If you found yourself caught in a situation having a toilet bowl choke at the least inconvenient moment. This situation is indeed every man’s worst’s fear. Imagine staring at the unpleasant scene in a room filled with filthy smell.
These are 10 ultimate ways to unclog a toilet choke and most of the materials can be found around the house.
Method 1: Full Flush and Hold
A poor flush will result in waste remains in the toilet bowl and trapped there. If your toilet bowl has a double flush, press down and hold for a few seconds. The handler connected to the flapper will allows more eater to move from the tank to the bowl.
Method 2: A bucket of Water
Use this method if the toilet bowl does not have double flush. This method has a risk as if it doesn’t work, water will fill up your toilet bowl to the brim.
Method 3: Home Remedies
The easiest and least expensive method to start with pouring diluted dishwashing detergent followed by pouring plenty of hot water. Other home remedies are baking soda and vinegar or baking soda with salt.
Method 4: Use a Plunger
If home remedies failed to clear clog, the next inexpensive method is to use a plunger to plunge the toilet bowl. Make sure there is no standing water. Angle the plunger over the toilet bowl opening. Work the handle up and down, followed by a flush.
Method 5: Use Plastic Bottle and chopstick
If you do not have a plunger, you may improvise with a plastic bottle and a chopstick.
Trim away the bottom side of the bottle to fit the toilet bowl opening. Drill a hole on the bottle cap that big enough to insert a chopstick. Glue the chopstick to the bottle cap with glue gun.
Method 6: Use Drain Blaster Air Plunger
This plunger using the power of high pressure compressed air to blast away the clogs in pipes. First, cover the opening of the toilet with a plastic wrap and leave a gap to place the plunger before squeeze the trigger to apply air pressure. This way will avoid water splashing from toilet bowl.
Method 7: Cloth Hanger
If you do not have a hand auger, you may try using a wired cloth hanger as a substitute by straightening it flat and bend one end to create a hook. However, its length may not reach as far as compared to the flexible cable of a hand auger. Carefully insert the straighten hanger into the toilet bowl to dislodge any clog.
Method 8: Hand Auger or Plumber’s Snake
A hand auger that comes with a thin and flexible cable. Hang auger can be purchased on-line or from local hardware store. There are various types of augers, I shall suggest a hand auger comes with a rotatable drum that store longer coiled cable.
Method 9: Chemical Declogger
There are various chemical declogger for toilet bowl choke from local supermarket or hardware store to clear clogs. Follow the safety precaution and direction as stated on the product packaging as most chemicals are hazardous to health and not eco-friendly to the environment. Also beware that heat generated from chemical reaction can crack the porcelain of the toilet or soften the PVC of the pipes.
Method 10: Wet/ Dry Vacuum
You will need to empty the toilet bowl before snake the vacuum flexible hose a few inches into the toilet bowl opening. Wrap an old towel around the
hose and apply a bit of pressure to create a good seal around the toilet bowl opening. Turn on the vacuum and there is a chance to suck out the clog.
When all else fails, get a professional plumber to the job. This minimise our chance of damaging the toilet bowl and messy job.
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