Toilet-specific plungers get the job done faster with way less effort and mess
Toilet-specific plungers get the job done faster with way less effort and mess
I used sink plungers in toilets pretty much my whole life until i scrolled across a similar diagram one day and discovered the truth.
Here’s the second iteration of the OG patent.
Originally the simply device on the left was the one plunger to rule them all. It works in sinks and toilets. The flange and the concept of a toilet-specific plunger was a later concept.
Growing up my mom didn’t understand this and always insisted that the sink plungers were the only kind that worked (she also called them toilet plungers) and that toilet plungers (the fancy kind) were some kind of trick. Took until I was in college that I learned you shouldn’t have to break a sweat unclogging your toilet.
I use a bidet and that cuts down on TP usage, but sometimes you get a big ol' honker of a log ploppin' out and that sucker just says, "Not today." That's when the trusty turd wrangler is your best friend.
One time I was at my mother-in-laws and clogged that some bitch. I couldn't find a plunger. Turns out my sister-in-law took it when she went away to college, because she was too scared to buy one. I tried to text my wife, but I had no service. So I left it there and went and told my wife. My mother-in-law took a golf cart to the neighbor's house and explained the situation and they let her borrow theirs. Meanwhile, I'm fucking mortified that the neighbors now think I have fiber intake issues.
Always keep a plunger in a bathroom with a toilet.
My new toilet doesn't fit either of the above shapes, but a "Beehive" plunger works great.
https://www.korky.com/parts/plungers/beehive-max-toilet-plunger
The toilet also flushed really well and hasn't gotten plugged up even once yet, but I made sure to have one that would work as soon as the toilet was ready to use.
Why has no one mentioned this style? I’ve had one for years, and there’s never been a clog it couldn’t fix.
Sink plungers without the flange work better on sinks, in my experience. So it's nice to have one of each.
There are different builds for drainage snakes for sinks and toilets as well.
One way to be a better neighbor is to get a good drain snake and lend it out as needed.
often, the toilet plunger will look like a sink one on the shelf because they pushed the flange up inside
My favorite with the flanged is all the shit that gets caught inside and splashes when you lift it out the water.
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 guess you get less shit smeared on the top.
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.
It's important to have the right-size flange for each hole, yes.
This little bad boy here has changed my life.
My new toilet doesn't fit either of the above shapes, but a "Beehive" plunger works great. The toilet also flushed really well and hasn't gotten plugged up even once yet, but I made sure to have one that would work as soon as the toilet was ready to use.
