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Toilet won’t flush? These are the most likely reasons and how to fix it

The toilet is arguably the most important fixture in any home. Failure to flush can be a nuisance, but fortunately, it's ...
The Daily Dot

‘Below the rim of the bowl’: Expert reveals the real reason your toilet is suddenly low flushing—and how to fix it

The last thing anyone wants is a toilet with a weak flush. The Twin Traps TikTok account (@twinhomeexperts) shared a viral video with a tip that could save you the cost of a new toilet—and the ...
Ars Technica

Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...
Popular Science

How to figure out what’s wrong with your toilet—and then fix it

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New York Post

You’re flushing the toilet wrong: Scientist lifts lid on dirty secrets

A scientist wants to clear the air on how bathroom habits impact overall cleanliness. Microbiologist Tim Call, 32, has exposed how dirty your bathroom is before and after flushing the toilet. Cal, ...
USA Today

Do you flush with the lid open or closed? When it comes to germs, it might not matter.

Just like the great debate over which way the toilet paper roll goes, there is a similar spat over flushing: lid open or closed? Scientists have weighed in with their own woeful conclusion: Neither is ...
Los Angeles Times

Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed what the germ-phobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases a Vesuvius-like cloud of tiny droplets and ...