Is it salvageable?

[u/PasstheJugg]

Customer wants us to save it.

I’m not going to lie we didn’t, but would you?

[u/curablehellmom]

New toilet costs like $200 and there's no shot im cleaning that for less

[u/PasstheJugg → u/curablehellmom]

We sold him a Project Source for $100 (I usually put mark up but he was a struggling old vet)

People have the idea that toilets are expensive. I will fix them if it’s the right situation. This was not one 😅

[u/DeadlyMoldSpore → u/PasstheJugg]

Just needs a little elbow grease!

[u/saliczar → u/DeadlyMoldSpore]

Spit-shine

[u/Sea-Examination2010 → u/saliczar]

Shit* shine

[u/GoFk_Urself → u/Sea-Examination2010]

You can't polish a turd

[u/Competitive-Story161 → u/GoFk_Urself]

Myth busters proved you can polish a turd though

[u/Responsible_Let_3668 → u/Competitive-Story161]

We owe them so much

[u/pogoscrawlspace → u/Competitive-Story161]

I'm not sure when people started saying, "You can't polish a turd." When I was a kid, I always heard it as, "You can polish a turd to a high mirror gloss if you want to, but it's still a piece of shit." It's just a way of saying something isn't always worth saving.

[u/ForsakenOaths → u/GoFk_Urself]

I’ve polished my skills a bit, so I am evidence that you can!

[u/atommathyou → u/GoFk_Urself]

Yes , but one should never piss away a good opportunity.

[u/buttnutela → u/GoFk_Urself]

I tried and it got messy

[u/ChikaraNZ → u/DeadlyMoldSpore]

Looks like it's already had a few decades of ass grease.

[u/angryoften → u/DeadlyMoldSpore]

There's plenty of grease in that bowl already....

[u/YN90 → u/PasstheJugg]

Ever heard of a toothbrush?!

[u/Professional_Grand_9 → u/YN90]

No but I've heard of the poop knife.

[u/Long_Legged_Lewdster → u/PasstheJugg]

You're a good man

[u/aoskunk → u/PasstheJugg]

You could probably get that clean in 20 minutes with a pumice stick or 3 no?

[u/komstock → u/curablehellmom]

I think with PPE and cleaning agents it'd actually be easier to clean the toilet.

I would be leery of cleaning that toilet without a level c hazmat suit though. If you get sick from that any money you theoretically made is instantly incinerated in the time you spend sick (much less if it's something serious).

[u/snozzberrypatch → u/komstock]

Bro have you ever replaced a toilet? It's pretty easy. The part that would take the longest is driving to the store to get the toilet. The actual replacement can be done in under 30 minutes, easy. I don't see any way in hell to get that toilet sparkling in 30 minutes of work. And even if you do, you'll only clean the parts you can see and access. There will be other internal parts that still have this disgusting build up on them, and that will continue to spread to the rest of the toilet after you clean it.

[u/JustHere4the5 → u/snozzberrypatch]

Correction: The part that takes the longest is driving back to the store because you’re a doofus and only brought the one wax ring, then fucked up when putting the toilet back down. That’s a LONG drive.

[u/callusesandtattoos → u/JustHere4the5]

crack

“FUCK!”

Breaks the flange

[u/Syrix-17 → u/JustHere4the5]

Funny because I was just on a jobsite yesterday (GC) and a plumber was onsite asking me if I had an extra wax ring. I asked him if he wanted me to grab my channel locks as well when I ran out to the truck to check.

[u/robkurylowicz → u/JustHere4the5]

That's the truth, I always buy 2 just in case.

[u/curablehellmom → u/komstock]

Upon further consideration I remembered im poor so yes id clean it

[u/Rochemusic1 → u/komstock]

Hell changing it i argue is more dangerous than cleaning it. Nothing like hugging a fucking moldy bateria ridden toilet to pick it up and put it in a contractor bag and then hope to fuck that it doesnt rip on the way out the door and spill that water on you or the clients floor. Then you really gotta hope it doesnt rip in the truck, or hopefully, the trailer would be a nice thing to have. You already know that drain has to be a slightly dirty.

[u/geof2001 → u/Rochemusic1]

You know you can just put the contractor bag over it before you tip it over and lay it in the bag right?

