Learn the "Secret Plumber's Trick" to Unclog a Toilet
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Publicado 2016-07-21
Well, I am here to give you at least a little peace of mind in this area. I’m going tell you the secret to getting yourself out of a “messy” situation when a plunger isn’t at hand and you’re in crisis.
I picked up this simple 3-step method to unclog a toilet from a plumber who visited our house years ago. It’s ideal for emergencies, since it calls on supplies that are ubiquitous in most bathrooms. (And you don’t even need a plunger to do it!)
NOTE: THE TOILET FLAPPER IS THE RUBBER SEAL ON A CHAIN INSIDE THE TOILET TANK THAT ALLOWS THE WATER TO FLOW FROM THE TANK INTO THE TOILET BOWL. PRESSING IT CLOSED WILL IMMEDIATELY STOP THE WATER LEVEL FROM RISING AND POTENTIALLY OVERFLOWING.
You can also shut off the water supply to the toilet as an added safety measure. Look for a handle behind the toilet and close to the floor, and turn it clockwise to shut off the water.
For all the details check out this post on my website:
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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If all else fails try this - jump out the window, delete those people from your contacts and make new friends.
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I dont know who needs to hear this but, you're doing great sweety
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Lol. Too embarrassed to ask for a plunger at a host's home.... "Hey, uh, can I get a bucket of hot water and some dish soap?"
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Who else has laid a GIANT man poo and toilet is now clogged... I didn't even use that much paper lol
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This video is seven years old, but it helped me today. I’ve been plunging for a while with no success, so I came on YouTube to see what suggestions are there and I found this video. Instead of counting three seconds while I squirted out the Dawn dish liquid, I unscrewed the top of the Dawn bottle and just let three big globs fall out into the toilet bowl. And then I went and filled up two big jugs of hot water from the tap. By the time I had finished dumping in the first jug of hot water, the clog had disappeared. So, thank you. Much appreciated! Subscribed and liked.
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I tried one half bucket of hot water and it worked beautifully! You helped empower a divorced mom, thank you!
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Thank you! I had a horribly clogged toilet! Tried plunging for 2 hours. I had to take a break every so often because the smell was awful. I then tried a TON of baking soda, and the rest of my distilled vinegar. It fizzed, but didn't unclog it. I came across your video and poured a good amount of soap down the drain.. let it sit and added hot water. After some plunging and more hot water, the sweet sound of a draining toilet was tear inducing. Thank you! What a great plumbing secret!
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Oh heck yeah!!! This video just made my whole day better. I was plunging for an hour and nothing was happening, so I searched for something that would help and this video popped up and I’m so thankful it did! The dish soap hack slaps for real!! Thanks Jillee girl, you’re my hero ❤️😆
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I can't believe one day after I saw this video, I was staying over at a family members house and clogged the toilet. The hot water trick worked perfectly. Thanks.
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Instructions unclear, I'm in the sewer system
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I've been trying to plunge my toilet for like 2 hours and getting no where, added some dishsoap and tried the plunger again and I can't believe how good it worked, thanks!
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Thank you so much for posting this. I would have never known!!!!!!! I accidentally flushed a couple tampons down the toilet due to me being stupid and I clogged and I for the life of me couldn’t get it to unclog. After some sweat and hard plunging with the hot water and dish soap....IT WORKED!!!! don’t give up y’all it took me 3 buckets of scolding hot water...you got this!
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I did this and my toilet started overflowing with shit water, my momma's gonna kill me.
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Just wanted to say, thank you. Never had a situation before yesterday when a plunger wouldn't do it. Was this close to calling a plumber before I saw this video. Thank you, very much!
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I’ve plunged many a toilet, thought I’d try this today as an experiment. Worked in one shot. Dish soap, 15 min., hot water. Perfect. Thanks for the video.
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Our toilet was just clogged. Use a plunger for more than 20 mins. No Luck. Google and saw your video. Try hot water and some dish detergent. Then use plunger 1 or 2 times. It's unclogged! It works! Thank you so much!
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It worked! I let the dish detergent sit for 15 minutes, and constantly keep filling the toilet with hot water(not boiling) until the water flushed. 👏🏾😌
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This actually works!!! I had a problem with my toilet and the plunger just did not work. So I looked on line and found your video. I did like you said except I did it twice and VIOLA my toilet flushed without backing up. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you for doing this video. Keep up the great work. Awesome when I try something that I read or watch and it fixes my problem. Have a blessed day!
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I've been plunging my toilet on and off since 2 am. I put some dawn in the toilet with scolding hot water and it was unclogged within 5 minutes. Thank you!
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This really works! I didn't measure anything I just added the Dawn dish soap waited 15 minutes and added the hot (not boiling) water. Thanks so much.
