--Put on rubber gloves, if you have them. --Place the plunger into the toilet bowl and push down gently, just to remove the ...

Few household problems are as universally dreaded as a clogged toilet. But with the right approach, even the most stubborn clogs can be tackled smoothly! Whether you’re up against a minor blockage or ...

No one likes to talk about it, but truth be told, it happens. Toilets malfunction. They get clogged. Sure, it's inconvenient, but more than that, downright embarrassing if you're somewhere other than ...

There's only one thing more embarrassing we can think of than a clogged toilet: not having a plunger on hand to resolve the issue. When the water levels in your toilet bowl start rise, so does your ...

Anyone with a blocked toilet can unclog it using a common household item that will cost you pennies - rather than hundreds of pounds in a plumber's call-out fee. Plumbing parts expert Ryan McNicholl ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. We’ve all been there. You go to flush, but instead of water going down, you see it rising up and up and up. . . . You ...

Modern flush toilets have been engineered to resist clogging as much as possible, but there are still times when small toys, toiletries, cellphones and other items find their way into the wrong part ...

Oftentimes, the problem with toilets that don't want to drain can be traced to either too much toilet paper being used or, in rare cases, poor design of a toilet bowl. Toilet bowls are configured with ...