How To Unblock Your Toilet?

🚽 Quick Toilet Unblock Steps

1. Stop the overflow (if it's rising!)

• Take the lid off the tank.

• Push the flapper (rubber seal at the bottom) down to stop water flow.

• Lift the float to stop the tank from refilling.

• You can also shut off the water valve behind the toilet.

2. Try the classic plunger trick

• Use a flange plunger (the one with the extra rubber bit at the end).

• Make sure there’s enough water in the bowl to cover the plunger.

• Position it to seal the hole completely, and do firm, steady plunges — about 15–20 times.

3. No plunger? Try hot water + dish soap

• Pour dish soap into the bowl — let it sit for 5–10 min.

• Add a bucket of hot (not boiling) water from waist height.

• Let it sit 20–30 mins and then try flushing.

4. Still blocked? Use a toilet auger (plumbing snake)

• Feed the auger down into the bowl.

• Crank the handle to break up or hook the blockage.

• Pull it out, flush, and repeat if needed.

5. Last resort: Call THE DRAINAGE SQUAD

If nothing’s working and it’s backing up badly — especially into other drains — there might be a deeper blockage in the pipes.