Plungers

[samson3382]

Those power suck toilets can be blocked. I did it pretty easily.
All you have to do is feed the toilet paper in there, and then continuously flush while the paper comes off the roll down into the bog and filling up the pipes.
It takes a while, and you might go through 5 or 6 rolls of TP, but I'll bet you manage to clog it.

Noted.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The "engineers" told us they couldn't be clogged, so we turned around and said "Challenge Accepted!".

 

[Darth Handsome]

I havent read the thread and now that we're on page 2 Im probably late in saying this, but the inevitable tuna casserole joke is going to be especially lame in a water closet thread. Just a heads up.

 

[Gorn]

When I first moved out of my parents house into my place, I used the same two ply TP I'd been using all my life and it kept clogging up the terlet (I like saying terlet). I had to learn to live with one ply.

 

[Immigrant]

Remember, the toilet hole also narrows down the contents to fit through your waste pipe. Quit getting excited, I'm referring to the waste pipe that exits your house. If you want a super toilet that has a bigger hole, then you need to consider upgrading your waste pipe. Don't need a log jam at the pass backing it up. A plunger won't fix that.

20 golf balls.
Twenty. Golf. Balls.
Should be adequate.
More of a "garbage" disposal at that point.

Yes, that toilet is awesome, but a golf ball, one or twenty or forty, is still the size of a golf ball. The only risk of flushing that many in any toilet is a couple of them wedging together and clogging up the works.

Years ago, I worked at a large production facility with a couple hundred people per shift. There were two instances of a phantom shi**er who left his stuff behind, because it wasn't going to ever go down. One was NFL football sized, the other twice as long but slightly narrower. We determined who it was based on timing and size of the shi**er, and figured he probably didn't want to go at home. Slice that any way you want. wink wink

 

[RED J]

Why are they necessary?
I'm no plumber, but why not engineer a toilet that can handle even the largest of fecal transactions?
Maybe it's like engineering the efficient driver that can't be blown.
It just seems like something we maybe could have achieved, I mean space travel and all..
BTW, no I didn't just clog a toilet, but I have come across many a throne that were not up to the challenge.

Hey, everything has limitations, that's just the laws of physics. Trust me. I was in the home repair biz and you wouldn't believe some of the stuff pulled out of not just toilets but drains of all descriptions.
Add a curious child who wants to see if a certain object can be flushed and the fun increases exponentially.
Build a big and powerful enough toilet and some goob will think he can save a trip to the garbage can by flushing hefty bags. Trust me It's just gonna happen.

 

[carl h.]

I havent read the thread and now that we're on page 2 Im probably late in saying this, but the inevitable tuna casserole joke is going to be especially lame in a water closet thread. Just a heads up.

Slow as ever, you are indeed behind the rest of the class.

 

[GregC]

When I first moved out of my parents house into my place, I used the same two ply TP I'd been using all my life and it kept clogging up the terlet (I like saying terlet). I had to learn to live with one ply.

One ply is a crime against humanity.

 

[Gorn]

One ply is a crime against humanity.

My butt agrees with you.

 

[Darth Handsome]

Slow as ever, you are indeed behind the rest of the class.

Bahahaha. I just saw your earlier post. Gotcha, you putz.

 

[10cc]

I like the maybe once or twice a year surprise of a no flusher! Topped off with a no wiper

 

[Frank Tuesday]

Seriously, get a bidet. My paper use has gone down 90%, and I can usually use the 0.8gpf instead of 1.6gpf button, so I'm saving water too. Added benefit: I'm not just smearing fecal matter around my butt until it is spread so thin I can't see it on the paper. I went 5 weeks without seeing anything but water on my paper. Then I had a tricky one that required some additional attention.

 

[Gorn]

I like the maybe once or twice a year surprise of a no flusher! Topped off with a no wiper

No wipers are the best. It's like magic. If I could have a mutant power, that would be it.

 

[10cc]

The funny thing about no wipers is you don't know you've got one until you wipe

 

[Immigrant]

No wipers are the best. It's like magic. If I could have a mutant power, that would be it.

I'd like that, but I'd take it a few steps further. No need to eat, no need for waste expulsion. I'd like eating to be completely voluntary as its a giant waste of time. IMO of course.

 

[samson3382]

I'd like that, but I'd take it a few steps further. No need to eat, no need for waste expulsion. I'd like eating to be completely voluntary as its a giant waste of time. IMO of course.

I find it a waste of time too.
I wish a could even do what many large reptiles do; eat a huge meal every few weeks.
3 times a day?

 

[Jim Nazium]

Because there's pride in hearing the sound of a plunger working.

Do you prefer the sound of ash or alder plungers?

 

[Gorn]

I'd like that, but I'd take it a few steps further. No need to eat, no need for waste expulsion. I'd like eating to be completely voluntary as its a giant waste of time. IMO of course.

Ever see the movie Defending Your Life? Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep. Basically, when you die and go to this place where you have to defend your life choices before a tribunal but while you're there for about a week or so, you can eat as much as you want. No upset stomach. No pooping. Good times.

 

[samson3382]

what causes cogs at my house is when chumps dont hold the handle long enough. just tap it and walk away - fail. with a large mass, you need the siphon to get going. If I hold it for 2 measly seconds, its a powerhouse. the bowl level is large enough that it does 3 (progressively smaller) flushes to one handle pull, if held long enough to reach escape velocity, about 2 seconds. The ladies in my house like to give it a tap and leave, maybe one second.... and that dont cut it.

The toilets in my new place are the same. You almost have to "operate" the handle for an effective flush.
The ones in my old rental place were different toilets and adjusted differently. One tap and walk away. Didn't matter if you did hold the handle down.
But, they also barely held enough water in the bowl, not enough water used in the flush to overflow. That caused them to clogg regularly.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Seriously, get a bidet.

They have them by most toilets in Thailand. I miss those.

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