Tammy Buchanan is the founder of
Small Jobs Plumbing - the very first woman owned and operated plumbing company in Nova Scotia. One of her top tips is recommending that people use a toilet paper that breaks down quickly in water - helping to keep your toilets clog free. This is especially important if you have a septic system, or low flush toilets.
The MAJESTA e-z flush shake test is really simple. We took 5 squares of Majesta toilet paper and put it into a bottle, added water, shook and then poured out. Then we took 5 squares of the leading brand toilet paper and put it into a bootle, added water, shook and poured out.
We then compared how they breakdown - I was quite surprised at the difference. Mr. J was my helper, and you can watch the video to see the results.
please excuse the video quality....I am not used to taking videos
I am sure we are not the only parents that have found their children obsessed with flushing toilet paper down the toilet. Just last weekend (during a dinner party, no less) Mr. K decided to put an ENTIRE roll of toilet paper in the toilet, and flush. Of course, the toilet couldn't handle that much and ended up clogged. It was so bad that the plunger would't do, and hubby had to take a trip to his shop the next day to get a plumbing snake.
Of course, after performing the MAJESTA e-z flush shake test today, I was wishing that we had been using MAJESTA brand last week.
For more tips from Tammy, please head over and watch e-z Toilet Fixes Videos on the Majesta site.
MAJESTA wants to give one of my readers a chance to try out MAJESTA e-z flush products. One lucky Tales of Mommyhood reader is going to WIN a $25.00 Visa Gift Card as well as $40.00 worth of e-z flush product!
Entering is simple, fill out the form below. Giveaway will run until September 22 2014 and is open to Canadian (except Quebec) residents over the age of 18. Void where prohibited.
Good luck!
Not mine but my daughters sewer line backed up spewing you know what over the basement floor. Luckily it was contained in a small area
ReplyDeletenothing major has happened here yet, just the usual plugged and over flowing toilets
ReplyDeleteoh, our toilet gets blocked multiple times a week - so annoying!
ReplyDeleteWe had our plumbing back up a few weeks ago and had to get the tank pumped out. Luckily there wasn't much damage.
ReplyDeletewe had an overflowing toilet a few time...more than annoying!
ReplyDeleteNothing major, the odd toilet plugged up but easily fixed. Fingers crossed it stays that way. (Judy Cowan)
ReplyDeleteWe havent had one thankfully
ReplyDeleteNOthing really out of the ordinary too much TP
ReplyDeleteI am entering your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to win the MAJESTA e-z flush prize pack.
In response to your question of What has your worst plumbing problem been?
My worst plumbing problem was when my nephew flushed some toys
down the toilet and they clogged the toilet.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!
nothing bad yet, just using the plunger now and them
ReplyDeleteNothing for me however my sister who is on a septic tank has had a few explosions haha
ReplyDeletemy son unrolling and stuffing a whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet created quite the mess
ReplyDeleteMy hair clogs up the drain all the time
ReplyDeleteMy kids poured bacon grease down the kitchen sink and it was a very messy job getting it unplugged.
ReplyDeleteoverflowing toilet
ReplyDeleteKnock on wood. No big plumbing issues, except too much of my hair clogged the tub.
ReplyDeleteNothing at home, but at work had a back up and it was I who volunteered to wet vac! *patting back* :)
ReplyDeleteOver the years we have had backups and overflowing toilets which is never fun but I guess the worst was when a pipe burst and we had water everywhere. It was a real mess and very expensive to fix
ReplyDeleteLuckily we haven't had too many plumbing issues which is surprising because my kids use a ton of T.P. Just the odd time we had to plunge
ReplyDeleteI remember moving into an apartment and having the toilet overflow every day for months. The super FINALLY called a plumber to look into it, and we found out that the previous tenant was dumping kitty litter down the toilet...
ReplyDeletethat's awful.....
Deletelots of clogged toilets,unfortunately!!
ReplyDelete(Karla Sceviour)
worst plumbing problem was watching my plumber I hired snaking my toliet and watching him bite his nails ewwww.
ReplyDeleteMy boys have used too much TP and overflowed the toilet several times. The worst time was when one of them did it overnight and I woke up to a soaked bathroom and hallway on a day when we had to be out the door by 7AM.
ReplyDeleteOur worst issues was when the sink burst and flooded the basement lol
ReplyDeleteI think the worst plumbing issues we have had were when grandkidlets would kindly flush their toys
ReplyDeleteNothing yet thank god! That will likely change once my baby is a toddler!
ReplyDeleteWhen we moved into where we are now..we quickly found out the previous people had poured cat litter down the toilet
ReplyDeleteBacked up toilet was the worst for me.
ReplyDeleteOur toilet over flowed and we had to use a snake to clear it. Eww, it was yucky!
ReplyDeleteThe kids putting to much toilet paper in the toilet.
ReplyDeleteA Toilet Leak at the base which we repaired. Its gross, disgusting and dirty to get under the toilet and remove the rusty peed on bolts..lol
ReplyDeleteI had a toddles flush an apple stock which cause the paper to build up until finally it overflowed,took better part of a day to clear it all up
ReplyDeletenot so much toilet issues but out bathroom faucet broke and it flooded all of our 3 floors, thank gosh we had house insurance
ReplyDeleteMy brother used to overload the toilet with toilet paper. There was an awful lot of unnecessary plunging.
ReplyDeleteonly one, thank goodness, and that was a superhero blocking the toilet.
ReplyDeletejan
Definitely an over flowing toilet!!
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing problem I've experienced has been a clogged toilet.
