Comment on YSK how to unclog a toilet

• deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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  • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If you flush once and it doesn’t go down no problem, if you (or someone you know) tries to flush again no water leaves but the toilet valve tries to fill the bowl more.

    So step one is to stop a flood of nasty water from overflowing to the floor

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    • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You stop that by shutting the water off, not by manually closing the flapper. It’s a bizarre step and absolutely not necessary to clear a clog.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Sorry, I see what you mean. In this case, the stopper will stay open until the bowl reaches a certain fill limit, set by a float keeping the thing open; you’re trying to stop the bowl from filling more while it’s clogged so you have to close the valve manually.

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