Welcome to the 2025 Plunge Olympics, where homeowners face off in events like:
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Freestyle Flushing of “flushable” wipes
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Speed Pouring Bacon Grease Down the Drain
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Artistic Plunging Without a Clue
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And the classic: “Just Dump Drano in It”
We’ve seen some heroic saves and some medal-worthy mistakes. Here’s how to avoid becoming a plumbing legend for all the wrong reasons.
Tip of the Week:
How to Plunge Like a Champion
If you’re going to do it, do it right:
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Don’t use a kitchen sink plunger on a toilet (and vice versa, yikes).
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Create a seal and plunge straight up and down, no side splashes, please.
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Add a little dish soap & hot water first, it helps loosen clogs.
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If it hasn’t worked after 10 good plunges… call us, not the emergency room.
Bonus points: Keep a dedicated plunger for each bathroom. No one likes a cross-contaminator.
Bonus Round: Win Gold in Water Quality
You’ve trained your pipes to handle clogs… but what about the water running through them?
Before your family takes another gritty sip or your shower leaves you feeling like you rinsed in chalk dust get your water tested.
✔ Whole-home softeners & RO systems
✔ Better hair, better skin, better ice cubes, longer lasting appliances
Treat your home like a champion:
Maintenance Minute:
Top 5 Plumbing Crimes (You Might Be Guilty Of)
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Flushing wipes labeled “flushable.” They’re not. Ever.
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Pouring bacon grease down the sink. You monster.
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Using Drano as a first response. It’s like dumping acid into your pipes and praying.
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Treating your garbage disposal like it’s invincible. It’s not a wood chipper.
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Ignoring a slow drain until it becomes a science experiment. You know who you are.
If you’ve done any of these… we forgive you. But your pipes may not.
Leaky Laugh of the Week:
Why did the plunger apply for the Olympics?
It just wanted one shot… at clearing the bowl.
Weird Thing We Found This Week:
One customer had three plungers under the same sink.
None had ever been used.
Meanwhile, the toilet was backed up with what we can only describe as… haunting.
One Call Corner
Don’t wait for the gold medal in “Toilet Flooding.”
Get ahead of the clogs, backups, and bubbling regret.
480-663-2255
Thanks for reading. Same time next week? We’ll bring the puns. You bring the plumbing problems.
- The One Call Plumbing Team
480-663-2255 | azplumbers.com