It's stood the test of several stools today albeit begrudgingly, including a mighty effort from one of the kids that, scaled up to my size, would've been like me laying a leg of ham
There's a part of me that still wants to unleash the air cannon... for science
There’s a part of me that still wants to unleash the air cannon… for science
Those scientists. Best jokers ever.
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Some time ago one of the lab sinks at work was blocked as well as the sink in the technicians office.
The technician tried to clear the blockage with an industrial hover using the blow out let.
There was much gurgling and bubbling but seemingly nothing happened.
When the technician gave up and returned to the office they found brown sink gunge over the walls ceiling and floor.
Beware of blowing air into plumbing.
Cling film over the top of the toilet, a few layers, then push up and down on the cling film.
Meh that’s a good way, I always used to grab a bin bag insert arm and er fisty the crapper.
A regular toilet blocker writes…. Hand, flush and wash. As said already, it’s only poo. It washes off. If you have a bag on hand, even better.
Choccy bran for brekky may be your friend and reduce reliance on a nail brush 🙂
Cling film left on a toilet can also be a maker of much merriment and mirth,allegedly.
Working in a student union my top 3 causes of a blocked toilet that required going "hands on" are:
3. A can of beans wedged in the bowl
2. A smashed pint glass wedged in U-bend
1. An IPhone that had got round the bend and wedged in the next bend in the drain.
When I have done this in the past I've always been surprised that its the pull but of plunging, rather than the push that seems to get the job done!
I block the works toilet on a fairly regular basis. Its an ongoing joke that i walk out recounting how many buckets it took to release the beast. Usually 1 or 2 buckets of hot/cold water is enough to disslodge anything.
We had it recently at home but i was a little more worried about my wifes response to any splashback. All went ok though, reasonable bucket of water from good height resulted in some good movement.
Cut out the middleman and just take a dump from a height, with some velocity it should just shoot round the pipes.
any excuse to share my methodology: I literally have a pooh stick I keep in the bathroom for big dumps. Im not an animal so I'll sheath the business end of it with a doggy pooh bag for easy disposable. couple of pokes with my pooh stick and its job done.
I live alone
Cut out the middleman and just take a dump from a height, with some velocity it should just shoot round the pipes.
Big risk of straightening the u-bend there.
Yeah but if it goes right round it’ll be a perfect “ghost shit’
You should google that. But not at work.
pooh stick I keep in the bathroom
I live alone
No Shit Sherlock!
Cut out the middleman and just take a dump from a height, with some velocity it should just shoot round the pipes.
I call Magnus effect.
I've always just done a James Herriot - normally unblocks it in seconds...
...or maybe change your diet a wee bit and not have such solid objects dropping out of you!
On a complete tangent, the French for plunger is 'ventouse'. Ask me why I know…
When I worked for a water company years ago, one work time prank was legendary. Apparently one guy went in for a number 2 and his colleagues fitted a bung to the soil pipe outside the bog. The bung had a fitting for a compressor so they connected one up. A big diesel one like they use for jackhammers.
Apparently he was sitting there when he heard a gurgling noise which was followed by a jet of water, air and his own turds shooting up from below like a geyser.
They say he took a little while to see the funny side…
Whether you've been unblocking a u bend or stripping down a 12 year old car gearbox an infallible way of getting the grime out of your fingernails is kneading a home made loaf with your bare hands. Hmm, andouilette flavour.
This thread reminded me of the greatest number plate ever:
Local plumber has a van with “A royal flush beats a full house” written on the back.
a hearty entry into the captain’s log
A heart entry of the captains log cause the intial problem no?
Apparently he was sitting there when he heard a gurgling noise which was followed by a jet of water, air and his own turds shooting up from below like a geyser.
They say he took a little while to see the funny side…
Yeah, have seen the effects of a badly plumbed office block having a large blockage on an upper floor cleared. Basement toilets were ruined, took a month to clean up and rebuild. Toilets on the bottom two or three floors had blown their contents (mostly water thankfully) all over the insides of the cubicles.
Three or four hundred litres of well matured effluent, bleach and toilet paper running with no interruption through several floors of plumbing builds a fair head of pressure. I suspect there may have been some significant changes made to the plumbing after that...
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