Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Just thought I would join the " plunger brigade. " The only good thing I have found with this subject is the chuckle I get everytime I think about some of the subjects we find ourselves discussing - sometimes it even gets a hearty laugh. Anyway - I wanted to share what has been working for me lately-no way to know if it will last. After finding lots of times that plunging was not enough I remembered that we had a " snake " in the tool closet. I pulled it out and tried it, but either it was not long enough to get in the pipe or I was not adept enough (I think that was really it because Gordon used to be able to make it work in a former place). Purely by accident one of the times the coiled end of the snake caught the problem object, pulled it up a bit and allowed me to first flush some of the paper and whatever down, then cut it up ( all in the toilet without me putting my hands in) and flush the rest down. It doesn " t take much to make me happy, I walked around smiling for the rest of the day. Now, the first thing I use is the snake and it has been working well. I keep the plunger near, but I haven't even been using it. I guess anything with a hook might work. Good luck. Janet > Subject: Re: To Carol Langer -- re plunger... > > Seems the plunger brigade is stepping forward. There are obviously > quite a few of us claiming to be experts. Elaine, I refer to our low > flow toilets as " no flow " toilets. There must be a better way to > save water than having a toilet that you must flush 5 times instead > of once. Sorry to have " plunged " right into the topic but I just > laughed when I read the posts. Guess I should have known I wasn't > the only one mastering the technique of the plunger. > Jan (Arizona) > > >> Ditto on the plunger expertise! This is the first time I've seen > this >> mentioned - I thought it was our toilet, (and, to some extent I > think it is - >> these low-flow toilets are terrible!) I'll bet we could exchange > some >> experiences - not interesting to most, I'm sure. >> >> Elaine Grimmesey > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:15:09 EDT > From: BandEGrimmesey@... > Subject: Re: To Carol Langer -- re plunger... > > Now that you've " plunged in " - have you found a specific type of plunger that > works? We haven't. Only that the old fashioned kind seem to work better > than the " super-duper " brands. I don't want to be graphic either, but we > often find it necessary to remove rather than to just flush. Boy, any hints > in this area would be helpful!! Yes, we use a stool softener...but often > need to use alternative laxative methods. > > Elaine > > > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:22:35 -0500 > > Subject: Re: To Carol Langer -- re plunger... > > Nothing short of blasting caps worked here. I got some stuff to pour > into the commode to dissolve the waste. Boy! Bill and I spent many an > evening trying to figure out an easy way. There is none, especially if > the thing is flushed at the wrong time. Then it is mopping time. Ugh. > There were times when I was thankful for the smaller water tank on the > toilet. Less on the floor. > > Take care. Keep the DO NOT FLUSH sign up. > > Barb. [image]Keep smiling!!! > > -- > " Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tries, and a touch > that never hurts. " > Dickens > > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:43:41 -0500 > > Subject: Plunger Pushing Personnel > > >> Dear Ladies, sadly, today's problems are only prelude to more difficult > processes requiring elbow length gloves and firm resolutions to keep on > keepin' on. > > May you-all be spared MSA " cannonball " manual extraction. > > LA Louise in HEPA multi-filtered airconditioned Springhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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