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Learning to use a plunger isn’t usually high on anyone’s priority list, but maybe it should be. You can easily make a clogged toilet worse if you don’t know how to use a plunger correctly. Experts at ...

Toilet with high water level in bowl in bathroom. - Jub Rubjob/Getty Images Toilet clogs can be a nuisance to deal with when they are occasional, and downright annoying when they happen often.

If a clogged toilet gives you the heebie jeebies, you’re not alone, but fear not, the proper plunger with proper technique will clear the clog!

Plumber or plunger? The inevitable question when something’s clogged, leaks, breaks or in efforts to do preventative maintenance is: What do we do ourselves, and what’s best left to a professional?

Several toilet plungers in black and read, sitting in a container at the store - Baloncici/Getty Images It might seem like the last thing you would use to make a Halloween decoration, but a toilet ...