Flushed a Clorox cleaning wand head down the toilet
Disposable toilet cleaning wand heads frequently get stuck right at the toilet trap, causing slow backups even after multiple flushes. Standard tools like short plungers or snakes usually fail to grab them, meaning people often have to physically pull the toilet off the floor to get the plastic head out.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a plunger
- 2Running a toilet auger
- 3Pulling the toilet to physically remove the head from the trap
- 4Waiting to see if it flushes through without causing a backup
- 5Using a short snake tool to try and grab or feel the object
- 6Waiting without flushing to see if it went down the main line
- 7Considering calling a plumber for peace of mind
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Unfortunately, you may need someone to run a auger to retrieve it if it is stuck in toilet.”source ↗
“I’ve had a couple of these before. Always had to pull the toilet to remove it as it never made it beyond the trap in the toilet.”source ↗
“I feel like an idiot, dumped a full bucket of mop water down my toilet with a 8x8in wash cloth towel in the bucket.”source ↗
“Toilet filled and flushed with the rag before I could reach it.”source ↗
“Toilet drained fine when I dumped the water with the rag but now I’m worried.”source ↗
“Tried a 2-3 feet snake and couldn’t grab it, though I felt like I was touching “something””source ↗
“This happened yesterday, it flushed fine all day yesterday and now there's some back up although it's still flushing but slowly”source ↗
“Hi guys , I was cleaning and accidentally flushed a clorox magic wand cleaning head down the toilet , like the one in the pic. I can try to use a plunger myself , or will it be a waste of time and just call the plumber”source ↗