I've always found that weird, do people really use plungers for that?
The toilet brush is a much better tool for unclogging the average toilet.
The plunger is actually meant to unclog sinks as far as I can tell, since it can attach much better to the sink and through its action can create pressure to unclog the much smaller sink drain pipe.
If the clog involves toilet paper, I'd rather not put a brush in that.
Here's how I use a plunger effectively:
Submerge it and then angle it to swap out some air for liquid, so you have more mass to push into the pipe.
Tip it back upright, then slowly push down, relax and let the bell fill back up with water, and repeat, finding a resonant frequency where the pushed water doesn't just jet out the sides (due to imperfect seal) but because there's a pressure-wave action the clog gets moved in and out repeatedly until it breaks down enough for water to scoot by.
Then one more flush to clean the plunger.
A plunger is a tool for dislodging turds and detritus in a toilet
I've always found that weird, do people really use plungers for that?
The toilet brush is a much better tool for unclogging the average toilet.
The plunger is actually meant to unclog sinks as far as I can tell, since it can attach much better to the sink and through its action can create pressure to unclog the much smaller sink drain pipe.
If the clog involves toilet paper, I'd rather not put a brush in that. Here's how I use a plunger effectively: Submerge it and then angle it to swap out some air for liquid, so you have more mass to push into the pipe. Tip it back upright, then slowly push down, relax and let the bell fill back up with water, and repeat, finding a resonant frequency where the pushed water doesn't just jet out the sides (due to imperfect seal) but because there's a pressure-wave action the clog gets moved in and out repeatedly until it breaks down enough for water to scoot by. Then one more flush to clean the plunger.