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Nusm ,
@Nusm@yall.theatl.social avatar

Why has no one mentioned this style? I’ve had one for years, and there’s never been a clog it couldn’t fix.

https://yall.theatl.social/pictrs/image/8883b7ac-4dbf-4033-9430-012bc8bf355f.jpeg

Varyk OP ,

They’re too Giger.

the regular toilet plungers also have a flange and work every time without implanting xenomorphs in your chest cavity.

Golfnbrew ,

I agree, although the plastic will crack /split along one of the folds eventually, rendering it unusable

Still, that style is my goto

RootBeerGuy ,
@RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

That’s totally a sex toy.

Carighan ,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Why do you have a man-portable Tesla Coil as a plunger?

pedz ,

They sell these in dollar stores here.

I didn’t have to unclog a sink for years and didn’t own a plunger. I was looking for a “classic one” but they only had these and I wasn’t sure. I gave it a try anyway and to my surprise, it was very efficient.

Never tried on a toilet and I suspect it would work fine too, but I tried it on my bathtub drain and unfortunately it fails to make a seal.

dditty ,

https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fancar-network%2Fimages%2Ff%2Ff6%2FSauron_holding_his_mace.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20200929202439

tilefan ,

often, the toilet plunger will look like a sink one on the shelf because they pushed the flange up inside

Adderbox76 ,

This little bad boy here has changed my life.

www.isicanadainc.com/product/one-second-plumber/

Varyk OP ,

Haha, that commercial is very funny, but it actually works?

is it shooting compressed air?

it has a 12 shot magazine?

I don’t quite understand what it is.

Adderbox76 ,

It’s essentially a handheld air cannon. The kit comes with a handle and a suction that covers the toilet hole or whatever. You press down and yeah…it’s basically a air-gun shot to the clog.

And yeah. It works great. Not always on the first blast. But I’ve never had it fail me.

Varyk OP ,

awesome, good to know about.

Clinicallydepressedpoochie ,

I refuse to acknowledge someone is plunging enough to have their life changed by a plunger. Unless you’re using that thing to do whipits.

Adderbox76 ,

Ha ha. No no. I’m pretty good. No problems with the old downstairs plumbing. But it’s not just for toilets. It’s for bathtub sinks clogged with hair. Kitchen sinks, etc… It’s just handy to have around the house. I even used it once to blow the dust out of my dryer vent.

jawa21 ,
@jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

That site has to be one of the poorest editing and proofreading jobs I’ve ever seen.

Mouselemming ,

My new toilet doesn’t fit either of the above shapes, but a “Beehive” plunger works great.

www.korky.com/parts/…/beehive-max-toilet-plunger

The toilet also flushed really well and hasn’t gotten plugged up even once yet, but I made sure to have one that would work as soon as the toilet was ready to use.

Varyk OP ,

What’s different between the beehive flange and the toilet plunger flange? they look the same.

or perhaps I should ask what shape is your toilet?

Wizard_Pope ,
@Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world avatar

I now just imagine them having a hexagonal toilet.

Varyk OP ,

Hahaha, this must be it.

Winged_Hussar ,
@Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world avatar

(USA) - I had the same issue as the user above due to a high efficiency toilet. The opening is more rectangular/ elongated than a normal toilet’s circular opening.

Mouselemming ,

Here’s the toilet, though the pics aren’t helpful.

www.build.com/product/summary/618486

The exit hole is recessed backwards and squareish, with a wide channel. The flange doesn’t sit properly inside it, and the circumference of the bell is too small. With the beehive the circumference is wider, and it just sort of smothers the whole area, and pumps the water through its center hole, which has nowhere to go but into the exit. Like, it’s not anything precise, it would probably work great in a “normal” toilet just as well because it just fills whatever space there is.

stoly ,

Why did a regular one not fit?

Mouselemming , (edited )

Basically, it’s shaped weird and won’t make a seal. It’s a WaterSense toilet that flushes very efficiently with 1.28 gallons, with an unusual configuration of input/output under the water. Almost like a channel from front(ish) to back. If you try to use a plunger like those pictured, part of the channel isn’t covered, so you just push water back out into the bowl. Good thing I was trying it with a clean new toilet! The wide deep beehive shape lays rubber all into the space, pushing the water down into the exit hole.

Bianca_0089 ,

The toilets at my moms house are teeny tiny so this doesn’t matter on them

But yes… without the toilet plunger on the right: Do not even try the left one with a modern day toilet, it’s sooooo messy

Alinor ,

Am I the only one who’s never used a plunger (and never needed to)?

Varyk OP ,

You elfin anomaly.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

Some us don’t poop in the woods every day.

oce ,
@oce@jlai.lu avatar

Nope, same and never heard others talking about it in real life. I’m guessing there is some design issues in the American toilets that is not a problem in Europe. Or it’s the large portions of low quality food?

