Tips For Child-Proofing Your Toilet

About Me
Minimizing the Need for Plumbing Repairs

Hiring a plumber to make repairs tends to be a common occurrence for most homeowners as the years pass. While it’s virtually impossible to completely avoid the need for a professional plumber’s services, there are some things you can do to minimize wear and tear on your plumbing system so it doesn’t succumb to the need for repairs often. Using low-flow aerators on your sink faucets and shower heads as well as insulating your exposed pipes before winter can make a big difference in your plumbing’s performance. On this website you’ll find many tips and tricks that can be used to keep your plumbing in good shape, and even to save yourself some money on water costs throughout the year.

Tips For Child-Proofing Your Toilet

7 April 2017
 Categories: , Blog

When you talk about child-proofing your toilet, people might be thinking about locking the toilet seat lid so that a child cannot get into the bathroom, open the toilet seat, and then fall in and hurt themselves. However, what you really might be talking about is your need to make sure that you child-proof the toilet plumbing itself. It's very common for parents to have to deal with kids flushing toys down the toilet or using too much toilet paper and creating clogs. Here are some tips for child-proofing your toilet so that you never have to clean up the mess from an overflowing toilet again.

1. Get a High-Flow Toilet

When you think about the type of toilet that you want, you might be thinking in terms of energy efficiency and water efficiency. If you have kids, those days are over until they are quite a bit older. Low-flow toilets are awesome if you only live with adults, who can regulate how much toilet paper they use and won't be throwing LEGOs down the toilet at regular intervals. You might be worried that this is going to increase the amount of money that you will have to pay for water. Your water bills will go up with a high-flow toilet. However, you need to weigh what not having to deal with overflowing toilets is worth to you. High-flow toilets can save you a ton of headaches.

2. Put Strict Rules in Place For What Goes in the Toilet

The next thing that you need to do is put strict rules in place for what is allowed in the toilet. The answer to that question is just toilet paper. Teach your kids to not throw anything in the toilet that is not toilet paper. Consider putting a small garbage can next to the toilet to prevent the temptation that your kids might have to flush something other than toilet paper down the toilet. 

3. Lock the Toilet

Consider getting a baby lock for the toilet and only removing it when your kids prove to you that they are mature enough to use the toilet without flushing too much toilet paper or items other than toilet paper down the drain. Tell older kids that are mature how to unlock the toilet. For younger kids, make sure that they are supervised until they are trustworthy.

For more information, talk to a plumbing company like 5 Star Plumbing Heating and Cooling.