dammed thing in the first place (and ran out the front door until the toilet was fized). And yes, I have tried a bucket of water and he's still here, clogging the toilet.

FROM: I\'ll never eat food again
DATE: Wednesday September 24, 2003 -- 5:11:20 pm

god! This is worse than Hell! I should run for president (US) on the revoke-water-saver-toilets platform! I'd win by a landslide!!!
I got a snake - fancy one with a crank. Fine with me if it wrecks the porcelin ... my landlord deserves it! Clog is simple organic -- not a Sear catologue down there. But my snake goes about 10 inches into the piping then seems stuck. Foul water near to overflow (minus about a gallon). And foul water level not going down so I take it I'm not denting the clog. I have the hand crank type of auger. I have to have a drink.

Can I die now???

FROM: I\'ll never eat food again
DATE: Thursday September 25, 2003 -- 7:18:43 pm

OK - situation better. Repair man came with a BIG snake. I bought a 'good' one - for toilets. About as big as a walking cane with crank at one end. The one HE brought was the size on an oar. Really really big. He got clog gone -- but said he'd get me a new toilet as it was abnormally hard to clear. Hallaleughah! Aman!

Thanks for this web site!

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DATE: Tuesday September 30, 2003 -- 12:25:19 am

FROM: Kater
DATE: Tuesday September 30, 2003 -- 12:27:00 am

Sad to say my long interesting story did not go as I hit preview first....3 buckets of hot water and plunging like i was at the ymca did it for me...and i heard the wonderful snake river rapids like sound from the neigborhing room where the ejector pump gurgled up all the kiwi seeds I sent to it...will i ever eat kiwi again?

FROM: karen
DATE: Saturday October 4, 2003 -- 11:54:26 am

Thank you so much for the "bucket of warm water advice!!!" that and a little plunging did the job! As a single female homeowner-- your website was a precious find. In less than 6 minutes my problem was solved!!! Thanks so much!!!

FROM: Mike
DATE: Monday October 6, 2003 -- 8:49:36 pm

While the power was out in our home that receives its water from a well and electric pump (!), we used water from our pool to flush the toilet. I would pour the water into the tank, and flush away. But it seems a few needles from some evergreen trees in the water may have clogged the rim "outputs" (?) that pour the water into the bowl. There is no clog in the syphon, in other words. How do I unclog the rim "outputs"?

FROM: rob
DATE: Saturday October 18, 2003 -- 6:19:59 pm

the best part of this all is user comments. i love this community that has built around emotional support for people with clogged shitter. my favorite is the person who has shit everywhere and they "sweep nuggets out the front door". or maybe the person who cant buy a plunger because they're on a tight budget.

wow.

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DATE: Sunday October 19, 2003 -- 8:25:56 pm

FROM: Bubbyd
DATE: Sunday October 26, 2003 -- 9:35:01 pm

I just unclogged the toilet then looked for ideas for the future and came upon this site. Glad I'm not the only one with this problem. Many comments were hilarious! What I find ususally works is to (yuck!!) bail it out as much as you can (good time to disenfect the entire bathroom) and pour in very hot water, wait then flush, works most of the time.

FROM: kawaii
DATE: Monday October 27, 2003 -- 5:00:38 pm

the bucket of warm H2O worked perfectly!!! after about an hour of plunging (with one of those crappy rubber plunges) i decided to find outs if there were better ways to unclog a toilet..i've heard of the bucket of water trick and was sooo fed ups that i actually decided to try it and it only took meeh 1 bucket!!!

FROM: Jen
DATE: Tuesday October 28, 2003 -- 12:59:10 am

Once again, my 2 year old has put some sort of toy down my toilet (floor mounted, wall outlet). I've used the conventional plunger til I literally had a blister on my hand, and have also used a snake. Today I went and rented one of those heavy duty air pressurized thingy's (water ram) and that still hasn't helped. We have also pulled the stupid thing up and looked and reached in as far as we could..... all of this with no luck. Besides buying another toilet and calling in the pro's (which im sure is gonna cost me a fortune) does anyone have any suggestions?

FROM: Bratty
DATE: Sunday November 2, 2003 -- 5:47:32 pm

Yeah, some toilets just can't handle a batman and a robin toy both at the same time!! I just don't understand why. But I am glad that I found this web site, too, because lately my toilet will overflow only if there is really messy junk in there. But it will flush just fine with only the regular stuff.. Thanks for the help. I know now that a snake is what I need.

