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Push the red reset button back in, plug in the disposer unit again, and test the disposer. Interesting Tip You should never run hot water while using a disposer. The hot water will melt grease that can then congeal in your pipes. Instead, use cold water so that the solid grease moves all the way to the sewage system. You should also never put Metamucil® down your disposer or in the sink. They’re not kidding when they say it’s a bulking agent, as your plumber will attest when he sends you his bill.

Place the padded end of the auger into the toilet bowl and work it into the toilet trap by turning it clockwise. Keep turning the auger until you reach the clog, and continue turning it as you remove the auger from the toilet. This will help push it through the pipes and down. Part 2: Removing the Toilet You’ve been in the bathroom for an hour, first plunging, then augering, now swearing and plunging and augering, but the toilet that was clogged then is still clogged now. You call the perpetrator back into the bathroom and under pressure he confesses that his bendable Spiderman action figure may have accidentally slipped out of his hand and may have ended up in the toilet and may have been flushed because he didn’t want to stick his hand in to pull it out.

If any toothpick or golf tee ends are sticking out, cut them off and sand the filled hole to make sure it’s smooth—otherwise, the hinge plate won’t rest flush against the frame. Use a small drill or awl to make a starter hole in the hole you’ve plugged, then replace the hinge plate and the screws. Line up the door hinges with the frame hinge plates, and tap the pins back in. You may need to work the pins a bit to get them back in the whole way. 8-millionyear-old Homo Erectus from Kenya’s Olduvai Gorge indicate that the world’s oldest humans used toothpicks to clean their teeth in a manner very similar to how people use them today.