Help! Niece flushed small plastic toy down toilet?

Question

My niece flushed a small hard plastic toy down toilet and now it won't drain water. I have used everything shy of taking out toilet. I have read you can use muriatic acid on a toilet. Will muriatic dissolve this small toy. It is about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. I can hear water draining down part of S curve so I know it is stuck in the first curve. HELP

Answer 1

Reach down there and see if you can grab it.

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Help! Niece flushed small plastic toy down toilet?
My niece flushed a small hard plastic toy down toilet and now it won't drain water. I have used everything shy of taking out toilet. I have read you can use muriatic acid on a toilet. Will muriatic dissolve this small toy. It is about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. I can hear water draining...

Answer 4

Toy Toilet

Answer 5

Try the simple route first. Flush huge amounts of toilet paper repeatedly down the drain. If it keeps flushing after many tries then there is nothing in the toilet itself and the toy went into the drain. Drains are much larger pipes so the toy will probably flow right into the city drains. But, if the commode starts to fill up after a while and flush very slowly then the toy in the the commode trap and catching the paper and slowly blocking the drain and will need to be snaked out. The paper itself will eventually dissolve but the toy will have to be removed.

Answer 6

So far everyone has given pretty good advice but even after pulling the toilet you still have a toy stuck in it. So here's the easy way to get the toy out. Once you have the toilet out, take it outside and flip it upside down and run your garden hose through the bottom hole. The toy will come back out into the bowl. I've done this numerous times and it works very well. Saves buying a new toilet.

Answer 7

Muriatic Acid Toilet

Answer 8

My 2 yr old flushed a plastic ball, almost as big as a tennis ball! After trying a plunger and a wire hanger, my husband used a shop vac to suck out the ball and water. He said the key to the suckcess was putting the hose beneath the water line and THEN turning on the vac. When he tried to do it with it already on, the vac would suck up the water before he could it deep enough to draw a suction on drain. Took about 5 tries, but eventually a big plastic ball was stuck to the end of the hose - and out of the toilet.

Answer 9

I would try reaching in there first. If that doesn't work I would use a plunger. But use it not to force the plastic down but to suck it back. So push down gently and pull up quickly. Try it a few times then try reaching again. If that fails use a closet snake. A normal snake can scratch up the porcelain in the toilet. If all else fails remove the toilet and replace the wax ring with a new one before you reinstall it. Also pick up a toilet lid lock.

Answer 10

Don't use the acid. It will destroy some other seals you don't messed with. If you can't pull it out by hand or plunge it out, try a coat hanger with a hook bent into to pull it out. You may get lucky. If this fails then you will be forced to pull the toilet. Be sure to get a new wax ring before you pull it though. You should be able to snake it out now.
Good Luck

Answer 11

A closet auger is what you should try first. They range in price from about $10-$50, depending on features. Just pull on the handle, while holding the shaft, to retract the "snake" into the shaft. Insert the cushioned, curved end into the toilet bowl, and then push the handle into the shaft, while turning the handle. The spring on the end of the snake, should grab the object, or push it through the toilet. By "opening" up the end spring, with a pair of pliers, before inserting it into the toilet, you will enhance the grabbing power of your auger. The use of acids and chemicals in a toilet is not recommended, as they tend to destroy the sewer pipes, which is very costly to replace. Good luck!