I accidentally flushed a bleach tablet down the toilet and now it is stuck. A plunger won't work. Is there a way to dissolve it? Help!
By Chick
I did the same thing and found out if I used a wet dry vac I sucked the tablet out of the toilet and all was good.
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My dad told me to lift up the lid and drop a Scrubbing Bubbles tab in and later I found out I put it in the wrong place. The box says it dissolves in 4 weeks and I can't wait that long! What can I do to fix it without spending any money and how can I get it out?
The other problem is my younger brother used the bathroom. It didn't overflow, but the water rose. Please help!Pour very warm, but not boiling water in the toilet. That should dissolve it.
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Someone said they used a wet vac and sucked it up.
You sound pretty desperate and that is understandable but remain calm and think about all of the suggestions.
Start with contacting the company (as Pghgirl suggested) just in case they have the best solution. This type of thing happens frequently so they should have an answer ready for you.
Follow their advise if at all possible but, if, for some reason you cannot (cost too high?) then go to a second solution. I know that a toilet snake works the best but they can be expensive and may not be what you can buy right now so think about doing the following first.
Pour warm (not boiling) water in the bowl and in the tank - wait a few minutes and then try a plunger (if you do not have one this is something you really should buy). Use the plunger; work it up and down as fast as you can; keep it up for a minute and then wait to see if the water moves but do not flush or it may run over.
Do this several times as it may take some time to loosen and dissolve that chunk. Use hot water in tank and bowl.
You can remove the tank lid (place it somewhere safe) and lift the arm just a little to start a flush but drop it quickly if no action in the bowl because that means it is still stopped up.
It will soon start to work but be calm and work slowly so the tablet has time to dissolve.
So I had a purple tank tablet that went down the hole in the tank and was lodged in the inflow hole for the bowl. Step 1, I turned off the water to the tank. Step 2, I used extremely hot but not boiling water in both the bowl and tank. Step 3, I plunged away several times and then flushed. Repeating this about 3xs. Step 4, I could now see the purple bowl tab stuck in the inflow.
You sure this works. How many time do I need to do this for
I flushed a bleach tablet down the toilet. I have let it sit for over a week and went to use the bathroom after it had been sitting and it clogged. I tried snaking it out after this and it's too far down.
I have tried plunging it many times. The water goes down eventually, but every time I flush it fills up again. I have heard to use hot water. Where should I put it, in the bowl or back? Any other suggestions?You can pour hot water in the tank and the bowl to try and dissolve the tablet. When you do this you should use the plunger and push the water down in the bowl of the toilet to try and dissolve this. If this is not working you may need to drain the system and shut off the water to remove the pipe to clear it out.
you should close off the water supply to the toilet, flush so that all the water evacuates the system, and then add 2 or 3 kettlefuls of boiling water. You do all this so that the boiling water is more effective and not diluted with the cold water
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I put a bleach tablet in my toilet and some broke off so now the toilet doesn't flush well and the water does not go down.
