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ackermann t1_j8klslo wrote

Reply to comment by ErdtreeSimp in TIFU by getting dumped for taking a dump. by 6millionwaystolive

Yup, just dump a bucket of water directly in the toilet bowl. If it’s enough (about a gallon), and you dump it in fast enough, it will flush.

Or, you can remove the tank lid and pour it in there too, but that’s not necessary.

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VoltaicSketchyTeapot t1_j8l24w5 wrote

We have a water leak at work and the water is shut off. We have a lot of 5 gallon bottles of water, so we can flush the toilets. However, the water doesn't pour out of the bottle fast enough to flush the toilet. I've successfully done a bucket flush in the same toilet when we had a tank refilling problem, so I would claim to know what I'm doing.

Filling the tank is the only way to get enough pressure to flush using a 5 gallon water bottle.

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Lknate t1_j8lfo1m wrote

I have so many questions.... However, I'll make a suggestion instead. Go to the hardware store and buy a couple of buckets to fill instead of the bottles. Should be able to get a few flushes out per bucket and it will be easier. The biggest question I have is why has this water leak not been repaired in so long that there is an alternative toilet flushing protocol. Most places would just ask a neighboring business for access to their restrooms if it was only going to be a day or two.

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randomgrunt1 t1_j8nnmus wrote

Water speed doesn't matter with flushing a toilet. When it reaches a high enough water level, the pressure difference auto flushes.

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Alizaea t1_j8l8fdc wrote

How are you to fill a bucket of the water is off?

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gerhudire t1_j8ldfz6 wrote

Bucket outside + heavy rain = a bucket full of rain water.

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HeywoodPeace t1_j8mh11d wrote

Katie Couric is not happy with this form of measurement being used to detail a turd

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mericton t1_j8ngl1z wrote

He said that the landlord cut the water so i dont think the problem was how to get it down

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