Unblocking a toilet....
 

Someone left a Jason Vorhees in my toilet a few days ago and I finally got it moving by pouring a large jug of water down the pan and flushing at the same time but now it seems to have simply moved along a bit as the toilet is still blocked slightly.

Short of calling a plumber out or getting a plunger down it are there any other methods that can clear a blockage? I've tried bleach, hot water with washer powder, detergent etc but to no avail.

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When the turd is still visible, attacking it with a high pressure water jet is always effective ... a super soaker type water pistol is good, if you have one. :D You basically use the jet to slice it in pieces ... :erm:

If it's lurking round the bend, then super-strength drain block bleach is worth a go. A good one has about three times the concentration of bleach in it than your average Domestos.

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I was visible for a day or so despite repeated flushes - "Jason Vorhees" as it just wouldn't die - but disappeared from sight yesterday however I think it's still lurking around the bend somewhere. High-strength bleach might be my best option then.

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You could try an old wire coat hanger and make it into a u bend shape then put down the toilet and wiggle it. Good luck rather you than me.

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Sounds like the voice of experience... :D

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:Yikes: been caught LOL

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On the left is a SINK plunger, on the right is a TOILET plunger

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2014/09/17.jpg

Put the TOILET plunger in position sealing the outlet of the bowl, pull the flush until the bowl is almost full, then pump the plunger vigorously back and forth as the water runs away.

That would shift the Titanic. ;)

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:sick:

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:D

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Used the old mop + plastic bag method a few times, works a treat :)

http://www.diybasics.co.uk/howtounblocktoilet.html

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Or eat less roughage..

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If you're brave enough, get a black bag without any holes in it and put it on your arm with an elastic band on your arm, if it is in reach and it doesn't leak it is very easy to remove that way, if using a fast drop bucket of water doesn't clear it.

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In the words of Shaggy, it wasn't me.

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Oh dear the man doth protest too much, methinks ;)

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If the culprit resides there then using their toothbrush would be a reasonable course of action. :)

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With it being a few days already do you think it would still be the captain's log or something else further downstream? Might be another underlying problem lurking beneath.

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Try putting washing up liquid down the pan over night as it has a wetting agent and may soften the henry the third, if it will reach use a garden hose to blast the offending item if it still persists blast it and flush at the same time !

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If you think it's still below the waterline than try some caustic soda (aka sodium hydroxide), it will get warm, just don't let it get too hot. Add to the pan, give it a good stir and wait 15/20 mins or so. A good rodgering with a plunger wouldn't do any harm either!

Hope this helps, though I think maybe the help's needed a bit nearer to the source!

Cheers

Grim

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I've seen some crap threads on this forum but ......

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Some good advice here

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Sounds like a shaggy dog story Russ, own up

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Off-topic and not my thing anyway.

Yes some good stuff for sure!

Im not good at unclogging it so when I flush and the water backs up,I take that thing you use to clean inside the bowl (The whisk thing) and I push it up and down fast in the hole and USUALLY it unblocks..... Sometimes It doesnt and then my dad has to do it!!

We have one of those newer disgusting Johns that doesnt have much water in it so when you do a biggie,it can leave a mess on the bowl..... Disgusting!! (I wish we still had the good OLDER toilets with full water)

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I've done that before using a rubber glove and a bin liner, surprisingly very easy to not get wet.

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Are we still discussing unblocking a toilet?

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:D yes lol

Hehe im glad,I wouldnt want Russ to get mad we were going off topic :)

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If it's still blocked more than 7 years later, I think Russ would have a bit more to worry about than us having a giggle!

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