I used sink plungers in toilets pretty much my whole life until i scrolled across a similar diagram one day and discovered the truth.

  • 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.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    2 months ago

    Wow, jackpot upvotes!

    Thanks.

    I was just as excited as everyone here is when I found out what the flange is for.

    Oh snip snaps cumulative upvotes jackpot!

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    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.