The clog loosens slightly, but now the caustic gel sits inside the toilet’s internal passages, eating at the wax ring seal below.
Alex wakes to a bathroom that smells like a chemical plant. The toilet bowl is half-empty—the water level dropped overnight. But the floor around the base is damp. Not water. Blue-tinted, foul-smelling liquid. The wax ring failed. Caustic gel has been seeping onto the subfloor. what happens if you use liquid plumr in a toilet
Using liquid drain cleaner in a toilet is almost never a good idea, but here’s a complete, cautionary story of what can happen when someone ignores that warning. The Plumr Predicament The clog loosens slightly, but now the caustic
For ten minutes, nothing happens. Alex flushes. The gel reacts with standing water, generating heat—up to 200°F (93°C) in concentrated spots. The porcelain, designed for cold water, undergoes thermal shock. A hairline crack forms at the base of the trapway, invisible but fatal. But the floor around the base is damp