Urgent! How do I unblock loo? Need to pee

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Not an AIBU sorry but I have never blocked a loo before so never had to deal with it. I dunno why it's blocked. DP says it blocks frequently and there's a plunger beside it but I only thought it would block if somebody puts in a huge amount of loo roll or has a huge shit or something. Reading ideas how to unblock a loo and confused. Really tired and exhausted, a bit unwell and needing to pee a lot, and this is the last thing I need. I must fix it so I have a fucking piss soon.

I've put in washing up liquid and a small bucket of very hot but not boiling water. The bit that confuses me is that a lot of advice is to flush and chuck in another bucket - but surely that will mean it overflows??

I'm not sure I can flush it now at all, because the water I added means that the water level has risen?

The water level does go down slowly so actually I suppose that means it's not completely blocked though.

Not clear if you've tried the plunger.

Get a bucket of water, and something to stand on. Flush the loo, and as it's flushing, pour the bucket of water in from a height. This will unblock it, unless it's really, really blocked.

If the water level does go down then you can risk a pee if you can't clear it with the plunger. No more loo roll though

Big buckets of water poured from a height and this should encourage the blockage along the pipe .

Just pee in a bucket and tip it down the drain.

And then get the toilet fixed properly or stop putting things down that block it.

It may not actually be blocked. I believe toilets use suction to empty. Something to do with a valve in the cistern. Try googling it. Meanwhile, you're going to have to pee in the bath 🤣🤣

Not tried the plunger yet. Currently waiting half an hour to see if the washing up liquid has done anything.

Maybe I will risk flushing and pouring more water in then? Hopefully it doesn't overflow?

Bucket of water at the same time as flushing, and if that doesn’t shift it you’ll have to get the mop.

It's wipes that block our loo usually and I'm blue in the face telling them not to flush them.
So usually I remove those using rubber gloves and a nappy sack, then use drain unblocker for an hour. After that fill a bucket with very hot water and pour into it from a height. You might need to repeat this a couple of times.

Just use the plunger then flush cleaning the plunger off in the flush water.

When ours blocked and we were without a plunger, learned a little trick from the Internet. Put a plastic bag over the end if a mop, and then use it like a plunger ... it’s quite nice as you are a full mop handle away from any nastiness ! Plus, you can get the mop head quite far down for suctioning purposes

I use the mop to unblock the loo on the rare time it blocks up.
I just shove the mop head down hard until it wrenches forward and then flush.
It's usually something further down the pipe that's got stuck.

Know I'm being thick but having never used a plunger before, not sure what it does - does the suction not draw the blockage back into the loo pan? Or does the plunger or mop sort of force more water to shift it along through the piping?

Not keen to have to fish through whatever is causing the problem but obviously if I have to I have to.

Rubber gloves, a wire coat hanger, pull out the blockage and rise with boiling water

I second the pp's trick of a beanbag ballooned over a mop and given a vigorous couple of pumps up and down. Don't put any more buckets of hot water etc down, there's probably solids further down the pipe that need a vacuum to get them moving.

Binbag not bean bag ffs!

Use hot water and let it soak for a while.
If it's really stubborn, a laundry bio-tab and leave it to soak for a while (my son does massive poos, no idea why!)

Just use the plunger, it will dislodge the blockage.

Cling film over the toilet, flush it and the air should push outwards and you can then push on the cling film to push the blockage through?

make sure you are doing the bucket typing quickly amd from a height, the force of the water helps to shiff it. If you can bear it having a poke around with a wire coat hanger can help too

The plunger creates a vacuum and the force of plunging it down forces the blockage to move. The plunger is your first step - not sure what you think the washing up liquid is going to do.
Have to admit I’ve had to resort to long rubber gloves and shoving my hand down there to push stuff through - teen boys seem to go through a roll a day!
Wipes are often the culprit - they should never be flushed. I do admit I spent about three decades flushing tampons til I realised you’re not supposed to flush those either (I never did in a public loo but I thought it was ok at home) 😬😳.

The mop and bin bag trick is what you do if you don't have a plunger. Push the plunger into the narrow bottom bit of the pan , pump it up and down vigorously (only an inch or 2, you want the cup flange to stay in roughly the same position).

The plunger or mop acts as a force, it forces water towards the blockage, which in turn dislodges the blockage.

Know I'm being thick but having never used a plunger before, not sure what it does - does the suction not draw the blockage back into the loo pan? No, there isn't any suction. Put the plunger down the loo so it as far as possible blocks the hole, then suddenly and with force push down on the handle so the plunger end collapses and forces a great lump of water down. Repeat a few times. This is usually enough to clear the blockage. Usually with a satisfying gurgle and the sudden disappearance of all the extra water in the pan.

It's the same principle as tipping a bucket of water from a height (but more effective) - applying force to the water that you're pushing down.