I used sink plungers in toilets pretty much my whole life until i scrolled across a similar diagram one day and discovered the truth.
I’ll keep that in mind next time I poop in the sink.
Toilet specific plungers get the job done faster and with way less effort and mess.
Submitted 2 months ago by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
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jewbacca117@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
And the bidet’s right there.
Good thinking.
idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Damn and my kitchen faucet comes with a “power wash” mode. I can’t wait to blast boiling hot water up my butthole. 🤤
Dicska@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And the sink strainer is there to save and repurpose the corn.
Psythik@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Which brings up a good point; why would anyone need a plunger for a sink? If it gets clogged, nothing will help you short of a drain snake. And if you’re kitchen sink is getting clogged, it’s time to invest in a garbage disposal.
Soggy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Plungers certainly do help with sinks. Loosens up a partial clog easily in my experience.
gnu@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’ve found a plunger useful for a sink occasionally, a bit of back and forth plunging can loosen up a hairball or break a layer of fat/soap scum. On the other hand I’ve never needed to use a plunger on a toilet - Australian toilets don’t seem to have anywhere near the amount of issues the American designs do.
Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Babe quick, new toilet lore just dropped!
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
About 250 years old, thinking it’s new is why I wanted a YSK post.
Alinor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Am I the only one who’s never used a plunger (and never needed to)?
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You elfin anomaly.
oce@jlai.lu 2 months ago
Nope, same and never heard others talking about it in real life. I’m guessing there is some design issues in the American toilets that is not a problem in Europe. Or the large portions of low quality food?
samus12345@lemmy.world 2 months ago
American plumbing is shit (pun intended) compared to Europe’s. Source: I lived in Germany for 10 years and never once needed a plunger, while I’ve needed them regularly in the US.
guy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Are you American though? Here in the UK, nobody really owns a plunger and they don’t need to, the plumbing is different, it doesn’t clog. Do need to own a toilet brush though, to wipe off the skidmarks, which is more rare in the US.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 2 months ago
It’s not just the UK that nobody needs a plunger, it’s every modern country except the US. Their plumbing is a century out of date and they eat ultra-processed junk
A recipe for dis-ass-ter
Alinor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I am not, so I guess that explains it. Thanks!
snooggums@midwest.social 2 months ago
Some us don’t poop in the woods every day.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Of course you are. Every other human on the planet is issued a plunger at birth. What’s wrong with you?
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Eat more fiber.
dezmd@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ok but where’s the poop knife?
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Where else?
on the poop knife peg.
The ol pkp.
darkpanda@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Which raises the question of what the difference is between the sink poop knife and the toilet poop knife?
Smurfe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Most plungers are both. Pull down the cone for the commode or push it up inside for the sink.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What kind of maniac uses it in a sink after using it in a toilet?
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Clean it first. Then clean the sink after using soiled plumbing tools.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who uses the same plunger for the toilet and kitchen sink?
Smurfe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I guess the kind that actually cleans the plunger after use. When I have to use one, after use, I take it outside and hose it off with the hose pipe then soak it in a bucket of bleach water.
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The sink is one of the easiest areas of your house to clean with soap and water.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
My new toilet doesn’t fit either of the above shapes, but a “Beehive” plunger works great.
www.korky.com/parts/…/beehive-max-toilet-plunger
The toilet also flushed really well and hasn’t gotten plugged up even once yet, but I made sure to have one that would work as soon as the toilet was ready to use.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What’s different between the beehive flange and the toilet plunger flange? they look the same.
or perhaps I should ask what shape is your toilet?
Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
(USA) - I had the same issue as the user above - due to high edficiency toilet. The opening is more rectangular/ elongated than a normal toilet’s circular opening.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I now just imagine them having a hexagonal toilet.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Here’s the toilet, though the pics aren’t helpful. The exit hole is recessed backwards and squareish, with a wide channel. The flange doesn’t sit properly inside it, and the circumference of the bell is too small. With the beehive the circumference is wider, and it just sort of smothers the whole area, a pums the water through its center hole, which has nowhere to go but into the exit. Like, it’s not anything precise, it would probably work great in a “normal” toilet just as well because it just fills whatever space there is.
stoly@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why did a regular one not fit?
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Basically, it’s shaped weird and won’t make a seal. It’s a WaterSense toilet that flushes very efficiently with 1.6 liters, with an unusual configuration of input/output under the water. Almost like a channel from front(ish) to back. If you try to use a plunger like those pictured, part of the channel isn’t covered, so you just push water back out into the bowl. Good thing I was trying it with a clean new toilet! The wide deep beehive shape lays rubber all into the space, pushing the water down into the exit hole.
Nusm@yall.theatl.social 2 months ago
Why has no one mentioned this style? I’ve had one for years, and there’s never been a clog it couldn’t fix.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They’re too Giger.
the regular toilet plungers also have a flange and work every time without implanting xenomorphs in your chest cavity.