FROM: Simon
DATE: Tuesday November 11, 2003 -- 11:11:32 am

WOW! WHAT A RELIEF...after doing that number two...(I was in pain! sorry for the gross details, but I think I had my anus just literally made into 50" bigger...)haha, and then all HELL broke loose. I spent hours plunging. No go...I could actually feel the plunger pumping something but it won't move. I was desperate and looked at this site...after realizing I am just as bad as these guys...I always clogg the toilet...ever since I moved here...that toilet hole is small!!!! This rarly happened at my old house. Now I moved this small apartment and it's just half the size of my regular one. WHY ...WHY ME!!! Well anyways I did the hot water trick...worked for a bit because the water would wash right down (quicker then letting it sit there)...but wouldn't unclogg it. I even put hot water in the compartment on the toilet thing so when I flush scolding hot water will try to boil that sucker. No go...I was frustrated and went to bed. Woke up and went straight to the toilet to start pumping...after flushing it again when the water was being "manually" pushed away with my plunger...I heard a noise...a noise like something was dripping...I knew it was the piece of $hit (pun intended) trying to move and water was going. I plunged and plunged looking for a light...AND HALLELUHA! WHOOHOO! GOD WAS SMILING AT ME! LOL! Just in time too, I had an exam in a few hours. LOL. Thanks for reading.

FROM: Mother of Hellions
DATE: Wednesday November 19, 2003 -- 8:41:40 pm

I have a three-year-old that's just now over the stage of stubborness and is now toilet-training, and a ten-year-old that thinks that a poo needs half a roll of tp, and today it happened...first my 3 yr. old decided to use baby wipes instead of tp to wipe winky, and my 10 yr. old was constipated and finally was able to poop, using 1/2 a roll, when my toilet gave up on me.I guess it had had enough! I had to pee, went in and when finished, tried to flush. Of course, it gurgled and stammered at my attempt, and gave up, filling the bowl to the rim, with water. I plunged and augered, to no avail, and finally followed your advice,...and I'll tell you it worked like a charm !! The water trick was ingenious!! Now, if only I could keep my 3 yr. old's hands out of the water !! Thanks for the advice !!

FROM: Amy
DATE: Thursday November 27, 2003 -- 11:41:51 pm

Hi, Not sure what is clogging my stupid downstairs toilet. Everytime I flush the water goes all the way up to the rim and sometimes over. I was told to use Rid X and that worked the first time. The next time that this happen I tried it again and ofcource it didn't work. I tried the plunger thing, the water thing and the long snake cranker thing. The cranker thing will only go in a little ways and for some reason it won't go down so not sure if I am doing something wrong or if the clog is just right there? Can you please anyone help me out. I am out of suggestions and have no more money to call a plummer and the bathroom is a mess now and wouldn't invite one over even if I had too. Please help. Thanks

FROM: upstate SC
DATE: Saturday November 29, 2003 -- 8:25:09 pm

Mistake #1- Moved toilet paper roll closer to 3 year olds reach when sitting on potty. Mistake #2- Left three children (6yo, 5yo, and 3yo) at home with husband ALL DAY.
I came home this evening and found my husband in the bathroom where he had spent the last twenty minutes trying to unclog the toilet. Seems 3yo had emptied TP roll into toilet. So husband concentrates on unstopping toilet while in the meantime the water from the overflow has spread down bathroom hallway and started soaking the floor.
It is now 2 1/2 hours later. 5 towels used trying to soak up water from carpet. most of that time using plunger. Trying hot water (two times so far, no results yet). And my husband is playing video games.
I should have known he was to much for my kids to handle.

FROM: kj
DATE: Sunday November 30, 2003 -- 4:13:43 pm

my toilet is cloged and my plunger isnt working what should i do all it does is i flush it and it goes up hi and goes down slowly so i can see it is cloged till a sertan point and then i plung it and it dosnt work what should i do

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Sunday November 30, 2003 -- 7:05:10 pm

Buy a dictionary.

FROM: Susan
DATE: Sunday December 14, 2003 -- 4:34:22 pm

THANK YOU SO MUCH. After two days of plunging and bailing like a mad woman only to have it continue to clog, #3 worked like a charm. You have saved my sanity.

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Sunday December 14, 2003 -- 10:49:26 pm

Glad I could spread some Christmas cheer!

FROM: Pam
DATE: Thursday December 18, 2003 -- 1:36:16 am

thank you thank you thank....being the recent widow of a plumber ..you would think I would know how to unclog a toilet...lol the warm h2O trick worked like a charm...!!!

FROM: kathy
DATE: Sunday December 21, 2003 -- 10:52:06 am

I felt like crap before I started reading this page but before I could get half way through I was laughing so hard I was crying. Great medicine for a depressed soul. Now to try the advise even if it doesn't work you have made my day!
Thanks
Kathy

FROM: Lo-J
DATE: Thursday January 1, 2004 -- 4:07:50 am

Top this- I ring in the new year on the can, I guess my ny's resolution is eat more fiber- of course the stupid thing won't flush (darn rental apt. toilet, happens often, usually a quick plunge or 2 does the trick.) Not tonight- so I turn off the water, bail out the excess bowl water and try plunging with my lame plunger, to no avail. So, I try to leave it until morning but decide to check online, the warm water tip gives me new hope, I did it once, the water rose to the top but did not flush, a few minutes later it had gone down, some progress is better than none I suppose. I tried one more time, I can't face it if it didn't work, so after this email I will go to bed and hope I don't have to spend New Year's Day looking for an open Home Depot to buy a new plunger, while having no toilet at home and oh yes, one more thing, I started my period tonight! FANTASTIC- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FROM: Liz
DATE: Friday January 9, 2004 -- 3:56:51 pm

OMG! Thank you so much for this info... I swear to God, I was freakin' out when my toilet cloged and I didn't know how to use a plunger. Let me just say that the bucket of water is what did the trick for me. Really thanks a million!

