If You Have Faced A Clogged Toilet, You Are Not Alone. Each Year, More Than One In Five Americans Cope With A Blocked Toilet And 70 Percent Surveyed Recently Agreed That Clogs Trigger A Real Headache. The Survey Commissioned By The Scott Clog Clinic, An Authority On Common-sense Solutions For Avoiding Stopped-up Toilets, Found That If A Few Proper Steps Are Taken, Consumers Can Avoid Most Clogs. As Part Of Its Survey Of Toilet Blockages, The Clog Clinic Found That: 8226; Going Down The Drain. Twelve Percent Of People Have Dropped A Toy Ball Down The Pipes, While 6 Percent Have Flushed A Fish. 8226; Who Did It? Thirty-seven Percent Of Respondents Maintain That No One Takes Responsibility For Clogging The Toilet In Their Home. 8226; Away From Home. As For Public Restrooms, 30 Percent Say They Have Experienced A Clog In A Restaurant, 24 Percent At Work, 22 Percent While At Someone Else's Home Other Than In-laws, 14 Percent While Visiting In-laws, 12 Percent During Holidays At Their Home, 11 Percent While Entertaining Guests At Home And 2 Percent On A Date.8226; Take The Plunge. To Unclog A Blocked Toilet, 87 Percent Of Consumers Use A Plunger To Free The Pipes (and 92 Percent Own One). 8226; Only You Can Prevent Clogs. Forty-five Percent "completely Agree" That They Can Prevent Toilet Clogs By Using A Septic-safe Toilet Paper. Those With Older Homes, Septic-tank Systems, Low-flow Toilets, And People Who Own A Boat Or RV Are Most At Risk Of Clogs And Plumbing Issues. The First Line Of Attack To Prevent Toilet Clogs Is To Use A Septic-safe Tissue Such As Scott 1000ct Or Scott Extra Soft.
