Pluggers by Rick McKee for April 27, 2021

At my employed grocery store, there is one stall in the ladies’ room that won’t flush completely unless you hold down the lever. Then last week, they changed all the toilets — ladies’ and men’s rooms — to motion-sensor toilets (as well as motion-sensor faucet taps and motion-sensor paper towel dispensers).

Especially if you have to call in a plumber.

I have light switch like that. I have the parts and the know-how but a dearth of motivation.

I don’t want to see this.

We just uses the bucket of water. No fancy gimmicks for we.

I hate when parts wear out !

Much to the dismay(and displeasure)of ‘Mrs. Plugger’ ! ! ! !

Well, a plugger would probably be a DIY type, but any plumbing job requires at least 3 trips to the hardware store so this delays that.

I’ve never seen the handle on that side of the tank.

Actually, it doesn’t fix the problem, just treats the symptom(s). It’s when the symptom(s) becomes untenable, that a Plugger fixes the problem. and as Red Phantom stated, it takes multiple trips to the Hardware Store, but not all trips are for parts.

A smart plugger, he knows it will turn into a can of worms. The parts are no longer available and it will mean a complete new toilet.. the sub floor likely needs replacing.. the attaching ring is loose and now might be a good time to replace that cast iron sewer line. Then, the vent is not up to code….. keep jiggling or use a bucket.. heck you don’t have that many more years in that place anyway.

This only works if you are the only one using the toilet. If you have children, you get enormous water bills.

If the problem is corrected by “jiggle the handle”, then just replace the flapper. It’s not that hard.

As a Mrs. Plugger, I was fortunate to be married to a maintenance mechanic. Even “minor” problems like this one were quickly remedied. Alas, since he’s now gone, the places I’ve rented don’t quite come up to that level of service. (Although in fairness, some have done a pretty good job.) What drives me nuts is when the “fixers” don’t even know what they’re fixing or what they need. The owner of this house showed up with a 60-watt bulb, saying he understood that the light was out in my kitchen. I took him to the kitchen and showed him the 4-tube fluorescent lighting fixture! (To his credit, he did promptly get the new tubes and install them). Well, enough whining for now, lol.