Tom
I am a FH squatter
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Ok, I'm sure she doesn't really need any, because shes already very good, but if she ever did, and it was on the following theme, I very strongly recommend it.
Today, my toilet blocked up. I flushed it as usual, and instead of "MIRACLE POO-AWAY(TM)" I got a basin full of pongy water. I tried a few power flushes, to no avail. Then I tried a makeshift auger, which couldn't remove the blockage. So then I tried using Caustic Soda, twice, all that did was bring up more foul stenches.
I had to resort to taking the toilet to bits, and I mean, totally removing it from the wall and exposing the waste pipe to air. If you've ever wondered what Victorian London must have smelled like before the installation of the new sewer system, then you need to try this. There is a very good reason for having a U-bend on your toilet, trust me, you don't want to find that reason out for yourself.
You really wouldn't want to know what was blocking the bend, however, the contents of my stomach did, and tried to climb up my throat and have a look on several unpleasant occassions. The really annoying thing is that the plastic thread from the cistern inlet has stripped, and now I have to fill the cistern from a bucket, from my bath tap, until I have the chance to get a new part.
Anyway, Damini, if you ever find yourself writing about foul stenches, and your muse has left you, try blocking your toilet, and then unblocking it like I did tonight.
Children! Look before you flush!
Today, my toilet blocked up. I flushed it as usual, and instead of "MIRACLE POO-AWAY(TM)" I got a basin full of pongy water. I tried a few power flushes, to no avail. Then I tried a makeshift auger, which couldn't remove the blockage. So then I tried using Caustic Soda, twice, all that did was bring up more foul stenches.
I had to resort to taking the toilet to bits, and I mean, totally removing it from the wall and exposing the waste pipe to air. If you've ever wondered what Victorian London must have smelled like before the installation of the new sewer system, then you need to try this. There is a very good reason for having a U-bend on your toilet, trust me, you don't want to find that reason out for yourself.
You really wouldn't want to know what was blocking the bend, however, the contents of my stomach did, and tried to climb up my throat and have a look on several unpleasant occassions. The really annoying thing is that the plastic thread from the cistern inlet has stripped, and now I have to fill the cistern from a bucket, from my bath tap, until I have the chance to get a new part.
Anyway, Damini, if you ever find yourself writing about foul stenches, and your muse has left you, try blocking your toilet, and then unblocking it like I did tonight.
Children! Look before you flush!
