Tips-n-Tricks: Unclog your Toilet

**Savin' Moola** · 09-15-2006, 09:39 AM

Submitted by Pookster:

I accidentally flushed an old adult size toothbrush down our toilet in a bucket of cleaning solution (had used it to clean fittings). Plumbers snake didn't work. Plumber I called said it would cost 0 and he would have to replace the toilet. I thought why not use the suction of our shop vac to try and get it out. Turned off water supply. Sucked excess water out with shop vac. Then.....voila! The shop vac sucked the toothbrush right up into the bottom of the toilet bowl!

Hope this saves someone else too. I think it could work on a lot of hard objects - toys, etc. Good luck!

**Savin' Moola** · 09-15-2006, 09:40 AM

Re: Tips-n-Tricks: Unclog your Toilet

--- In Budget101_@y..., "Budget101.com" <liss@b...> wrote:
> Submitted by Pookster:
>
> I accidentally flushed an old adult size toothbrush down our toilet. I thought
why not use the suction of our shop vac to try and get it out. Turned off water
supply. Sucked excess water out with shop vac. Then.....voila! The shop vac
sucked the toothbrush right up into the bottom of the toilet bowl!

thought this was an exactly tip. PRICELESS.

this could put plumbers out of business. lol!

chickie from PA