Or start using the shower instead, and stomp it through the grate.
Comment on Toilet specific plungers get the job done faster and with way less effort and mess.
ReeferPirate@lemy.lol 4 months ago
A manual auger works even better and doesn’t splash
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
The toilet plunger doesn’t splash, but toilet augers whip back and forth while you crank them, causing splashing, plus scrape up the toilet bowl.
Augers are way more work than a toilet plunger.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, but getting it past the s trap is a pain. A plunger works for 90% of clogs.
limonfiesta@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Every home should definitely have an auger, but a plunger will work quicker, easier, and cleaner, 99 out of 100 times.
doughless@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, I’ve had to help a neighbor with that 1 time out of 100. The plunger was just causing the water to slam against the turd that had created a perfect seal and splash back outside the toilet. It probably took at least 5 uses with the auger to finally clear out enough crap to finally break it apart enough to let it flush.
Fortunately, the second time I helped them with a nearly identical situation, the plunger worked. But it still took a few forceful plunges in quick succession. I was worried I might have to use the auger again.
ccunning@lemmy.world 4 months ago
This is just code for ‘poop knife’, right?
snooggums@midwest.social 4 months ago
Poop drill.
doughless@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I mean, it basically is a poop knife that can reach further down inside the toilet.