Clogged toilet? Your first thought might be to grab a plunger and get to work. But there is a better way. You don't have to use this clunky, bacteria-filled tool to clean the toilet. Instead, use dish soap, hot water, and a bucket, and the chemistry will really do the rest of the work for you.
This is not a new method of cleaning a toilet without a plunger; You can find similar methods on plumbing and home improvement sites. But we can personally guarantee that it works. You might even want to try it if you have a plunger, if only to avoid drips, splatters, and the general unsanitary mess that comes from using brute force to unclog a toilet.
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Most clogged toilets can be cleaned with soap, warm water, and time.
Dale Smith/CNETEverything you need is probably in your bathroom.
To perform this trick, you need three supplies that can be found in almost every bathroom: soap, hot water, and a container to pour water into the toilet bowl. Dish soap, hot bath water, and a 5-gallon bucket work best, but if secrecy is paramount and getting out of the restroom would blow your cover, a few pumps from a hand soap dispenser and some hot water from the sink in a small plastic container will do . To the right.
First, run hot water in the sink or tub - as hot as possible. Do not overdo it, it is not necessary to boil the water. At these temperatures, you could crack the porcelain or, worse, injure yourself. Just let the tap water get as hot as possible and it will be available to you.
While waiting for the hot water, go ahead and clean up everything on the floor: scales, bathmats... pets. You will of course be very careful not to spill, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
Let the chemistry do the work, but be careful.
Your goal is to get the liquid in the toilet bowl as hot and sudsy as possible as quickly as possible without it overflowing. This is the step that requires the most finesse.
If you've already tried flushing the clog a second time and the toilet bowl overflows, pour the soap straight down the toilet, then pour in as much hot water as you can if you can.
However, if you have plenty of space, mix soap and water first, then pour the sudsy concoction into the container as quickly as possible. In a perfect storm, heat and soap lubricate the hull as the force of the water pushes against it. Hopefully your reflexes are quick, as you may have to suddenly stop watering if the clog doesn't clear right away.
A note on the soap: you really can't overdo it with the soap at this point. You won't be over-stirring the solution, so the bowl probably won't turn into a foam volcano if you overdo it. I'm not saying you have to pour the whole soap bottle in, but I'm not saying you shouldn't either. You understand me?
Dish soap works best, but hand soap works just fine in a pinch. So all you need is hot water and something to put in the toilet, like a small trash can.
Dale Smith/CNETDon't stir the toilet bowl no matter what
Whatever you do, you don't have to stir it to have the hot, soapy water mix with the cold, dirty water that came first. Science will take care of that through a process called osmosis. If the clog doesn't move after your soapy water tsunami, the next thing you need to do is be patient.
Most emergency toilets are not 100% sealed, so yours will likely be slow to empty initially. Keep an eye on the water level and as it goes down, keep adding hot water to keep it full. Unless the clog is too stubborn, the extra pressure of a full container and the lubricating quality of the soap should help push the accumulated material out fairly quickly.
Many bathroom trash cans are small enough to fit under the sink, but if yours isn't, you can use the tub or shower faucet instead.
Dale Smith/CNETIf all else fails, just give it more time
The worst case scenario is that the hoof is too tight and the above steps don't get it out right away. In this case, you don't have to call a plumber or go to the hardware store just yet.
Try giving the warm, soapy water some time to break up the clog. Walk away, close the bathroom door, and wait 30-60 minutes before checking again. If you do, you may be pleasantly surprised to find that your problem has gone down the drain.
This can mean blowing your cover if you tried to clean the toilet undercover. In that case, the best you can hope for is not to become the target of future pranks.
Good luck with that too.
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