I should probably preface that by stating children are problem creators.
Case in point...
Now I don't know exactly when the handle to the plunger went missing or for what purpose it was requisitioned, but I do know that I would have liked to have been told at the time the handle was "repurposed" so that I could get a replacement prior to the next time we'd need it!
Nothing like a toilet near overflowing to...inspire. Quick check of the available tools, materials, and supplies, and a mop, that doesn't appear to be as useful as a toilet plunger given the situation, suddenly becomes a candidate. I'd like to personally thank the ANSI, ASTM, UL, NCAA, or whoever it was that somehow caused the threads of these two unrelated products to match. In seconds I had what appeared to be an unexpectedly very much improved plunger.
Now when I tell you the 5ft long handle allowed for SIGNIFICANTLY greater performance, I am in no way exaggerating. You can really put your back into the thrust behind a toilet plunger with a 5ft handle (same muscles and motion as planting the pole for a pole vault) and the near instantaneous spike in hydraulic pressure forced the clog through with such force that I believe I heard a small sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier.
It worked so well that I am keeping the extension on the plunger. Never woulda thought to do this otherwise, but my engineering mind was finally able to apply my degree towards something useful. I highly recommend you give this a try the next time the commode gives you attitude.
Case in point...
Now I don't know exactly when the handle to the plunger went missing or for what purpose it was requisitioned, but I do know that I would have liked to have been told at the time the handle was "repurposed" so that I could get a replacement prior to the next time we'd need it!
Nothing like a toilet near overflowing to...inspire. Quick check of the available tools, materials, and supplies, and a mop, that doesn't appear to be as useful as a toilet plunger given the situation, suddenly becomes a candidate. I'd like to personally thank the ANSI, ASTM, UL, NCAA, or whoever it was that somehow caused the threads of these two unrelated products to match. In seconds I had what appeared to be an unexpectedly very much improved plunger.
Now when I tell you the 5ft long handle allowed for SIGNIFICANTLY greater performance, I am in no way exaggerating. You can really put your back into the thrust behind a toilet plunger with a 5ft handle (same muscles and motion as planting the pole for a pole vault) and the near instantaneous spike in hydraulic pressure forced the clog through with such force that I believe I heard a small sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier.
It worked so well that I am keeping the extension on the plunger. Never woulda thought to do this otherwise, but my engineering mind was finally able to apply my degree towards something useful. I highly recommend you give this a try the next time the commode gives you attitude.
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