HELP!! Accidentally flushed toilet paper cardboard tube! Help!!

[Tun55]

DS accidentally flushed the toilet paper cardboard tube and now the toilet bowl is draining slowly. Also, I see water rising (very slightly) when the sink tap is on :(

I’ll be super grateful for any ideas to sort this out please!

Assuming it is not a macerator type toilet I would just leave it for a while before going in with a plunger. The cardboard tubes will break down a bit and make it easier to push through.

Yes I would say plunger too. It will slide down eventually with a bit of help

We had a blockage when one of our dds accidentally flushed one. Dh had get the marigolds on and get in that drain 💩

Let it 'soak' for as long as possible, it will break down

Bleach will help it dissolve

I'f you don't have a plunger pumping with a loo brush should help too especially if you have left it for a while. Loo roll tubes tends to unpeel to strips of cardboard when wet so it may even be able to go through without help.

Of course this being mumsnet you could be horrified by the suggestion of a loo brush!

Caustic soda

if our loo blocks i chuck a bucket of water down it while it flushes, it clears most solids, a loo roll tube with break up anyway.

loo brushes ?? < faints >

Blind eye?

This might be useful:

www.wikihow.com/Unclog-a-Toilet-from-a-Flushed-Toilet-Paper-Roll

www.wikihow.com/Unclog-a-Toilet-from-a-Flushed-Toilet-Paper-Roll
or forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2507361

BUT, the fact that the water raises slightly when the sink is emptying implies it has flushed through from the toilet but is now stuck in the next stage of the drain and when you take the plug out of the sink, the water goes down to the partial blockage and some of it goes back up the other way, to the toilet bowl. Let the bowl drain as far as normal then try washing up liquid and a bucke,t or possibly two of hot water, if that goes down easily try flushing at the same time to put more water and vacuum pressure on it. If that doesn't work, see if you can get hold of some professional drain cleaner, it is concentrated sulphuric acid so not to be messed with, do not get it on you, wear gloves, protective goggles, and a mask, do not breathe in the fumes and above all do NOT add water to the acid, it will explode and do massive damage. Which is why members of the public may find it hard to get hold of. Used to be easyish but nowadays...
I suspect that given time the cardboard will eventually soften and partially dissolve.
Alternatively, have a good look around the drain after the sink to see where it joins the drain from the loo. There may be an access point you could use to get a tool in there to sort it out.

Great minds think alike!

Thanks all!
I will set it soak for a few days (easiest option for me) and see if it sorts out.

Luckily we have another toilet in the house!

Hi all,
It may not be the toilet paper tube. He says he flushed it a couple of days ago and it flushed fine after that.
Today, I heard the bubbling sounds from the toilet when the washing machine drained. (The kitchen is right next to this toilet).

Shall I try a unblocking liquid in the kitchen sink?

OK have you any grids outside that the washing machine empties into. Check if these are overflowing if it is then any blockage is further on in the system not inside the property. If everything is inside or the washing machine pipe goes into the soil pipe,the one from the toilet that goes down into the ground then it's likely the blockage is there. If you have a manhole nearby and you can lift it up you can check if it's OK. That's if you can see half pipe in the bottom not water or sewage that is how it should be.
You can flush the toilet then and se if water comes through if not the blockage is between there and the house.
You could always check you're insurance some policies have emergency repairs as standard so you don't have to pay.
Unblocking stuff not recommended unless it's just the sink it doesn't sound as if it is from what you describe.
I'm in North of England a call out for drainage firm should be under 100 pounds bit sometime you can do it yourself depends on how strong your stomach is.

Thanks @starisnotanumber

The toilet drains fine, it’s just slow. Although the speed seems to have improved.
When I flush, the bowl fills with water and then it all drains in 6-7 seconds.
When I turn the toilet sink on, the water level in the toilet raises so very slightly today (it was a lot more yesterday)

I really hope nothing is flowing back from the toilet into my washing machine (looks like they are connected!). Still worse the dishwasher! I can’t sleep tonite!

@Starisnotanumber
This is a new build terraced town house, I don’t see any grids outside the house. Looks like the washing machine is connected to the same pipe as the toilet (that explains the bubbling sound in the toilet when the washing machine drains). I’ll check if there are any pipes in the garage tomorrow.

It's possible that the toilet roll is still on the bottom of the pipe which is restricting the flow. The pipe is only going to be 100mm or possible 150mm so it could be that. Check your insurance that's the house insurance not special drainage insurance cos you may be covered for just a clearance.
Get some sleep though it doesn't sound major obviously everything is connected things don't flow back (usually)

Everything is connected when it comes to the drains, but getting anything icky backflowing into the house or another appliance should not happen if the drains have been built correctly.

It's slightly worrying that you think you notice a rise in the level of the toilet bowl when you drain the sink. That should not happen.

If this is the downstairs loo, then it's possible that there's a blockage in the drain to the sewer. The downstairs loo and connections are often the first to show signs of a problem - I speak from experience.

There will be one or more either manhole covers (solid and flat, not a grid) or inspection/rodding points (small, oval, often held closed with screws) between the house and the road. You need to lift them and have a look. You should be able to see the open pipe and it should be clean. If you can see anything a bit "fresh" then there's a problem.

Drain rods are not expensive and are easy to use as long as you remember to ALWAYS turn them clockwise.