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scrimperjan
scrimperjan Posts: 223 Forumite
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Our toilet was blocked by...um....solid waste over Christmas (bloomin' sprouts) so I stepped forward with my tried and tested method of clearing such a blockage: a cup full of washing soda followed by a kettle full of hot water. Only this time it cracked the toilet bowl. I had to own up to the landlord who managed to get a plumber out, we had to have a complete new toilet and now we have to pay the £200 excess charge for the insurance. :-[

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  • halloweenqueen_2
    halloweenqueen_2 Posts: 3,312 Forumite
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    Not so much cracked the bowl as hit the fan then, always happens at the most expensive time of year.
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
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    :o OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

    (Is your bathroom North facing? In which case the loo would have been very cold when you added that kettle of water! *shudders* )

    Ok, do try the "plunge" method FIRST! Grab a hold of your toilet brush and give it a good, fast, "uppy-downy" motion in the pan to see if the block will shift. Equally good is an unwound wire hanger which you ram in and out frantically and pray that the blockage will "shift" to the rhythm!

    Kettle hot water on cold porcelain is *not* my first response ;)

    Sorry to hear about that nasty bill - that's a *real* !!!!!!!!!
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    PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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  • scrimperjan
    scrimperjan Posts: 223 Forumite
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    I know, and I'm hanging my head in shame. Specially as I'm the one in our family who's always banging on about saving money....makes my efforts to recycle the leftovers seem almost futile. However, looking at the bigger picture, with all the terrible news this week, what's a broken toilet?
  • halloweenqueen_2
    halloweenqueen_2 Posts: 3,312 Forumite
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    Yes I know what you mean my troubles are piffling compared that.
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