VoltaicSketchyTeapot t1_j8l24w5 wrote on February 15, 2023 at 2:15 AM

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

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.

Lknate t1_j8lfo1m wrote on February 15, 2023 at 4:06 AM

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.

randomgrunt1 t1_j8nnmus wrote on February 15, 2023 at 5:20 PM

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