FROM: Charles
DATE: Friday January 16, 2004 -- 10:22:54 am

I took a hasty shit yesterday while I was eating dinner. I didn't get a chance to crap all day and my wife pressured me to hurry up and eat dinner. But the urge to dump took over and I took a hasty shit. After I flushed everything was fine. Then my wife took a shit later in the eve. She clogs up the toilet but decides to blame me for it since I used it earlier. We got into a heated argument. My wife tried to unclog it but she didn't put her heart into it. I tried the dollar store plunger we bought but it didn't even seal that shit hole. So we decided to deal with it in the morining hoping the problem may get better with time. Nope. My wife had to go to work and she took a shit in it. Why do pretty woman's shit stink so bad?? The smelll took over. i had to stand by the front door so I could breathe. I did the hotwater idea but It seemd to make the water go down slower. I think It my have moved the clog. This reminds me of those stinky poddies they have in india. People just get used to the smell. I hope i can unclog this today. Otherwise I'll have to make an embarrasing call to mainetanence. If I get this unclogged i will write another message. I don't want to drink or eat anything as might have to use that thing.

FROM: Sharon
DATE: Friday January 16, 2004 -- 5:07:17 pm

My 5-year-old had lasted from Friday until Thursday without a BM. That was more than the pipes could handle. After plunging and augering ( I used a toilet auger, but still managed to scratch the toilet bowl.), I found this site and the hot water advice. Lots of buckets (20?) and some plunging later, the toilet works! Now, if only my 5-year-old's digestive tract would work normally too.

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Friday January 16, 2004 -- 9:49:12 pm

Try fiber. If that doesn't work, try the bucket trick on him.

FROM: Erica
DATE: Saturday January 17, 2004 -- 1:50:17 am

My ex-bf was a expert toilet clogger. Everytime he hit the crapper, crap almost hit the floor. EVERYTIME! One time it was soooo bad, no matter what we tried, nothing worked. Our toilet was clogged for days. Finally, after one week and several trips to the gas station (to uh..relieve ourselves), we went to ace hardware and purchased some super duper strength draino type stuff. I dont exactly remember the name of this stuff, but it worked wonders! This stuff is sooo strong (because it has a certain type of acid in it) that it comes sealed in a plastic bag with a very extensive warning label. Beware!! May eat through worn out pipes and cause leaks! Our house was 110 years old and we were renting from a slumlord. Needless to say he didnt do much pipe replacing in his day. But when worse comes to worse your willing to do just about anything! So if nothing you find here works for you, go to your nearest ace hardware or home depot and find this SUPER JUICE!

FROM: Em
DATE: Wednesday January 21, 2004 -- 12:18:33 pm

I am renting a room from this nice family, and I just moved in a couple weeks ago. Now my toilet is clogged and I'm too embarassed to tell them. I tried plunging, but either I'm doing it wrong or it's just too damned clogged (no water movement at all when I plunge). I just poured hot water in, but all it did was sit in the bowl. Now it stinks even more. I'm hoping it will settle soon and go down so I can try another bucket. But right now I have to go shower in that stinky stinky bathroom. I hope my soap covers the smell!!!

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Wednesday January 21, 2004 -- 1:08:29 pm

When you're pouring the next bucket, try flushing as you pour.

FROM: Em
DATE: Wednesday January 21, 2004 -- 5:33:03 pm

Yeah, so I waited a while and the water level went down. I tried plunging some more and then tried to flush. Once again, no luck. I feel as if the hot water won't work, because it didn't actually go down at all, it just filled up the bowl! I need suggestions. Thanks to anyone who has any ideas.

FROM: Em
DATE: Wednesday January 21, 2004 -- 5:36:25 pm

Ryan, I just saw your suggestion after I added my last post. I will try that and let you know what happens. Thanks.

FROM: Em
DATE: Wednesday January 21, 2004 -- 7:07:57 pm

Nope, no luck. I tried plunging more, flushed and it didn't work. I bailed out some water and tried pouring the hot water and flushing at the same time. The water doesn't do much good because it doesn't begin to go down the toilet, it just sits in the bowl. So I plunged some more, and some more, and some more with no luck. I suppose tomorrow I will be going to get a toilet snake. Pooey.

