Toilet Clogged with air freshener. Help.

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Pablo

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Small canned variety.

It happened so fast. Did business, paperwork, activated launch handle, stood up, elbowed can on counter next to john, split second later can hits seat, does back flip, lands right in launch stream, and gone.....

Sh......

I'm out of tools and ideas, sanitized bowl, then hands, searched web. I'm not the first, but no new ideas.
 
Wait, so all the nasties went down and then it lodged in after?

Can you see it/know where it is stuck?

Is it fully water soluble, or is there some amount of plastic/metal?

Have you removed the toilet? *replace the wax ring after...

A picture (if clean, nobody wants to see remnants of your business) may help, assuming you can see the air freshener somewhat.
 
Maybe mechanical fingers can get it?

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Any parts store will have them.
 
If its in the toilet, removal is in order. If its not in the toilet then you may need a plumber. I think roto rooter has cameras they can run down plumbing lines.
 
I cant see that going though the s turns of a toilet, I would buy a new wax seal , a cheap plastic scraper and new breakaway toilet bolts. Take it off and outside you can run say a piece of garden hose of something from the other side and push it back out. Then re-install
 
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Originally Posted By: spasm3
I cant see that going though the s turns of a toilet, I would buy a new wax seal , a cheap plastic scraper and new breakaway toilet bolts. Take it off and outside you can run say a piece of garden hose of something from the other side and push it back out. Then re-install


I had to chuckle when I saw the picture of the can. I cant see that going anyplace either.

The lid by itself perhaps.

Can you see any part of it???

If so, Id get some clay or that uhu holdit stuff to stick posters on the wall, and try to grab a dry part of the surface (may need to sponge out the water if any more is there).
 
Ha got it.

It made it up and almost around the bend. But I was not quite grabbing it because it was floating. I had to just get more water out.

Turkey baster is back in place.
 
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
I had to chuckle when I saw the picture of the can. I cant see that going anyplace either.

Good grief! I was picturing one of those California Scents cans, those ones that are like tiny cans of cat food. If it were me, I'd be doing the toilet removal thing, too. It would be a pain, but It's about the best bet.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Ha got it.

It made it up and almost around the bend. But I was not quite grabbing it because it was floating. I had to just get more water out.

Turkey baster is back in place.


Lucky you!

Are you going to play the Power Ball this week?
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Time to man up and just stick your hand in there. I can't imagine that it's gone beyond the S trap in the toilet. I would think it got stuck at the bend before the trap. You could try scooping the water out of the bowl with a small cup then putting on those long rubber cleaning gloves and see how far you can reach. Otherwise it's time to remove the toilet and put in a new wax ring, they aren't reusable. If you haven't done it, the first method is probably preferable because if you put the ring down and it's a little off, you'd have to get a new ring because once it's compressed, it's not reusable. You basically have to drop the toilet right on target and then bolt it back in, otherwise it will leak from the ring when flushing. It's why plumbers get the big bucks for jobs like this.
 
My hand wouldn't fit.

9.5 points for the shopvac idea.

But I already got it. With my bare hand and ALL the water out, I could just touch it with my fingie tips.

PS I know toilets. This is my 6th house, every one got new toilets. And yes, pulling it was early in my mind.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Ha got it.

It made it up and almost around the bend. But I was not quite grabbing it because it was floating. I had to just get more water out.

Turkey baster is back in place.


**Mental note** Do not go to Pablo's house for Thanksgiving.

Glad to hear you were able to get it out without tearing out the toilet.
 
At least Pablo will know how to stuff a turkey properly...

Seriously, US toilets are strange contraptions
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Ha got it.

It made it up and almost around the bend. But I was not quite grabbing it because it was floating. I had to just get more water out.

Turkey baster is back in place.


Good thinking. I hope by "place" you mean the Turkey Baster is back in its "place" in the garage for PS and brake fluid extractions. LOL
 
Originally Posted By: Garak
That's only because Aussie toilets run backwards, at least according to Simpsons physics.
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Nah, actually, when we got to Hilton Gardens in NY back a few years ago, we rang and told them that the toilet was broken...water was half way up the bowl. They told us that it was normal for the US, which we later found was true.

No wonder people have problems moving their business with a meandering billabong...especially with a healthy floater.

Here there's about 16 square inches of water surface max, nearly a foot below seat height. A flush is actually that...don't see any simpsonesque swirling.

A dropped freshener bottle stays put.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Ha got it.

It made it up and almost around the bend. But I was not quite grabbing it because it was floating. I had to just get more water out.

Turkey baster is back in place.


CSL

Too funny!
 
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