FIL just broke my toilet handle.

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ARGH. For the third time, within a year! I'm thankful that this time I won't be replacing the whole handle, just the plastic lever inside the cistern which is bent, unlike last time when he snapped the whole fucking thing off. And unlike the first time when he broke it and didn't even say anything.

What possible reason could he have for pulling the handle so hard? You can hear him flush all the way from the living room, as he yanks it down so much the lever hits the cistern lid and there's a loud ceramic crack as it's knocked up and down.

WIBU to bill him this time? And tell him to stop abusing my toilet?!

I broke my friends toilet seat

It was loose tbf. I just plonked my fat arse down and it just fucked off on to the floor. I was attached to it so I ended up sat on the floor, on a seat with pjs at my knees.

I think she knew what had happened has I heard her laughing, hard. It hurt!

Can you just tell him either use it correctly or he can have a bucket in the garden?

His own must be harder to pull...sounds like habit to me. Also, how flimsy must yours be if it breaks so often!

I'd like to think he would offer to pay to replace it! But obviously not, if he hasn't before.

LTB.

Or buy a new cistern with a button system rather than lever. It may work out cheaper.

I recently broke a friend's freezer drawer (when I was putting a bottle of wine in it). I offered to pay. She declined.

I think both of our responses were appropriate.

Bucket in the garden until he can behave himself around toilet handles. Excellent idea.

The first handle was here when we moved in, and a bit old, so let that slide. The next one was a tenner from eBay, wrote that off as it being cheap (feel like a victim blame now though, given that FIL has form for toilet handle abuse), but this is the last straw!

I have a habit of breaking toilet seats

I don't know what I do to them, I must be either heavier than I think or just sit funny on them, I'm not sure.

Replace it with a push button and keep reminding him about the year he broke your toilet handle three times in a row so you had to change it to a button! Should you ever break anything at his, don't offer to pay.

I think it must be International Break a Toilet Day today - ours broke last night, and I woke up to see a friend's post on FB that hers exploded this morning, to which another friend replied that hers had also broken today. I can't remember another day when anyone has mentioned a broken toilet, and the OP's post makes 4. How very woo (loo woo?).

I was going to suggest the same thing, magnum. Those new buttons would solve the problem.

I don't suppose his loo at home has a stiff handle or dodgy mechanism does it? Just wondering if he's so used to having to push it really hard that he doesn't realise.

He did a huge turd and was so desperate to get rid he broke the handle ??

Was there a turdgate thread on here once where someone used a knife to chop it up ?

That was your dfil

Fraid a button one is not necessarily the answer. My DM redid her bathroom and twice my BIL broke her push button. She's now got a lever handle and an ugly polyfillered gap where the button was. It serves as a reminder to him that he's a clumsy oaf

my df breaks my loo seats.
my theory is that he lifts a cheek to wipe and as he is rather heavy he sort of breaks it from the hinges.
we are wise to it now and only buy cheap diy store replacements...

I did the same as a child (pre teen) - my dad ended up putting a door handle on ours!

My land lady's brother and sil came to stay for a month last Xmas and managed to break all three showers in the house! I was very unimpressed as I hate baths!

I feel your pain, OP. My fil has managed to put his foot through our bath and break a sofabed. I actually saw him standing on the pull out storage bit to try and squish the bedding in. He is so clumsy. Bloody frustrating, if only I could ban him from the house!

I had a toilet with a handle which bore the legend PRESS.

I suppose to stop people pulling it off!

I think older relatives are experts at breaking stuff. Mine certainly are. I also keep a can of Vanish on permanent standby for the inevitable spillages of drinks. Part of the joy of families. I endorse the push button suggestion.

My fil broke two of my dining chairs. No offer to recompense
Next time he came we directed him to an old metal framed one and he was not happy.

We just don't havery the pils over for meals any more