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How do I unclog a toilet without a plunger?

🏠 Home & DIY · updated 4 weeks ago · 2 min read
How do I unclog a toilet without a plunger?
Short answerUse hot water with dish soap first, then a toilet snake or auger if needed.

If the clog is not severe, pour a little dish soap into the bowl and follow with hot water from waist height. Give it a few minutes to soften the blockage before flushing again.

If that does not work, a toilet auger is the next best tool. It is made to clear bathroom clogs without damaging the porcelain the way random household hacks sometimes can.

Do not keep flushing a clogged toilet. That is how a manageable problem turns into a bathroom cleanup you did not ask for.

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