ReplyDeleteThis house...the plumbing is awful. We can flush (after the boys go pee, NO toilet paper in the toilet) and it will plug. We're plunging at least once day here.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter who is now 22, she tried to flush Barbie, and about everything else she could get her hands on.. she loved watching the water go round and round and disappear.
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, the day we saved Barbie.. we saved a pencil and a hot wheels too!
When my son was little he flushed his diaper (or tried too) and flooded the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteClogged toilet due to someone trying to flushed a lot of paper towels down the toilet...also resulted in some flooding
ReplyDeleteWhen the cities tree roots were growing in the sewer Libes leading up to the house. When there was no where for the toilet/sink sewage to go it came up the pipes in yhe garage. Wow what a mess. It happened more then once and they had to dig up the driveway and didn't replace it as nice as it was!
ReplyDeleteWe have kids and a septic system, need I say more. I'm always worried that something will get in there and cost me $25,000!
ReplyDeleteBesos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
Tree roots in the sewer lines. ARgh...
ReplyDeleteMy little man always uses way too much toilet paper, seriously we go through way too much. the worst was when he was really sick at around 1am! up at that hour with a plunger, NOT so fun!
ReplyDeleteI have never had a really bad plumbing problem here.
ReplyDeleteworst one for me is when we had to dig up our tile bed, luckly it wasn't as bad as we thought and just had to lay new stone down under the pipes
ReplyDeleteWe have to hold the handle down to get all the tissue down...sometimes even a double flush lol!
ReplyDeleteLori R Jackson
We have had a few clogged toilets and the handle broke a few times.
ReplyDeleteclogged toilet is yucky
ReplyDeleteI once flushed some cat litter down the toilet - the resulting superclog and back-up was not pretty!
ReplyDeleteNot me personally but a friend of mine it "exploded" in the basement
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing problem isn't really much of an issue, as I went to college for plumbing. I would say leaky or clogged drains are the worst though - what a mess!
ReplyDeleteWe had a clog in the kitchen drain that took multiple plumber snakes to resolve - washing dishes in the bathtub was a problem!
ReplyDeleteMy son flushed an entire roll of toilet paper down!
ReplyDeleteworst has been a blocked up toilet, had to put a new toilet in.
ReplyDeleteWe had some leaking around the toilet and had to change out the seal.
ReplyDeletevia Rhonda W G.
A clogged toilet. My son dropped a roll of toilet paper into the toilet and was worried he would get in trouble and tried to flush to hide it :(
ReplyDeleteToilet brush broke and got caught in the toilet. Have to replace the toilet.
ReplyDeleteFlorence C
I put too much toilet paper in and plugged up the toilet. YUK!
ReplyDeletemy youngest insisting on using a roll of toilet paper each time he is in the bathroom..
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing issue was a leaking toilet, we were able to fix it ourselves and it was the wax seal
ReplyDeleteThe Flush over-flow!
ReplyDeletemy son is always dropping rolls of toilet paper down the toilet and once he flushed!!
ReplyDeleteThe usual toilet overflows because too much toilet paper was used. After reading some of the above posts, I think I've been lucky!
ReplyDeleteflushing and over-flow is the worst
ReplyDeletethe water rising to the top, but not quite overflowing, learned to remove the top and pull up the stopper, then call for backup
ReplyDeleteWe have a new toilet now, but before the water used to run on. The flapper had to be replaced.
ReplyDeletetwo boys playing in the toilet... stuffing little toys down there and seeing if they go down. My toilet was blocked and didn't know why until the landlord took the toilet apart and found the toys. Oh, those boys. lol
ReplyDeleteThe flusher on our toilet stopped working and the part took 6 weeks to get in so we had to flush the toilet by pulling the lever inside the tank for two months.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a worst yet, besides dropping my daughter's little pony into the toilet.
ReplyDeleteKida putting in to much toilet paper and plug the toilet
ReplyDeleteMy son has a problem with using toilet paper because he's scared the toilet will clog.
ReplyDeleteabrennan09@hotmail.com
ReplyDelete3-ply toilet paper seems to always cause a problem.
My low flow toilet clogs so easily
ReplyDeleteClogging the toilet with a stool that was way to big to flush.
ReplyDeleteI am fortunate not to have had any major plumbing problems.
ReplyDeleteOur homestay student has been dubbed the "Toilet Killer" ..
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing problem was years ago when we had a weeping willow tree with the roots growing into the plumbing.
ReplyDeleteA leaky toilet (Sarai)
ReplyDeleteWhen I cleaned the kitchen drain it somehow backed up into the bathtub -- yuck!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing incident was when I found our two year old trying to flush all our toothbrushes down the toilet. He was successful with two before I found him.
ReplyDeletethe worst was when the septic tank was full and it all filled/spilled into my bathtub and sinks and washer machine so gross and anther time my kids flashed a toy down the toilet that took me three days to fix
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the Magesta e-z flush prize pack.This is an awesome giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy worst plumbing problem was when the toilet over flowed and ruined our newly laid click flooring.I almost cried.
Thank you so much for a chance to win!!
Ours was just an overflowing toilet that my daughter kept flushing when it was plugged. The worst part was that we were about to put our house for sale and I was worried that there was going to be water damage that we would have to deal with first but it turned out to be fine.
ReplyDeleteNothing too serious..hair clogging bathtub drain
ReplyDeleteAt our house we are good but at the lake we have to dump the septic tank and its gets plugged up with toilet paper so we have to use a special kind and very little and lots of water.
ReplyDeleteNothing too serious yet (knock on wood)
ReplyDeletePost partum hair loss has really done a number on our bath drain
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