FROM: Laura
DATE: Thursday January 22, 2004 -- 12:50:32 am

It seems like my toilet is always clogged. With a five year old and a three year old there is never a dull moment. They are finally starting to wipe their own butts, wich for me seemed like a good thing...no more butt wiping for me except my own. But now they use almost the whole roll of TP. I used to have to call my dad to unclog it but tonight I was on my own. I plunged for almost two hours and I even tried a snake...nothing. So I looked up unclogging toilets on the internet and your website was the only one that had the water trick. Thank you it worked like a charm...No more calling my dad, I can do it myself. I feel like supermom.

FROM: zebra
DATE: Monday January 26, 2004 -- 11:34:00 pm

My family is blessed/cursed with 3 girls. While this means that we don't clog the crapper often, whne we do we are generally up a creek of crap without a paddle. Unlike others our dad works nights so is sleeping while all the fun is going on. i worked by myself plunging for an hour. THen i enlisted my sis's help who promptly flushed the toilet leaving me with hope that the sufface tension of water would be strong for me. Thank God science works!!!We waite dhoping that the water would go down tillmy mom came home. Me and my sis the geniuses that we are rigged up a hanger contraption that kept the toilet from filling. After we all got done reading others stories. I went changed ito my owrst clothes ut on a pair of gloves and went armed with a bucked to unload the toilet. I swear i have unloaded all the crap that i have put in there in my life except what is stuck. I'm trying the hot water thing as we speak. Cross your fingers.
I think it is totally unfair that i as a high school student have only been able to dream about the magic dorm toilets. Why don't those come standard with regular houses!

FROM: zebra
DATE: Monday January 26, 2004 -- 11:54:20 pm

it hasn't worked. I have resorted to dumping chemicals down it. I have no money to buy and agor thingy, i wonder if acid is cheeper. Acid or a miracle is the only thing that will probably work.

FROM: grr
DATE: Tuesday January 27, 2004 -- 2:50:58 pm

gah!!!! Im plunging and plunging still no luck. that bucket thing just splashes stuff everywehere...in my eyes. ewww, help!

FROM: Theresa
DATE: Thursday January 29, 2004 -- 11:40:35 am

Bless you! After hours and hours of plunging, I armed myself w/ the bucket idea. Three times and one more plunge attack is a charm. I was minutes from calling my plunger. Where should I send my check? Thanks a million!

FROM: nancy hoh
DATE: Friday January 30, 2004 -- 8:26:55 pm

I think that bucket of warm water idea is full of shit and shouldn't be posted as advice for someone in a desperate situation.

FROM: jen
DATE: Tuesday February 3, 2004 -- 10:06:15 pm

Oh My God!!! Thank you so much for the advice/stories/gripes on this site! After a combination of plunging, hot water and bucket action, and patience, my toilet is finally unclogged. I need to go take a nap now.

FROM: Tiffany
DATE: Wednesday February 4, 2004 -- 9:24:03 pm

Thank you SOOOOO much!!!! My five year old daughter used a half roll of TP. After two hours of continous plunging, I found this site and tried the hot water trick, I had to keep bailing water into the tub after adding the hot water and finaly four buckets later it did it. The sweet sound of the flush.

FROM: wife of clog king
DATE: Saturday February 7, 2004 -- 8:52:53 am

OMG! I as most of you looked up how to unclog a toilet and after reading all the post I am sitting here with tears running down my face from laughing so hard. I have been trying since last night to unclog. My husband with what he refers to as his "LOAF OF DUME" really did it this time. Of course he is sound asleep and I am fighting the war of rising water. I plunged and plunged until my hands had blisters then tried the water trick and then plunged some more! I had to do this several times and FINALLY I have a woosh! I want to thank you for this site and also thank all who made me laugh my ass off. Who would think the hell of a clogged toilet story would make one laugh so hard. Now I have to go and put something on these blisters and plan my husbands demise. lol

FROM: Christina
DATE: Monday February 9, 2004 -- 1:23:55 pm

Do the hot watter bucket! It worked like a charm. All morning my husband tried the snake and plunger and nothing! I did the hot water bucket 2-3 times and ta da! Did the trick. thanks for this site :)

FROM: Nik
DATE: Thursday February 12, 2004 -- 7:40:14 pm

Although my success didn't come from any of the three steps, I have certainly enjoyed the overabundance of details you folks have been willing to share.

THanks to you, I no longer look at models as quite so super; I now visualize every cat I see as a sorta brown cylinder turning over and over again in a whirlpool to oblivion; and I now know every husband/boyfriend blames his wife/girlfriend for backed up toilets... and vice versa.

I doubt any person has plunged more, snaked more, or poured more hot water than me. The best I could get was a trickle sound and a very slow emptying of the bowl, just barely enough that should I plunge to oblivion the contents in the toilet and then patiently poured bucket after bucket of water I could finally clear the bowl for the next person.

Out of desperation I finally took a pair of pliers, disconnected the water line, removed the two bolts holding the toilet to the floor and pulled the toilet up. The first thing I looked at was the giant pipe that goes into the floor. Now, although I wouldn't want to post a picture in Better Homes and Gardens, that hole had *no* obstructions. Half a cat *would* fit in there!

