Plungers

[Stewie26]

 

[Nobody]

Great thread!
Some people want a well engineered toilet that is very versatile and can handle any flushing situation that may come up. But not me. I like the simplicity of a plunger. It doesn't have a bunch of adjustments that need to be made to it, it just works. It's simple and not over engineered. It's literally just a stick with a suction cup on it. It's plug and play. If your toilet get's plugged you just plunge it and return to playing. Plug and play. Plungers are the P bass of the plumbing world.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

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.

If people could be trusted to only use it when necessary, then a turbo flush mode for toilets might be appropriate. I suppose if you had a composting toilet flushing wouldn't be an issue.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Yes, you can buy ones at Lowe's, Home Depot, or Bed, Bath, & Beyond.

They're actually just like the ones you have attached to the kitchen sink.

If you've got enough water pressure, you can give yourself an enema, LOL.

I think the direction you approach from is a personal thing, and it just depends on how agile you are with which arm.

Yeah, sounds like it's in the Beyond category

 

[-Asdfgh-]

you can get any new toilet you want, but not every bathroom has a new toilet

In the UK some bathrooms have just a bath...

 

[carl h.]

Great thread!
Some people want a well engineered toilet that is very versatile and can handle any flushing situation that may come up. But not me. I like the simplicity of a plunger. It doesn't have a bunch of adjustments that need to be made to it, it just works. It's simple and not over engineered. It's literally just a stick with a suction cup on it. It's plug and play. If your toilet get's plugged you just plunge it and return to playing. Plug and play. Plungers are the P bass of the plumbing world.

Post your plunger face pics here:

 

[Nobody]

In Soviet Russia toilet flushes you.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

In the UK some bathrooms have just a bath...

It's common in Australia too.

 

[Nobody]

Post your plunger face pics here:

 

[-Asdfgh-]

It's common in Australia too.

I think Australians are amazed people in the UK have baths at all

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I was over at this gal's house in Melbourne, and asked for the bathroom.
I was surprised when I was directed to a room with no toilet.

 

[El Güero]

I was surprised when I was directed to a room with no toilet.

Was there a spatula hanging on the wall?

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

LOL, no matter what, the conversation always turns to poop at some point.

Now that is prophetic.

 

[carl h.]

 

[elgecko]

Have no fear! Super Freak's here to unclog some toilets then play some cool jazz!

 

[Gazman]

Yes, in some places, a bathroom is a room with a tub, and the toilet is in another room myteriously called "the toilet".

What we do have in Austalia is the freedom to choose half, or full flush, depending on your output.

On half flush it's like 10 pin bowling...all down on first throw is a strike, while cleaning up the leftovers on throw 2 is a spare.

 

[Bluzeman90]

Do you prefer the sound of ash or alder plungers?

I'm a mahogany fan personally. Or a mahogany/walnut laminate. But i hear swamp ash is best for a high corn diet and maple best suits a white cheese diet. And of course everyone knows rosewood is best for yellow cheese diets...

 

[twinjet]

Maybe you should look into one of these:

They are actually littering. With impressive fashion, but they are littering.

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 could say you learn to get by... single ply

 

[Immigrant]

Yes, in some places, a bathroom is a room with a tub, and the toilet is in another room myteriously called "the toilet".

What we do have in Austalia is the freedom to choose half, or full flush, depending on your output.

On half flush it's like 10 pin bowling...all down on first throw is a strike, while cleaning up the leftovers on throw 2 is a spare.

A few years ago, I had a great toilet installed that's 2" taller (cuz I'm a gimp), with an elongated bowl, and variable flush® technology that flushed more as you hold the lever. A quick push uses less than a gallon, holding it uses more and creates a vacuum that assists in removing waste from one's [redacted].

 

[Flashback Bass]

Interestingly enough most people don't use the correct plunger for a toilet.

The Plunger on the left is for use on a sink.

The plunger on the right is a toilet plunger!