If you didn’t happen to get lucky recently and walked into a horrifying bathroom. Then we have a couple of tips for you. If you’ve ever been in this situation, it helps to know how you can do your part to keep bathrooms looking great for other people.
Or, even if you just so happen to be perfect, you might know someone who makes bathrooms a terrible mess….if so, you can print out this article and “accidentally” leave it somewhere they will find it! Because it’s not just the mess, but the plumbing emergency that can take over afterwards!
Keep Your Toilet Clean
After using the restroom, you should always pause for a moment and inspect the toilet. Did you drip all over the seat or all over the floor? Did you remember to flush the toilet, or double-flush if necessary?
If you can honestly say you would be proud to show the toilet to the person you love most, or that you’d have no problem using it again, feel free to pat yourself on the back and leave. But if you made a mess, it’s a good idea to clean it up so the next person doesn’t need to suffer.
Think Before You Flush, There is a Bin!
There are a ton of items that never should be flushed down a toilet. Tampons, napkins, and other feminine hygiene items, as well as “flushable” items like bathroom wipes, are on a long list of items that never should be flushed down a toilet.
Any product other than your own waste and toilet paper has the potential to cause a clog in your pipes or a problem in your septic tank. If it’s a public restroom, then you might be responsible for costing your favorite establishment tons of money.
If a clog causes severe enough damage, then an expensive job called repiping would be necessary, because the situation has escalated to needing to remove and replace pipes to fix a clog. As you can imagine, it’s a messy job.
The Carelessness Conundrum
If you had too many drinks, you might not have cared about how the bathroom looked and might have aimed haphazardly. Carelessness begets carelessness.
Think about it: peeing all over might have caused the next person to also pee carelessly, and then next someone maybe forgot to flush the toilet or tossed a non-flushable item into the toilet.
Pretty soon the stall sits there unused and reviled, grossing out everyone who sees it until either it’s cleaned or someone is so desperate they use it anyway. If the situation gets bad enough, a plumbing emergency might happen, which again could cost you or a business unnecessary expense if a toilet is damaged from clogs or neglect.
Now that you know, it’s time to make a resolution to do your part to be a courteous bathroom user. You can start by cleaning up messes you make on a toilet, on a urinal, and around the bathroom sink. You can feel good knowing that you’re helping the problem and not contributing to it.
Remember, if you have the misfortune of having a plumbing emergency befall you due to system aging, personal neglect, or a drunk friend, call Warhold Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning at (724) 382-4844. If the need to repipe the bathroom or unclog a toilet befalls you, you can be assured of our competitive prices and dedication to good service that will bail you out of your predicament.