So I tip the toilet over and lo and behold what do I find but one of those fancy toilet bowl fresheners that clip on the inside of the bowl. It is perfectly wedged in the final exit hole of the toilet!

I imagine that it is I who is to blame because in the dead of night I close my eyes and use braille to use the toilet rather than blast my retinas by turning on any lights. No doubt when I flipped up the two lids I also flipped the tab holding the freshener.

(This is a private confession... no way I am going to admit this to my wife)

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Thursday February 12, 2004 -- 10:32:01 pm

That's just classic... thanks for sharing it.

FROM: Frank
DATE: Friday February 20, 2004 -- 3:47:30 pm

Omg. So I felt a big one was coming, and I just knew that my house's toilet couldn't handle it. So, I went to Walmart to relief myself.

I entered the bathroom and let nature take its course. I flush and yey for me, the jet-powered toilet decides to over-flow. Just to make things better someone else enters the room, as I bursted out the door, never to return to that Walmart.

FROM: Chris
DATE: Friday February 20, 2004 -- 4:18:01 pm

My Toliet Is Clogged.When I Flush it the water goes up then it goes down fast.i tried the warm water and it sounds like it goes down when i flush it goes up like its going to overflow then it goes down.like nothing happen i just moved into my apt any hellp wpuld be appperciated thank you

FROM: John O.
DATE: Sunday February 22, 2004 -- 1:43:03 pm

Had a mighty battle with a beast of my wife's creation. Tried 2 different plungers and a snake, but they had no effect. It was not until I got a black plunger with the lip sticking out the bottom and several buckets of warm water that I was able to unclog the toilet. Thank goodness for this site. PS - remove the obvious from my email addy if you want to use it.

Thanks to all,
John

FROM: Lynn
DATE: Sunday February 22, 2004 -- 9:20:32 pm

My boyfriend has now proved that he's a real man because we looked up your genius website before even trying to attack the clog. His fragile male ego is preserved and I can pee, so everybody wins. Thanks!

FROM: tina
DATE: Friday February 27, 2004 -- 7:35:15 pm

ok, i've plunged now for um...3/4 days. my loving son is 4 and uses those wipes for toddlers that are "flushable!!" HA! only if you don't use 20 at a time. and then of course there is the poo he forgot to flush the second time. i put some bleach in today to clear the germiness and the smell. now i'm going to check the water level and get a bucket. i'll let you know how it goes.
ps--funny how comedy shows up in crappy situations (hehe)

FROM: Dave Walls [E-Mail]
DATE: Friday February 27, 2004 -- 8:44:53 pm

"The Daily Ping: Preserving the male ego, one toilet at a time."

FROM: mad woman
DATE: Wednesday March 3, 2004 -- 4:48:00 pm

Eeeeyyyaaa!!! Ok so I wake up this morning to a flooded washroom, laundry room and hall. Yes, I seem to recall my son (Mr. 13 year old power dumper) saying to me as I was sleeping, "Mom the toilet downstairs is plugged" Well after my husband went to work and he went to school there I was left with the mess. NICE GUYS!!! Dinner tonight, what dinner. I mopped up water with about a hundred towels for an hour or so then I plunged til the cows ran home still nothing so I ran down to the hardware store and got some one second plumber which has worked remarkably fantastic before but after 5 attempts with this I am mopping up the entire bathroom floor again and I have shut off the water. The gazillions of shit chunks and corn are making me mental and the toilet bowl is still filled to the rim. HELP, PLEASE!

FROM: Girlygirl
DATE: Saturday March 6, 2004 -- 12:45:09 pm

Thank you so much for your advice. I plunged and plunged till I felt like I was going to be sick, then as others before me have said I found your site. I tried the hot water and toilet cleaner and low and behold I heard a flush, that was after about ten more plungings using the slow/fast technique. Thank you for helping me, I have never done that before!!!

FROM: Sheree
DATE: Saturday March 13, 2004 -- 10:00:28 pm

Just want people to know that thier snakes should be run down the clean out pipe not directly in the toilet if possible. It works best. Also We also bought a water pressure snake
type unclogger at Lowes for our toilet. It works every time.

