what to do when you overflow a toilet

[97f150]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Joe1
what to do when you overflow a toilet


Second result in google (the first one is this thread on BITOG):

http://www.inspectapedia.com/septic/Septic_Backup_Response.htm


Love the picture references

 

[AcuraTech]

Originally Posted By: CROWNVIC4LIFE


That why you must keep flushing.


That's why I laugh at the landlord everytime I have to flush 4 times for a #2, since he foots the water bill. I don't like wasting water, but if he bought a decent toilet in the first place he would save the cost 5 times over on water bill alone. Too bad that most slumlords are not progressive thinkers.

 

[Scienceman]

This is one amusing thread.

 

[Pablo]

I have not retained a thing.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
I have not retained a thing.

Flushed right from your memory, eh?

 

[Gary Allan]

Core dump

 

[tonycarguy]

The storage tanks of toilets hold way more water than their flush. My 1.6 gal toilets hold 2.5+ gallons. So if you if you think your bowel movement will overpower the toilet, just push & hold the lever until the entire contents of the tank are emptied.

 

[Cogito]

Those tankless high pressure toilets that you usually see in public restrooms normally do work well. Except when they get clogged up and just keep pumping water into the already overflowing toilet bowl, and there's no way to stop it. That's a cute sight.

 

[Sunabozu]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
My house has an older American Standard double flush. I call it the Holley Double Dumper.


oh wow, i work for american standard/trane (HVAC section though) and that made me laugh because i know what toilet you're talking about.



also, my girlfriend is looking at me like i've lost my mind i've been laughing so hard at this thread.

 

[Nick R]

LARF CAEKS

Get a TOTO low flow toilet. Those things can flush [censored] near anything.

 

[bigmike]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: bigmike
Joe,

I know how you feel. I rarely use someone else's toilet. I tend to clog ones from hotels, etc. as well. I don't do it on purpose, but that's just how it is. I'd try to hold out until you get home or stop somewhere else, rather than face the embarrassing situation from clogging a friend's.

I changed my toilets to new Kohlers. Toto also makes a great flushing toilet as well.



This is even funny considering your screen name is "BIG"Mike!

I've clogged everything but the ocean. The new Kohlers are good though, they have the larger inlets.

A plunger is a necessary item in my dumping procedure.

 

[bigmike]

Originally Posted By: L_Sludger
Originally Posted By: Joe1
How does one handle the precarious situation that exists when this occurs?
I usually camp out in the bathroom until I summon enough courage to ask for a plunger. If no plunger exists, I excuse myself from the residence and remove the friend from my list of contacts