How to remove foreign object from toilet?

Question

My idiot roommate flushed a floss dispenser down the toilet while high on LSD. It's about 1.75 inches in diameter, about the size of a shot glass. I suspect that it's clogged at the very first turn of the pipe. I was going to buy an auger (toilet snake) to try to get it out, and a toilet augur is usually 3/8 inch diameter. I think that maybe I should buy a smaller one, because since the object is so big, I would need a snake that can squeeze past it and hook onto it. I don't think there's any chance of pushing it past that tight turn. Should I do that, or just get a regular sized snake?

Answer 1

A regular auger is best. You can only remove the obstruction if you remove the toilet - and you don't really want to do that.



I'll post a drawing of how (and likely where) the object can be clogging things up in a few minutes. But I've experienced similar issues with my girls throwing toys, toothbrushes, pencils, feminine products down the toilet.



Hope this helps.



'av'a g'day mate.



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Answer 2

You have two choices. The easiest (about $20) is a toilet auger. It has a covering to not scratch the inside of the toilet. It has a sharp hook on the end to snag the jamming object and let it be pulled out.



If that doesn't do it you (or a hired plumber) would have to unbolt the toilet and turn it over to push the jam part back out of the toilet. If you do-it-yourself you would need to get a replacement wax ring to seal the toilet base to the drainpipe and prevent future leaks since the removal will ruin the existing wax ring.



Modern toilets have a sort of s-curved interior pipe that has several corners where a jam could occur.. That dispenser sounds wide enough to catch in most of them. except those with very high flush-capacity ratings)

Answer 3

Do NOT try to push it through unless you remove the toilet first, or else it will just cause a blockage where it's harder to reach. Better to remove the toilet, this is the best chance of reaching it & stopping it from going further down the drain. It's very unlikely you can break it up or melt it.

Answer 4

You may have to remove the toilet to get it out. With the toilet on its side, you can use the snake to push the blockage back through.

Answer 5

My son did some thing like this, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it become a apple..do you have any procedures? you ought to close the water off to the lower back of the lavatory..then flush it get all the water out of the tank which you would be able to..take to 2 bolt lose on the backside of the lavatory and pull the lavatory to the area to brake the seal..get a clean seal from abode depot first, there are a similar, approximately $3.00, have lots of rags for the mess reachable, when you get the lavatory on the area try to be able to work out the situation and push it out with some thing..clean the previous seal from the floor and the lavatory and yet on the recent one set it lower back upright and tighten the bolts, hook up the water and consider for leaks...or call a plumber..if i become there i could do it for you...stable luck

Answer 6

is the toilet running slow? at 1.75 inches, it may have made in through the toilet and into the main stack... no need to take anything apart unless you notice it's clogged.

Answer 7

Put your hand in the toilet and try to remove it. It is the same water that you drink. from the tap.

Answer 8

you used the harpic