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Original poster

How do I deal with the large deposit blocking the toilet which I know doesn't belong to anyone in my family...

32 replies

fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:16

Ordinarily could deal with it but its making my stomach turn! Any thoughts on removal which don't involve sticking my hand in the toilet??

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HRHMamazon · 18/09/2008 22:17

how do you know its not of your family?
and if it isn't how did it get there?

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:18

It was FIL. Nobody else been here today.

Really can't face it

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solidgoldbrass · 18/09/2008 22:18

Do you have a problem with shitting poltergeists or something?

You could try poking it with a kitchen implement stick I suppose.

BroccoliSpears · 18/09/2008 22:19

Boiling water helps to break things up.

Downside: poo steam [bleurgh].

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:20

I know technically FIL is part of my family but not in the " I love you so will remove your blockage" sense

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muggglewump · 18/09/2008 22:20

Plunger?
My toilet isn't plumbed quite right and blocks all the time. Plunger clears it no problem and if you flush at the same time you don't have to see the erm deposit

VersdeSociete · 18/09/2008 22:20

Poo steam is worse - if you can smell it, it means particles of it are in your nose. blech

mabanana · 18/09/2008 22:21

break it up with the loo brush and keep flushing. Ugh.

FrayedKnot · 18/09/2008 22:21

Buckets

Lots of em

It will shift eventually

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:22

Yuck poo steam is not something I fancy

and don't have a plunger

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whomovedmychocolate · 18/09/2008 22:22

If it's the FIL it's your DHs responsibility. Hand him the bog brush and retire to a comfy chair while he deals with it.

FrayedKnot · 18/09/2008 22:23

No no no

Do not touch it

Just keep filling buckets and chucking them down

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:24

Like the way you think whomovedmychocolate. Unfortunately DH is out on the town!

Might leave it for him though!

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roquefortlover · 18/09/2008 22:25

Another vote for buckets, preferably poured from high up! Our flush/plumbing is rubbish and it always sorts it.

BecauseImWorthIt · 18/09/2008 22:25

Chuck a load of bleach down and leave it overnight.

whomovedmychocolate · 18/09/2008 22:26

Oh definitely leave it then and tomorrow when he sobers up - give him the bog brush and say "I can't believe you did that when you were drunk - sort it and then you can make a start on begging my forgiveness for your behavoir"

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:29
Grin
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Dalrymps · 18/09/2008 22:31

Dh says pour bucket of water slowly down front of pan, apparently crates a vacum and clears it. Good luck.

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fishnet · 18/09/2008 22:35

right i'm off to the garage to find buckets

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whomovedmychocolate · 18/09/2008 22:57

I hope you don't get splashback when you do this!

MrsMuddle · 18/09/2008 23:16

Get a wire coathanger and break it up. Then flush. And throw out coathanger. Then vomit.

FairLadyRantALot · 18/09/2008 23:20

my vote is for plenty of bleach and leaving it over night...shoud break it up....

moondog · 18/09/2008 23:22

Shrieking in appalled fascination at poo steam.

MintChocAddict · 18/09/2008 23:22

How did you get on fishnet???
You should think yourself lucky. At least you know your FIL. I was once left with the bottom deposit of the man who delivered my new bed.

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 18/09/2008 23:23

agree with mrsmuddles wire coathanger...