How to Use Nylon Bag to Unclog a Toilet

Try this quick tip for unclogging a toilet with a nylon bag, you’ll be amazed by the result.

How to unclog a toilet with a nylon bag

A clogged toilet is probably a nightmare for many households and leaves homeowners wondering how to handle it. Normally, people use a plunger for unclogging a toilet or specialized chemicals. However, there’s another tip which involves using a plastic bag or nylon film.

Using a toilet brush, nylon bag

– Wrap a plastic bag around a toilet brush and tie a knot to secure it.

– Insert the toilet brush with the nylon bag into the toilet bowl and plunge forcefully.

This method helps unclog the toilet easily as the nylon bag seals the bristles, increasing the pressure to remove the clog. Additionally, the nylon bag keeps the brush clean.

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Using a nylon wrap

– Wrap a thick food-grade plastic wrap around the toilet bowl.

– Use tape to tightly secure the nylon wrap to the toilet bowl without leaving any gaps.

– Press the toilet flush button. When the plastic wrap balloons, use your hand to press firmly.

Under the pressure of water and the additional pressure from pressing the plastic wrap, the clog in the toilet drain is quickly cleared.

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However, both methods are only effective for mild clogs. If the toilet is severely clogged, you need to use other methods or call a plumber.

What is the effect of putting ice in the toilet bowl?

Cold ice is always considered a good deodorizer, preventing toilet clogs effectively, especially in heavily used toilet areas that are difficult to clean promptly.

Pouring ice cubes into the toilet bowl dilutes the ammonia solution when the ice melts, which also helps reduce the odor when you forget to flush after using the toilet. When the ice melts, the less rising water vapor will reduce the odor.

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In addition, pouring ice water into the toilet creates a low temperature environment that prevents the growth of bacteria and prevents waste from sticking to the toilet bowl, making cleaning easier.

The final benefit of ice water is that it helps unclog the toilet. Flushing water to wash the ice cubes down the drain pipe creates strong pressure to push down lighter waste such as toilet paper.

If you are concerned that the ice may make the clogged toilet worse, don’t worry, it will gradually melt into water and cannot make the situation worse. In addition, the ice can actually be flushed away by water.

What is the effect of dropping a matchstick into the toilet bowl?

It may sound strange, but burning a matchstick and then dropping it into the toilet bowl is considered an effective deodorizer, along with some other uses.

Specifically, after using the toilet and flushing, you can burn a matchstick to help eliminate odors. The burning matchstick produces sulfur dioxide gas, which helps neutralize the odor of methyl mercaptan produced during the use of the bathroom.

Especially for enclosed and poorly ventilated toilets, this method helps to immediately eliminate odors. However, you need to be careful not to drop the burning matchstick into the drain because there may be methane gas in the pipes, which can cause a fire when exposed to a flame.

Source: VTC News