How to keep your toilet safe.

My article is about prevention of toilet overflows. If you go by these guidelines, you will save yourself some trouble.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Common Sence, a Plunger and a sence of humor.

1. T-bones don’t flush well
   
   
   
   Let me tell you how to save money and Tylenol for the headaches you will have if your toilet backs up. First thing, never flush anything down your toilet but what’s suppose to go in there (I would hope you know what that is). Let me tell you about some items I have found in toilets over the years. The title of this article, a t-bone, yes from a t-bone steak. Can you imagine my shock and horror to find a t-bone, in the toilet. Other items found at various times over the years have been toys, a Micheal Jordan figurine, ping pong balls, a whisky bottle, an orange juice bottle and lots of other items that make you say “Hummm” These are all bad for your toilet to say the least. Most of these things were put in by small children just having fun seeing if they would float . For this lets just keep the toilet seat down and bathroom door closed. But when these things get down in your toilet there is nothing you can do but pull the toilet and get them out. “YUCK” But let me tell you about a recurring problem you can have even though you plunged it and it seems to work fine for a day or two. It’s cotton swabs, they are bad, they will get crossways around the throat of your toilet, one time it works then it doesn’t. The toilet paper gets caught on the cotton swab you will eventually have to have it pulled and removed so if you do these simple things your toilet should be fine.
2. Sometimes you might have just a simple clog. These you can use a plunger on. If you see one of the items as mentioned above, you might be able to fish it out. If it has already went down the drain, you might be able to use a toilet auger to pull it back out, if not you will have to either pull the toilet to remove the item or !!! CALL A PLUMBER $$$.
3. Take preventative measures and teach your small children that the toilet is not a place to play with their toys. Close the lids, shut the bathroom door and remember, NEVER PUT A T-BONE DOWN THE TOILET...THEY DON'T FLUSH WELL.