FROM: Carlos
DATE: Sunday March 14, 2004 -- 3:41:15 pm

This is the best advice I've ever seen on fixing toilet clogs. My girlfriend of about six months is so cute and shy at only 5'2". But, her poops are the biggest I've ever seen jammed in a toilet bowl. Our first weekend together at my place, she managed to drop an unflushable burrito-size log into my toilet. She didn't even clog it at first - it was too big to even go down the hole, just flopped around when she flushed! I kept hearing her flush and flush and flush. She was so embarrassed, she cried, but I told her not to worry. Actually, I curious: how could a girl so small do such a big monster? I used my plunger but her load got jammed in the hole so bad the bowl overflowed when I tried to flush. I let it sit overnight, plunged furiously the next day and - whoosh! - her monster went down. Usually she poops and even with my older full flush toilet, the log just spin around and refuse to fit down the hole. One morning she was late for work and I get up later for school. I open the lid and two huge beer can size poopies are hogging the bowl. I can't believe these things - the girl is about 105 lbs! She says she always does really huge thick ones every other day - even eats lots of fiber and fruits. Last week, though, she was on her period and constipated. She did a double one, and with her tampon and some paper, it just swirled around and wouldn't even go down. So I look online and find this site. I figured that since her load is so big, the really hot water will help dissolve the poopie. I pour a bucket of scalding hot water in the bowl, wait about an hour and flush. One log goes down and on the second try part of the other log goes down. i still had to plunge the other log down, but the hot water really really works. Now when she poops at my place she pours hot water into the bowl, lets it sit for an hour and then flush it. She still can't poop, flush and run like most people, but she doesn't have to use the plunger so long anymore. We are both happier. And my toilet i am sure is happier!

FROM: Chris
DATE: Monday March 15, 2004 -- 8:51:13 am

Here's a suggestion for all of you who take massive poop's:

Get some paint mixing sticks from Home Depot or other Hardware store, and use one to chop up the poop into smaller clumps before flushing that will go down -- saves alot of effort in plunging and flooded bathrooms!

FROM: Brian
DATE: Monday March 15, 2004 -- 8:26:24 pm

Thanks, Bro. The closet auger worked. I can't believe I found one in the garage! Elves must have left it!

FROM: Unhappy Crapper
DATE: Friday March 26, 2004 -- 4:07:21 pm

hmm the wad of tp doesn't seem like it wants to go away. 5 buckets of water, some plunging and still nothing...yet. i swear when i get a house i'm installing a toilet that lets me flush a whole roll of tp if i wanted to. bah.

FROM: Ryan [E-Mail]
DATE: Friday March 26, 2004 -- 4:28:16 pm

That's the greatest name anyone's ever posted with.

FROM: Katie
DATE: Monday April 5, 2004 -- 4:57:54 pm

Just wondering, but how to tell who is accountable for clogging the toilet? The person who used it right before it clogs or the one who is unable to perform a regular flush after? Since I live with roommates, it would be helpful to know who is responsible in executing the "pleasant" task of fixing.

FROM: Barb
DATE: Friday April 9, 2004 -- 5:11:12 pm

Comment to Tiffany Feb 4th.

My four year old was also fastidious. Used lots of t.p. and clogged the toilet all the time. Soon he outgrew this behaviour and became more creative in the bathroom.

He liked to put one end of the toilet paper in the bowl and flush. Then stand there and watch the roll of paper wildly unwind as the receding water pulled the toilet paper off the roll and down the toilet.

A normal roll of toilet paper can disappear in only three flushes of an old fashioned toilet... all without clogging the toilet. Such a bright child!

FROM: Jen
DATE: Friday April 16, 2004 -- 3:52:55 pm

Thank you so much! I came home from college to suprise my parents and the first thing that happens when they leave the house the toliet gets clogged!! This helped so much on the unpleasnet task!

FROM: Tori the Terrible
DATE: Saturday April 17, 2004 -- 3:57:55 pm

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! After plunging, buying a new plunger and plunging some more I find your website. Nothng worked. Being single with 3 kids and no one interested in supporting his children, i could not afford an auger. So I try the hot water in a bucket. 2 times and no whoosh! So I read through half your site, tears pouring down my face and I am ready to try again! (I needed to cuz I was laughing so hard I needed to pee or wet myself!) So back to plunging & hot water and still nothing. Back to reading the comments, with more tears and more desparation with the laughter induced need to pee! Finally I grab a large plastic trash bag and stick my hand in it with the intention of shoving the clog over the hump. OMG my hand would not fit through the hole. I am a small boned woman. My wrist has a diameter of 6 inches, the largest portion of my hand has a diameter of 8 inches! I think that is smaller than a beer can!! In our old home I had no problem shoving my hand into the toilet hole. I had to call in my 11 yr old son. Lucky for me, my line hits puberty late. Anyway, he places his hand in the plastic bag and voila! pulls out a stick. It was about 10 inches long not real thick, and for some odd reason, was shoved down my toilet!!!!!! I now know how to unclog a toilet clogged in the normal way, and will remember to search for stray toys & such "accidently" flushed down.

FROM: Bill
DATE: Monday April 19, 2004 -- 11:19:06 am

I have tired all of the aforementioned methods. I can't seem to get the auger down the toilet. My toilet goes down then slopes upward like an elbow bend. I cannot for the life of me make the auger get past that bend? Any ides??

