{"id":175850,"date":"2023-03-30T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=175850"},"modified":"2023-09-10T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:25:52","slug":"know-your-plunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/lifestyle\/homeownership\/know-your-plunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Plunger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175871\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Know-Your-Plunger-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Know-Your-Plunger-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Know-Your-Plunger-2-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Know-Your-Plunger-2-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A surprising number of folks reach adulthood without ever learning that there&#8217;s more than one kind of plunger. And this knowledge is handy because you&#8217;ll want to choose the right plunger for a particular job.<\/p>\n<p>Plungers work by creating a seal on clogged drains. When you push the plunger down, pressure moves downward on the adjoining pipe; when you pull the plunger up, a vacuum action moves the pressure back towards you. This oscillating pressure dislodges the clog.<\/p>\n<p>To get an effective suctioning seal on a drain, a plunger has to be the right shape. And that&#8217;s where the different kinds of plungers come in. There are three main varieties:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup Plunger.<\/strong> Use in bathtubs, showers, and sinks. This plunger is designed to work on flat surfaces; it won&#8217;t work well for a toilet clog, because it won&#8217;t form a good seal in the rounded surface of a toilet bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flange Plunger.<\/strong> Use on toilets. This plunger has another cup that extends from the outer bell-shaped cup. Called a flange, this &#8220;nose&#8221; is narrower than the cup of a cup plunger and will create a stronger seal in your toilet drain. If you fold the flange inside the cup, this plunger can also be used on a sink or tub drain. But you&#8217;ll want to disinfect it before moving from toilet use to sink use.<\/p>\n<p><b>Accordion Plunger. <\/b>Use on toilets. When you use an accordion plunger, it sucks up water into the bellows to create a vacuum. Every time you plunge down, you&#8217;re getting a bunch of water pressure to help dislodge your clog. The nose on the accordion plunger is even narrower than that on a flange plunger, allowing it to fit inside the toilet drain (as opposed to being more or less squished on top of it), potentially increasing its suction power; however, the accordion plunger&#8217;s plastic construction can make getting a good seal trickier than with a flange plunger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need all three of these plungers, just a cup plunger + a flange <em>or<\/em> accordion plunger (depending on your preference). You can, in fact, get by with just having a flange or accordion plunger, since these versatile plungers can do double duty for both sink and toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Should you find yourself in a situation where you don&#8217;t have a plunger at all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/6-ways-to-unclog-a-toilet-without-a-plunger\/\">use one of these six plunger-less methods of unclogging a toilet<\/a> to clear the blockage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising number of folks reach adulthood without ever learning that there&#8217;s more than one kind of plunger. And this knowledge is handy because you&#8217;ll want to choose the right plunger for a particular job. Plungers work by creating a seal on clogged drains. 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