We can’t really answer this question without pics. If you could get a shot of yourself sitting on the throne without a plunger, that would help.
We can’t really answer this question without pics. If you could get a shot of yourself sitting on the throne without a plunger, that would help.
cmon dude wrote:
I have a question unrelated to the plunger issue.
Do you like the song "Walking in Memphis"?
"Ma'am I AM tonight!!"
CCB wrote:
It is currently kept in a shed on the side of our house. He thinks it is weird not to keep it in one of the bathrooms and that no one keeps it outside of their house. I don’t want it in the house because it is germ filled, and why is it a big deal to get it from outside if a toilet is clogged? Thoughts appreciated.
1. Your husband is right. It is weird, impractical, and incredibly inconvenient to not keep your plunger in your bathroom. Every bathroom in your house should have a toilet brush and a plunger at all times.
2. It should be kept in the bathroom in a stand. Get one with a plastic handle. Not a wood handle, which is too permeable, less sanitary. And you're supposed to disinfect it, clean it with bleach or before returning it to the stand.
3. If someone clogs a toilet, he/she shouldn't have to leave the bathroom, much less the house to fix the issue. Why should someone leave the bathroom unattended or have to announce to house "no one go in there because I clogged it up," when any adult could just fix the issue.
Keep it in bathroom. You have it there if you need it. Clean it when you're done.Put it away. Not hard.
CCB don't worry about the negative replies. I stand by you 100%. I agree with everything you say because your perfect the way you are. If I was your husband I would agree with all you say and back you up. I like to think that I would make a great husband myself someday. I wish I could find someone like you. I have aspergers so all the girls I meet just ignore me and don't want to go anywhere with me.
In the winter the plunger will freeze and crack. And even in summer bugs will crawl into it. Do you want the handle to break in half when your plunging because of termites? Or a giant angry centipede to run up the handle and bite you?
CCB wrote:
It is currently kept in a shed on the side of our house. He thinks it is weird not to keep it in one of the bathrooms and that no one keeps it outside of their house. I don’t want it in the house because it is germ filled, and why is it a big deal to get it from outside if a toilet is clogged? Thoughts appreciated.
Shouldn't you two have discussed this and figured it out BEFORE you got married? At this point, though it may be too late, I would suggest professional counseling.
What are your, and your husband's, PRs for the 40??
Unless you are super fast, and also agile, having to run outside (and then back) to get the plunger in an emergency is not a good plan.
There are times when quick access to a plunger can prevent overflows, and the amount of time/effort spent cleaning up.
If you do not want to keep it in the house, you need to take some responsibility for dealing with any and all overflows (even if you did not cause them).
Also, you may be smaller than your husband and thus do not understand the value and need for a plunger to deal with the larger pot clogging dumps. You may not use this tool as much as he does if you are smaller.
Sometimes a plunger can be used in advance of the flush to help break up larger dumps (proactive use instead of reactive use).
I would rather deal with a semi nasty plunger than poo water all over the floor.
the counter wrote:
CCB wrote:
It is currently kept in a shed on the side of our house. He thinks it is weird not to keep it in one of the bathrooms and that no one keeps it outside of their house. I don’t want it in the house because it is germ filled, and why is it a big deal to get it from outside if a toilet is clogged? Thoughts appreciated.
1. Your husband is right. It is weird, impractical, and incredibly inconvenient to not keep your plunger in your bathroom. Every bathroom in your house should have a toilet brush and a plunger at all times.
2. It should be kept in the bathroom in a stand. Get one with a plastic handle. Not a wood handle, which is too permeable, less sanitary. And you're supposed to disinfect it, clean it with bleach before returning it to the stand.
3. If someone clogs a toilet, he/she shouldn't have to leave the bathroom, much less the house to fix the issue. Why should someone leave the bathroom unattended or have to announce to house "no one go in there because I clogged it up," when any adult could just fix the issue.
Keep it in bathroom. You have it there if you need it. Clean it when you're done.Put it away. Not hard.
This site has an inordinate amount of feces related threads.
I would keep it in the house. The only thing worse than clogging the toilet is clogging the toilet on a cold rainy day and having to walk out to the shed to get the plunger to get the crap blockage removed from your toilet.
Put a little tray on the ground where you set the plunger so it doesn't dirty the floor but believe me there's worse stuff in your house. Your husband already probably pisses all over the toilet seat and the splashes the surrounding area. That's just reality.