Golfnbrew@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I agree, although the plastic will crack /split along one of the folds eventually, rendering it unusable
Still, that style is my goto
dditty@lemm.ee 2 months ago
pedz@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
They sell these in dollar stores here.
I didn’t have to unclog a sink for years and didn’t own a plunger. I was looking for a “classic one” but they only had these and I wasn’t sure. I gave it a try anyway and to my surprise, it was very efficient.
Carighan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why do you have a man-portable Tesla Coil as a plunger?
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
That’s totally a sex toy.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wait…that’s a flange? I always thought those were just pulled out by accident, like turned inside out. I also always just ignored it because it never hinders anything.
TheLimiter@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Think about where the splashy toilet water goes when they’re flipped up inside the plunger. They’re shipped that way to cut down on carton space though.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes, that makes sense. TIL.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yup, that’s a flange, designed for toilet drains
Senseless@feddit.org 2 months ago
Instructions unclear, plunger stuck on the ceiling, shit water all over my feet and on the walls.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
No, you got it.
That all sounds correct.
ReeferPirate@lemy.lol 2 months ago
A manual auger works even better and doesn’t splash
iamjackflack@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This is wrong. Some toilets use the normal “sink” plunger because the exit opening is too large for a flange style. You get either or whatever fits your toilet. It’s not specifically for sink only.
Asifall@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Growing up my mom didn’t understand this and always insisted that the sink plungers were the only kind that worked (she also called them toilet plungers) and that toilet plungers (the fancy kind) were some kind of trick. Took until I was in college that I learned you shouldn’t have to break a sweat unclogging your toilet.
simplejack@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Here’s the second iteration of the OG patent.
Originally the simply device on the left was the one plunger to rule them all. It works in sinks and toilets. The flange and the concept of a toilet-specific plunger was a later concept.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Until they start stiffening with age.
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Sink plungers without the flange work better on sinks, in my experience. So it’s nice to have one of each.
There are different builds for drainage snakes for sinks and toilets as well.
One way to be a better neighbor is to get a good drain snake and lend it out as needed.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I wonder what the history of this was, and why I never knew about this.
Was there always such a distinction? Did it apply to older toilets as well? Were all my parents, relatives, friends parents just cheap and hot the wrong one?
Bianca_0089@lemmy.today 2 months ago
The toilets at my moms house are teeny tiny so this doesn’t matter on them xD
But yes… without the toilet plunger on the right: Do not even try it with a modern toilet, it’s sooooo messy
stoly@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is true for sure. You can definitely use either in either situation if you have to.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
This little bad boy here has changed my life.
Eideen@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The Sink plunger is more versetile.
Etterra@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve used both and there’s not really an appreciable difference in my experience.
tilefan@lemm.ee 2 months ago
often, the toilet plunger will look like a sink one on the shelf because they pushed the flange up inside
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My favorite with the flanged is all the shit that gets caught inside and splashes when you lift it out the water.
Skates@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Does this really qualify as a diagram?
Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Good post - needed it about a week ago 😂
Moved into a new place with high efficiency toilets and only had our old plunger. Spent multiple hours trying to clear it. I had no idea that these HE toilets are:
1.) More prone to clogs, need pipe maintenance 2.) Elongated and don’t work well with a normal plunger
Nearly called a plumber but on a final try picked up a BeeHive plunger at the hardware store.
Took a few attempts, but got it situated correctly and fixed the clog.
Carighan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s important to have the right-size flange for each hole, yes.
kokesh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I guess you get less shit smeared on the top.
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Someone watches reddit stories on smosh
NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I use a bidet and that cuts down on TP usage, but sometimes you get a big ol’ honker of a log ploppin’ out and that sucker just says, “Not today.” That’s when the trusty turd wrangler is your best friend.
One time I was at my mother-in-laws and clogged that some bitch. I couldn’t find a plunger. Turns out my sister-in-law took it when she went away to college, because she was too scared to buy one. I tried to text my wife, but I had no service. So I left it there and went and told my wife. My mother-in-law took a golf cart to the neighbor’s house and explained the situation and they let her borrow theirs. Meanwhile, I’m fucking mortified that the neighbors now think I have fiber intake issues.
Always keep a plunger in a bathroom with a toilet.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Bidet is the way.
There’s a lot of intriguing family history in your story. SIL scared to buy a plunger. MIL took a golf cart. Interesting group.
NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Bro, that ain’t the half of it. My father-in-law built an entire western town in his backyard and when he was done he built a Jurassic Park with dinosaurs essentially made of trash. Here is a shitty picture of the saloon with a bar in it. I’ll see if I can find some of the dinosaur pics too.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s what the poop knife is for.
jaybone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I try to get out… BUT THEY KEEP PULLING ME BACK IN!
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This guy poop knifes
biokernel@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Proclaim the Gospel of W. C. Jesus!
TayamExplorer@discuss.online 2 months ago
How you sound right now.
NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Say that to my face. I fuggin’ dare you, dude.
Sneptaur@pawb.social 2 months ago
Thanks for this story. I read it while taking a shit