can i use cooking oil to keep water in a toilet from evaporating?

Answer 1

yes, but minerial oil is best, i use it in my cabin toilet when i,m gone a long time,

Answer 2

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can i use cooking oil to keep water in a toilet from evaporating?

Answer 3

Oil can solidify and clog things up. There is an easier solution. If this is like a vacation home, or a toilet that isn't used for longer periods of time, all you do in put Reynolds Wrap or other food wrap tightly over the entire top of the bowl. I've seen this work for 6 months or so!

Answer 4

Use a drinking fountain plastic bottle that fits in the bowl at the right height with the neck of the bottle in the water about an inch. You may have to find a big water bottle to sit on the seat with a hose in the water depending on the bowl type. When we leave the house in AZ we do this. We also cap and fill all the sinks and turn off the supply to the house to prevent flooding. This is done because it was discovered some house items were being damaged because it was so hot and no humidity. This fixed that problem

Answer 5

When there is no chance of freezing, but a fixture is not going to be used for a time, mineral oil is used to slow evaporation.

Answer 6

Cooking oil would cause problems in the sewage lines over time.
-Cold water & grease = blockages.

If you are plannig to be gone for an extended period of time shut the water main off. Close all toilet lids & put caps or plugs in all the drains, if your worried about rodents.

That way you don't have to worry about ANY mishaps!

Answer 7

A) cooking oil won't slow the evaportation by any significant amount.
B) cooking oil in your sewage/septic system will cause problems, either at the water treatment plant or in your own septic tank.
C) the expense of buying & transporting cooking oil will be significantly more that the cost of evaporation.

Answer 8

i've never heared of using cooking oil to avoid water evaporating. if someone told you that it works, give it a try. good luck

Answer 9

Yes everyone knows that water is heavier than oil, you can use it for that as well as to keep a trap full of water like the p trap to your air conditioner through the dry cold months of winter when it will not be running.

Answer 10

Dude, if the water in your toilet sits long enough for it to evaporate than you have a much bigger problem than worrying about that. Ever flush the darn thing?

Answer 11

Yes, it would do that.

It would also prevent oxygen from entering the water thus facilitating bacteria-full "unpleasant' water; but use mineral oil, like someone else says, since I dont' think this goes rancid like vegetable oils do.