Comment on YSK how to unclog a toilet

Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Top of the tank, as in the lid, so you can close the flapper and prevent the bowl from overflowing.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why wouldn’t it close normally like it always does? There’s no issue with the reservoir here.

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    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If the toilet is actively flushing, water will continue to drain from the tank to the bowl. Closing the flapper stops any additional water from going into the bowl.

      Personally, I prefer to make sure the tank only fills enough to fill the bowl, so as long as you don’t double flush, you don’t need to panic and throw the lid off the tank.

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      • kungen@feddit.nu ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Hmm, that’s maybe also why American toilets get clogged all the time if they release the water so slowly? Mine empties the entire tank and stops filling the bowl after like a second or two, regardless if it got blocked or not. I can’t even reach any kind of “stopper” in the tank without opening the entire thing

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    • amlor@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Because this guide is for american toilets.

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      • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Those are the only toilets I’m familiar with, at least with regards to maintenance and troubleshooting.

        I’ve cleared a lot of clogged shitters, not once have I had to ensure the flapper is down in the reservoir. That’s “why won’t it stop running” not “why won’t it flush”.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In the case of my toilet: the chain that is used to lift it when flushing gets tangled, so it can’t close.

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      • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I get that. That’s a totally different scenario than “clogged toilet”.

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  • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lol, I can read, 🤦‍♂️

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    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m picturing a person panicking and swatting the whole tank off the toilet, breaking the water line and spraying water everywhere.

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