Consider the 140,000 times you're likely to flush a toilet over a lifetime, and it's easy to see why toilets guzzle nearly 30 ...

Find out the cause behind your slow-flushing toilet. Reviewed by Richard Epstein There are several possible reasons a toilet ...

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It’s a mundane part of most everyone’s day: flushing a toilet. But in a time when most people are staying at home and perhaps using alternatives to toilet paper amid a shortage, a simple flush could ...

First things first, remember to turn off the water supply by shutting off the valve that's found behind the toilet. This is vitally important to stop the water flow so you prevent an overflow from ...

I guess your parents didn’t tell you what can and what cannot be flushed down the toilet. King County sewers are being overwhelmed with “fatbergs” that are clogging the pipes. “It’s a terrible, ...

A study found that the floor and walls around the toilet could still get contaminated with viruses from the toilet bowl even when the lid is down during flushing. (Photo: Getty) Will shutting the ...

Here’s one you may not have considered: Flush your toilet with the lid down — even at home. At least two pieces of research — one published in 2013 by the University of Oklahoma and the Centers for ...

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