On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:49:57 -0800, Winston
wrote:

Erik wrote:
In ,
Larry wrote:

I've used the 'boiling water' trick to clear a stopped toilet
on three occasions over the years. It beats the heck out
of using a snake in terms of speed, effectiveness and pleasantness!

Has anyone had their toilet crack in two from this tactic yet?
That'd put boiling **** all over your feet and floor.



I think I'd also be leery of thermal shocking a toilet... it could do a
number on the wax ring as well.

Larry, Erik.

Please consider the porcelain insulators in your truck's engine.
Starting on a cold day, they are subjected to ~0 C to ~2000 C
once per revolution. They don't crack in normal use, yes?

So all porcelainized ceramics are the same, are they, Win?
And the same thickness, shape, etc?


The technique is to pour the ~100 C water down the center of
the bowl, raising the contents to ~50 C or so, lowering the
viscosity of the load. It might take 2 or 3 tries for the most
challenging ex-chimichanga but it always works, in my experience.

IMHE, chimis were never a problem. Mexican food is purt much
self-regulating.


And it won't damage the plumbing.

I guess with lots of water to mitigate thermal shock, it might be
considerable less unsafe, but for that terlit bowl with a bit of
internal stress already there, it could push it over the edge. I
suppose that the wax ring would survive all this, though.

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