FROM: Justine
DATE: Thursday April 22, 2004 -- 12:18:18 am

ok...I've got a problem. The toilet I believe is clogged. I read this site ....tried the plunger til I my arms were ready to fall off.....tried the warm water...no luck.....went to wal-mart at midnight and bought a snake....no luck there either. Now...on top of that, I have another problem. The toilet keeps overflowing....not from flushing....just sitting there with the water in it. So now I have turned off the water....used every single towel I have cleaning up the mess....and I still need help. So.....I'm begging for HELP!!!!!!
I guess I will have to call the landlord tomorrow morning.

FROM: james kieck
DATE: Saturday April 24, 2004 -- 9:18:17 pm

I accidently flushed a Scotch-Brite
"Disposable" Scrubber down the
toilet. It came off the handle as I
flushed the toilet. It is now clogged.
Any suggestions without using a
snake to get it to go through the
rest of the way?

FROM: Down Under Thunder
DATE: Sunday May 2, 2004 -- 4:20:46 pm

This message is for the comment made earlier about toilets with two flushing modes.... In Australia, there are TWO buttons... one to use for just pee, and one super-charged flusher for those nights after being at the bar. I think American's should adopt our toilets, and our shower heads too (the have huge long arms with elbows on them!!) and life would be much better for everyone.

FROM:
DATE: Monday May 3, 2004 -- 9:57:14 am

Re the scotchbrite "disposable" clogging. Same problem. Our cleaning lady has a shaky command of English, but looks at a lot of TV. She say the toliet bowl cleaner made of paper being flushed and thought that she was using a flushable one rather than a disposable product. This is where the subtlety of language trips you up. I have used both a toliet auger, plunger and a good bit of paitience, but still have a problem about every two or three flushes. I am trying to figure out where the hangup could be since the auger was able to go in its full length and has repeatedly. I am trying to avoid pulling the toliet off the floor. It must be floating around acting like a flap valve.
Any plumbers out there willing to share the configuration of the toliet trap and any solution to the problem? Thanks

FROM:
DATE: Monday May 3, 2004 -- 10:01:23 am

Toliets in Rome, Naples and Sorrento all had this highly sensible system of small flush/big flush. The mechanism is on the wall above the toliet at about 5 feet and flush (sorry) to the wall. Looks something like a large box of Kleenex with large and obvious buttons.

FROM: Eric
DATE: Thursday May 13, 2004 -- 12:25:10 pm

Thank God, the Toliet is working again! I came home last night from a late night in the office to a loving family of wife and three daughters, no hello, no love you, or I missed you, but the toliet is clogged. I plunged, I augered, I took the toliet off ran the auger both direction, used a hose outside and created pressure to blow the clog out. Nothing! This morning, I plunged, I augered, I went to home depot, bought a new "Industrial Strength" plunger still to no avail! Then what a relief I found on this site. I used hot water, plunged and auger some more...and more...and finally it works again. The problem plastic applicators from my oldest daughter. Is there any kind of housing assistance for a man living among women one week per month? Thanks for the replies!

FROM: Binkley
DATE: Sunday May 16, 2004 -- 6:00:15 pm

You are the MAN. I'll admit, after battling my stupid "low flush water-saving toilet" in my college apt. for 2 hours, I was like "this water bucket thing isn't going to work". I figured what the hell though and tried it...after one bucket and some plunging it totally unclogged the toilet! Damn too good!

I really miss my old house where my dad installed one of those "2-stage" flushes, where like one handle was for liquid and the other for solid. It was also cool because if you really needed power you could pull BOTH handles. =)

FROM: Benny
DATE: Sunday May 23, 2004 -- 2:54:37 am

Thank you thank you thank you!!! It happened 'round midnight. It wasn't even a big one, but it clogged the toilet really good. (whatever happened to the toilets that you could flush toys??? They just don't make them like they used to)... Anyway- last time it got clogged, my roommate and I went to Home Depot and got the "heavy duty" plunger. It worked last time, but no such luck tonight. I plunged and plunged and plunged and plunged. Then for some odd reason, I decided to look online for some info that might possibly help me. I found this site and read everyone's problems and somehow things didn't seem so bad here. Anyway- there was no way I was going to shell out cash for a snake, so I tried the bucket thing. Except I didn't have a bucket; I just used a big pot from the kitchen (don't worry-I'll wash it). 2 or 3 times later it was still clogged. The water would go down SLOWLY when I plunged after adding the pot/bucket water, but it was still clogged. So I decided to try one of the posted suggestions. I plunged, then flushed and continued to plunge. Worked like a charm. I got a little nervous when the water was rising in the bowl--(I live on the third floor of a 100-year-old house), and I didn't want to disturb my lower neighbors with water flooding all over. Luckily though, things worked out. Which is good, because I always have business to take care of in the morning... Anyway- great site, and thanks again.

FROM: loretta
DATE: Monday May 31, 2004 -- 4:47:54 pm

i did every thing that i could does anyone have any advice someone please reposnd

FROM: Fred
DATE: Wednesday June 9, 2004 -- 3:04:29 am

THANK YOU SO MUCH! MY toilet was clogged and the bucket trick worked! You just saved me $100 from having to call a plumber! THANK YOU!!!!

