How to use a toilet plunger

[Kaleva]

Might be s little late for this holiday.

[Kali]

1. not to me

it seems to work better to use the suction action than the pushing. at least at first to dislodge the clog. I have found that you can cause it to burp some nasty water up out of the toilet if the clog is pretty secure - you push hard or fast and bloop, that water splashes back at you in stead of going down. better to push gently and than pull back with more strength.

[Kaleva]

2. Back when I was working, I'd put a drop cloth on the floor around the toilet.

As I'd sometimes have to go as fast as I could, for as long as I could and as hard as I could pushing and pulling.

The worst place to go on toilet service calls was a senior citizen's home where they apparently were taking pills that had the side effect of turning their crap into rock.

Edit: But in most cases, your method is best as it makes less of a mess.

[Warpy]

3. Not only that, but gentle pushes and releases work better

than muscling the thing halfway down the drain do.

I have both types of plunger, also. The black rubber type is best for the kitchen sink since it fits the drain perfectly. I fold that part up if I've cleaned the other plunger for a different use but I need to send something obstinate down my ultra low flow desert toilet.

The pliable plunger is super for washing things in a bucket when the washing machine conks out.