Post #2671602

2026-01-14 19:45 UTC

as someone who has clogged toilets many times, how do toilets overflow? that never occurs to me, I just stop flushing it, when it is near overflowing and like I never had issues

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@CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 2026-01-14 21:28

It depends on the design of the toilet, and how much water it dumps into the bowl at each flush. Some toilet designs have a tank with a higher capacity than the bowl, so if it gets clogged then it’ll overflow. Pro tip: know where your toilet’s shutoff valve is, it’s usually on the wall just under the tank. If it looks like the toilet is about to overflow, just turn that valve off and you can avoid the mess.

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@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-14 19:52

How do you stop it from flushing once flushed?

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@mapu@slrpnk.net 2026-01-15 00:39

It's a bit of a gamble. Sometimes flushing a second time can add just enough weight (and therefore pressure) to dislodge the clog and fix the problem. I assume that's what those people are trying to do

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@Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2026-01-15 00:54

Americans fill the bowl all the way

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