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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 guess you get less shit smeared on the top.
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2024
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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.
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The toilets at my moms house are teeny tiny so this doesn't matter on them
But yes... without the toilet plunger on the right: Do not even try the left one with a modern day toilet, it's sooooo messy
I've used both and there's not really an appreciable difference in my experience.
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I once lived in an apartment where the bathtub drain was pretty plugged. It would drain but every shower was done in a slowly rising puddle. I tried draino but it didn't make a difference.
I eventually had a roommate move in and noticed right away that the tub drained better, asked him how he fixed it. He used the plunger. It blew my mind because up until that moment, I had thought a plunger was specifically for use with toilets.
Now I have a toilet plunger plus a smaller sink plunger since the size of the standard one can be awkward to use on a sink, plus the whole not wanting to use something that's been in the toilet on things outside of the toilet.
Not that I've even had a plugged toilet in years, and, having a bidet, it's even less likely going forward.
Bidet for the win.
that's cool, I love stories with aha and oh-whaaaat moments.
i like the smaller sink plungers also,very useful little guys