This is some sick stuff.
Can’t believe how weird some people are
Do you keep your toilet paper in the shed also?
this and this wrote:
There are times when quick access to a plunger can prevent overflows, and the amount of time/effort spent cleaning up.
I think it's stupid to keep the plunger outside of the bathroom, but the above really isn't a concern. You can kill the water to the toilet by just turning the knob on the water supply to keep the toilet from overflowing.
On a separate note, I'm wondering just how often some of the people on here experience toilet overflows. In the decade since moving out of my parents' house, I can remember using a plunger exactly one time. Some of the people on here make toilet overflows sound like a daily occurrence.
Stop the madness wrote:
This is some sick stuff.
Can’t believe how weird some people are
Grow up. Everybody poops, and, less frequently, everybody clogs up a toilet.
I've never clogged a toilet in my life. It's called mercy flushes people.
powerful poo wrote:
Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:
I keep one in my guest bathroom so if a guest clogs the toilet, they dont have to announce that they just took a massive dump and need to unclog the toilet. Some people would find that embarassing.
Really? I take it as a source of pride
That's right. And! An opportunity to make fun of someone else's toilet. If you're at a party, and the bathroom door opens to a space where people are, it's the best. Stride out of the bathroom confidently, look your host directly in the eye while shaking your head, and say "Get a real toilet, dude." Everyone's eyes will follow you, and then, everyone's eyes will drift toward the open bathroom door. Behind each pair of eyes, each brain will be imagining something menacing lurking in there. Strange, dark thoughts all. The host will stiffen with resolve, and go to investigate while everyone else watches, half expecting him to be pulled into the open door and assaulted. By this time, you are cracking a Zima and rearranging the fridge magnets into crude limericks. That's how it's done.
Oh! plungers. New one in the bathroom. Single use. If you do need to use it, stick it to your neighbor's Prius on the way to work. Because, Priuses.
just kill the water supply wrote:
On a separate note, I'm wondering just how often some of the people on here experience toilet overflows. In the decade since moving out of my parents' house, I can remember using a plunger exactly one time. Some of the people on here make toilet overflows sound like a daily occurrence.
It depends on the toilet. In my house, with all the toilets having been replaced in the past several years (with the available everywhere Kohler Highline Classic), none of them have ever been clogged up. At my parent's house, there are some toilets that are more or less prone to getting clogged.
If your toilet gets clogged up frequently, spend the $200 to replace it with a better one.
Yes!
Thank you.
40 times are crucial in this instance.
Vertical leap too.
CCB wrote:
It is currently kept in a shed on the side of our house. He thinks it is weird not to keep it in one of the bathrooms and that no one keeps it outside of their house. I don’t want it in the house because it is germ filled, and why is it a big deal to get it from outside if a toilet is clogged? Thoughts appreciated.
10/10. Best thread since counting the trees in the woods.
zzzz wrote:
just kill the water supply wrote:
On a separate note, I'm wondering just how often some of the people on here experience toilet overflows. In the decade since moving out of my parents' house, I can remember using a plunger exactly one time. Some of the people on here make toilet overflows sound like a daily occurrence.
It depends on the toilet. In my house, with all the toilets having been replaced in the past several years (with the available everywhere Kohler Highline Classic), none of them have ever been clogged up. At my parent's house, there are some toilets that are more or less prone to getting clogged.
If your toilet gets clogged up frequently, spend the $200 to replace it with a better one.
I've got this problem. What toilet do you suggest replacing it with? I heard some people in towne get the high flush Toto.
just kill the water supply wrote:
this and this wrote:
There are times when quick access to a plunger can prevent overflows, and the amount of time/effort spent cleaning up.
I think it's stupid to keep the plunger outside of the bathroom, but the above really isn't a concern. You can kill the water to the toilet by just turning the knob on the water supply to keep the toilet from overflowing.
On a separate note, I'm wondering just how often some of the people on here experience toilet overflows. In the decade since moving out of my parents' house, I can remember using a plunger exactly one time. Some of the people on here make toilet overflows sound like a daily occurrence.
Two overflows in 2018 so far
Big guy with big pipes, high fiber diet, high caloric intake, hyped up peristalsis from running all combine for big dumps.
Old toilet with water shut off valve that is hard to access.
Still getting used to quirks of this rental.