Every bathroom may not have a plunger, but most have a brush to scrub the toilet bowl. This simple tool can also be used like a plunger, according to the handyman. "All you do is take it, insert it to ...

A woman facing repeat bathroom breakdowns says a plumbing problem has turned daily life into a cycle of shame, stress and late-night trips to a lobby restroom. The woman and original poster (OP), user ...

Researchers report in ACS ES&T Water that some wet wipes break down into plastic fibers, or microplastics, that could harm aquatic life.

The modern toilet works on simple physics and smart engineering, but most people rarely think about what happens after the ...

If you live in a city with modern sanitation, it’s hard to imagine daily life being permeated with the suffocating stench of human excrement. For that, we have a number of people to thank – not least ...

Toilet flappers (the valve seal in the toilet tank) can become old and worn-out. When this happens, water can seep through from the toilet tank into the toilet bowl.

The roll sits in a plastic sleeve on supermarket shelves across America, wrapped in packaging covered with images of green ...

Wagner is the founder of Portland startup The Cat Throne, which makes a specially widened and textured toilet seat for cats. But the idea came from the product’s intended end user: a housecat.

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Keeping your toilet clean is important, but you don't want to do it at the expense of your home's plumbing. In fact, these ...