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

American plumbing is shit (pun intended) compared to Europe’s. Source: I lived in Germany for 10 years and never once needed a plunger, while I’ve needed them regularly in the US.

Damage ,

Even with the weird “shit shelf” toilets?

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Yup, and I had shit shelf toilets pretty much the whole time since it was the 80s and 90s. They probably would have been harder to plunge, so good thing they never needed it!

Kusimulkku ,

The comments do seem to hint at this being a big problem in the US.

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Indeed, it was very noticeable to me when I moved back here and had to actually consider how much toilet paper there was before flushing. German toilets took whatever I put in there!

CarbonatedPastaSauce ,

Of course you are. Every other human on the planet is issued a plunger at birth. What’s wrong with you?

guy ,
@guy@lemmy.world avatar

Are you American though? Here in the UK, nobody really owns a plunger and they don’t need to, the plumbing is different, it doesn’t clog. Do need to own a toilet brush though, to wipe off the skidmarks, which is more rare in the US.

Mr_Blott ,

It’s not just the UK that nobody needs a plunger, it’s every modern country except the US. Their plumbing is a century out of date and they eat ultra-processed junk

A recipe for dis-ass-ter

Metz ,

Plungers are extremely common in germany. To be precise i can’t remember ever being in a bathroom without one.

Mr_Blott ,

Yeah that’s why I specified modern countries, Klaus 😂

Damage ,

It’s kinda weird that the country where everything is MOOOAR they don’t have gigantic shit pipes

Alinor ,

I am not, so I guess that explains it. Thanks!

danc4498 ,

Eat more fiber.

Clinicallydepressedpoochie ,

My favorite with the flanged is all the shit that gets caught inside and splashes when you lift it out the water.

Senseless ,

Instructions unclear, plunger stuck on the ceiling, shit water all over my feet and on the walls.

Varyk OP ,

No, you got it.

That all sounds correct.

BigBananaDealer ,
@BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee avatar

plunger room of death

Skates ,

Does this really qualify as a diagram?

Varyk OP ,

i wondered the same thing!

i checked dictionaries and i think it does as far as the flange comparison is diagrammed to illustrate the technical differences in design.

what do you suggest?

stoly ,

This is true for sure. You can definitely use either in either situation if you have to.

Varyk OP ,

not at all effectively.

flanged plungers typically dont fit sink drains and will deform upon compression, and sink plungers dont create enough of a vacuum seal in the toilet outtake to be of much use without a lot of unnecessary effort and mess.

stoly ,

True but you can make it work if you have no choice.

Varyk OP ,

in situations where the clog is mild, sure.

If the clog is severe, then you’ll make little and often no headway using a flanged plunger on a sink drain or a sink plunger on a toilet, no matter how long and frantically you thrust away and splash about.

the flanged plunger isn’t rigid enough to create the necessary vacuum or pressure in a sink and the sink plunger doesn’t create a tight enough seal to create the necessary pressure in a toilet unless the clog is mild in the first place.

Winged_Hussar ,
@Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world avatar

Good post - needed it about a week ago 😂

Moved into a new place with high efficiency toilets and only had our old plunger. Spent multiple hours trying to clear it. I had no idea that these HE toilets are:

1.) More prone to clogs, need pipe maintenance

2.) Elongated and don’t work well with a normal plunger

Nearly called a plumber but on a final try picked up a BeeHive plunger at the hardware store.

Took a few attempts, but got it situated correctly and fixed the clog.

Varyk OP ,

Haha dang, I’m glad you got it worked out.

Until I learned the difference, I’d slosh around in there with a normal plunger only after pouring lots of hot water in, which usually works great.

Carighan ,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

It’s important to have the right-size flange for each hole, yes.

kokesh ,
@kokesh@lemmy.world avatar

I guess you get less shit smeared on the top.

Brunbrun6766 ,
@Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world avatar

Someone watches reddit stories on smosh

Varyk OP ,

Sorry, not this guy. I’ve never seen smosh.

Eideen ,
@Eideen@lemmy.world avatar

The Sink plunger is more versetile.

Dabundis ,

Some sink plungers have a collapsible flange hidden inside

CMDR_Horn ,

I also enjoy touching the inside of a plunger

Dabundis ,

Call me crazy but I wear gloves when cleaning toilets

NuXCOM_90Percent ,

Not gonna say that I always grab some gloves before I plunge away my horror.

But I DO wash the ever loving hell out of that plunger after every use. I still prefer dedicated toilet (poo) and sink (gunk) plunger because obvious reasons, but in a pinch?

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

I wash my hands afterwards.

Golfnbrew ,

That’s a toilet plunger. Exactly. Sink plungers have no flange. :)

Varyk OP ,

Howww so?

Like as a training sword?

Eideen ,
@Eideen@lemmy.world avatar

I do love a good swordfight.

If the flange is not collapseble it can’t be used in sink.

sirico ,
@sirico@feddit.uk avatar

Soup bowl for feeding tall people

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