This is a little tidbit that I picked up on the internet a while back, but I had forgotten to pass it on, until reality reminded me how well this works.
If you have a clogged toilet, and you DON'T want to spend hours plunging with limited effect and you DON'T want to call a plumber (Apologies to any plumbers out there, but you guys are expensive), here's what you do:
1) Take your bottle of dish soap and coat the toilet bowl - be generous - the dish soap acts as a lubricant. It will seep down coating the S bend in the toilet.
2) Take the largest pot you have, fill it with water, and put it on to boil.
3) After boiling, take pot and dump water into toilet. The combination of the hot water and soap should break up the clog. If it doesn't work the first time, repeat steps 2 and 3.
I have used this trick several times now, and it has never failed. I have only had to repeat steps on one occasion.
Just thought I'd pass it along.
Do you have any tips on relieving an impacted bowel?
;)
ow_tiobe_sb
Phantom Bunburyist and Fop o' th' Morning
In my field we call it manual disimpaction. I'll assume your etymological skills are strong enough to figure out the specifics of the technique.
Quote from: ow_tiobe_sb on November 14, 2008, 11:16:06 AM
Do you have any tips on relieving an impacted bowel?
;)
ow_tiobe_sb
Phantom Bunburyist and Fop o' th' Morning
I suppose this technique could be applied in this situation, taking it to the... root source of the problem... for lack of a better phrase, but I think the results might be a troublesome as the cause.
:rolleyes:
Quote from: Uncle Yuan on November 14, 2008, 11:37:12 AM
In my field we call it manual disimpaction. I'll assume your etymological skills are strong enough to figure out the specifics of the technique.
Remember to wash your hands after...
Quote from: Uncle Yuan on November 14, 2008, 11:37:12 AM
In my field we call it manual disimpaction. I'll assume your etymological skills are strong enough to figure out the specifics of the technique.
Let me try those skills.
manual disimpaction: the forcible removal of one's mischievous demon through a clever application of torque delivered by a thick instructional document.
^_^
EDIT: BTW, doc, if you ever want to convert this thread into a request thread using the same title, I may be able to assist.
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/ow_tiobe_sb/toilet_WIP.jpg)[/spoiler]
ow_tiobe_sb
Phantom Bunburyist and Fop o' th' Morning
This is a really crappy thread...
Sssssssssssssss
Quote from: ow_tiobe_sb on November 14, 2008, 12:08:04 PM
EDIT: BTW, doc, if you ever want to convert this thread into a request thread using the same title, I may be able to assist.
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/ow_tiobe_sb/toilet_WIP.jpg)[/spoiler]
ow_tiobe_sb
Phantom Bunburyist and Fop o' th' Morning
If you can animate the lid then we have potential for a Captian Underpants mod.
http://www.pilkey.com/index.php (http://www.pilkey.com/index.php)
How about using coffee to clean your own pipes?
* Exits thread with a slightly sheepish expression on his face *
Whew... I'd give it a good 10, 15 minutes before the next post if I were you...
I prefer using a plunger...
...for the toilet not the bowel.
for the clogged bowel issue, I suggest a high fiber diet and five gallons of yogurt (not to be eaten but for another purpose suggested in the movie "Road to Wellville" with Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Broderick)
and for the clogged toliet issue, if necessary i use a plunger as well.
However, properly caring for one's colon and the proper amount of fiber in one's daily diet will allievate both issues.
I'm just sayin'!