FROM: AK
DATE: Sunday June 13, 2004 -- 6:52:16 pm

I FLUSHED MY REMOTE IN...I HATE MY LIFE

FROM: Richard J
DATE: Tuesday June 15, 2004 -- 8:26:04 am

I flushed a ton of moldy meatballs
and I think one or two are still hanging on. I've been plunging for (2) days. My toilet flushes very slowly but can't take on any crap. Any advice?

FROM: Taryn
DATE: Thursday June 17, 2004 -- 5:38:22 pm

It didn't work atal, the water splashed all over me and the solid came up and over flowed all over my bathroom, i think it would have been best to call a plumber then to waste my time doing that, but your idea sounds like it works for most , i guess it just didnt work on my dam crapper!!!!

FROM: Crappity-Crap
DATE: Wednesday July 7, 2004 -- 11:57:24 am

This is the funniest thing I've ever read! Ain't the Internet great?
Anyway, I got the toilet fixed and the water mopped up - took every single towel I own, and some dog blankets.
Any advice on 1) how to clean the carpet that got soaked with the disgusting water or 2) how to make sure the bathroom floor and the towels are really, actually, totally clean?

FROM: Shantell
DATE: Sunday July 11, 2004 -- 5:12:42 pm

Wow step 3 really works my toilet had been giving me trouble for weeks and this is the only thing that has managed to work... THANKS BUNCHES!!!

FROM: alex
DATE: Sunday July 11, 2004 -- 5:33:26 pm

hey thanks alot... i can finally throw out the "broken toilet" sign...

FROM: Joel
DATE: Monday July 12, 2004 -- 1:04:56 am

I have a split level house with both toilets upstairs...one off the master and one off the hallway. The one in the hallway isn't flushing, the water just kinda spins around and never goes all the way down and refills. The one in the master eventually goes down but it just seems like a really really weak flush. At first I thought I was clogged and I plunged like hell and then I even grabbed a 5 gallon bucket from the garage and poured 2 or 3 hot buckets down each toilet. Every time, the water went right down the toilet and when I tried to flush again, the same result...not the good solid flush I was hoping for. Any advice on what my next step should be?

FROM:
DATE: Tuesday July 13, 2004 -- 11:02:02 am

I too am one of those unfortunates that flushed a "Disposable" Scrubber thinking for some reason that it was "flushable" although was doubtful when I flushed it...
I then became frantic because the toilet showed signs of clogging and then nothing flushed... the problem is that I get up really early before the hardware stores opens, so was worried sick for a couple of hours before I ran to the hardware store... finally bought myself a plunger phew~ several plunging and a couple of buckets of hot water later, boom! Magically, my toilet is flushing again! Thanks!!!
Never will I flush that disposable toilet cleaner again... (later I found out that the box clearly indicated NOT TO FLUSH...but I guess no one really reads the instructions when they are sure of how it works....)

FROM:
DATE: Wednesday July 14, 2004 -- 9:01:09 am

oh my goodness thank you so much :D this was my first time to unclog a toilet:D an i was freaking out because da water keep comming out....i really dint think i was gonna find a website on how to "unclog" a toilet....lol thanks!!!:D

FROM: Linda
DATE: Tuesday July 20, 2004 -- 2:24:31 pm

Once when I was a little girl a very mean lady blamed me for clogging the family pot. She poured a can of whole black olives in it before she made me plunge it. What's up with the olives????

FROM: DoILookLikeMrsRotoRooter2U??
DATE: Monday July 26, 2004 -- 12:55:03 pm

I don't know what was in there, and I don't want to know. I run a family childcare business, and trust me...it's better that I NOT know what was clogging the toilet. Although, as I stood in the bathroom, frantically throwing towels all over the floor to catch the river of sludge that was fragrantly flowing towards the carpeted hallway...I would have liked to know WHO put the unknown object in the toilet. That was Friday. I plunged it. I plunged all night. I plunged more on Saturday, then used an auger. I augered, and plunged...plunged and augered. I have blisters on my hands and broke two fingernails. Not to mention, I managed to flood the bathroom at least four times in the process. To top it off, as I was plunging yet again on Sunday...I heard, "MOM!!! THE UPSTAIRS TOILET IS OVERFLOWING!!!!" I ran, plunger still in hand, up the stairs to see yet another river of sludge. I quickly administered a speech about the necessary amount of toilet paper, while frantically plunging the upstairs toilet. THAT one cleared, but not before I had to use an entire pile of laundry to soak up the equally fragrant river that threatened to fill the floor vent and leak, once again, through the kitchen ceiling. Today? I plunged. Then I found this site. Six pans of hot water later, we are a free flushing family again. Now...I have to clean up the water damage. I am nauseated. I might never eat again. I do know that anyone entering the bathroom will be swiftly searched for foreign objects and promptly handed their allotted two squares of paper. NEVER AGAIN!

Thank you for your hot water tip...it saved me!