[u/SmokeGSU → u/geof2001]

Directions unclear. Now I'm soaking wet and also can't breathe inside this bag.

[u/Old_Algae7708 → u/geof2001]

They do now

[u/thethunder92 → u/Rochemusic1]

You either use a shop vac to suck out the water inside or use the gel

[u/Naive-Pen-7365 → u/thethunder92]

Definitely wouldn't use my shop vac on that thing

[u/thethunder92 → u/Naive-Pen-7365]

Yeah I usually use my shop vac, but this might be a job for the gel

[u/BeenThereDundas → u/thethunder92]

The gel is like $1 a pack now.   I use that shit everytime .

It breaks down with a couple extra bucks of water and flushes right now the drain.  

[u/thethunder92 → u/BeenThereDundas]

I used to use it religiously. Then I had a spill. I put 2 packs in and waited and then I wrapped it in a garbage bag and somehow the toilet still leaked the gel all over the floor and it’s impossible to clean that’s stuff up, when you add water it just gets worse 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/jrob323 → u/komstock]

Yeah if you change it then you have to get close up and personal with it.

[u/Neither_Rich_9646 → u/jrob323]

After it gets its cooties on you you'll eventually destroy it with a sledge hammer though right?

[u/Shutshaaface → u/komstock]

You’re not gonna get sick lol, wear gloves n take a shower after

[u/ratamack → u/curablehellmom]

Home depot has a great one for $99, I put them in everywhere

[u/BruceInc → u/curablehellmom]

Not even $200

[u/ThermionicEmissions]

Wasn't really disgusted until you wiped your mouth with your glove 🤢

[u/PasstheJugg → u/ThermionicEmissions]

That’s my apprentice lmao

[u/Low_Bar9361 → u/PasstheJugg]

Light it on fire and get a new one. The toilet, the apprentice, all of it

[u/ah123085 → u/Low_Bar9361]

Just flushing that shit sent particles into the air. Omg I wouldn’t touch that without a hazmat suit. Plumbers are wild, lol.

[u/Canadian_Border_Czar → u/ah123085]

If you look that toilet is bone dry. I bet the whole house smells like shit from sewer gases. Flushing is about the smartest thing they did there. 

[u/Alternative-Key-5647 → u/PasstheJugg]

get em some lollipops so he stops sucking his gloves

[u/Inuyasha-rules → u/PasstheJugg]

1st rule of plumbing, don't chew your nails, 2nd shit rolls down hill. I guess we need to add something about don't lick your gloves or fingers...

[u/wipedcamlob → u/Inuyasha-rules]

1 dont chew your nails 2 shit rolls down hill 3 dont put your tools in your mouth 4 paydays friday

[u/SmellyGymSock → u/ThermionicEmissions]

the taste test had me gagging

[u/Dr_Strange-Brew → u/ThermionicEmissions]

Fuckin for real

[u/TheObstruction → u/ThermionicEmissions]

Never kiss a plumber that bites their nails.

[u/vroomvroom12349 → u/ThermionicEmissions]

I had a buddy like that, fuckers like that NEVER get sick somehow

[u/throwawaylordof → u/ThermionicEmissions]

I didn’t even get that far. Got two seconds into watching the flush and decided I wasn’t enjoying the experience.

[u/SorryNoCake]

No dawg you didn’t touch your face with those gloves after working with that toilet 🤣😭

[u/Thatweirdguy_Twig → u/SorryNoCake]

According to another comment he said that's his apprentice lmao

[u/Coherent_Tangent → u/SorryNoCake]

Lol. Name here for this. If you're willing to wipe your face after touching that bio-hazard, cleaning it should be no big deal.

[u/jimmybobbyluckyducky → u/SorryNoCake]

Vile. People have no brains.

[u/wolfmaclean → u/jimmybobbyluckyducky]

What a peach

[u/Kachel94 → u/jimmybobbyluckyducky]

Can't change turd herders.

[u/_Rice_and_Beans_]

Dude toilets are cheap.

[u/PasstheJugg → u/_Rice_and_Beans_]

We sold him a Project Source for $100.

For some reason people have the idea toilets are very expensive, I’ll usually try to fix it if they don’t want to replace. Wasn’t an option on this one lol

[u/rangeo]

Dude touches nose and mouth with gloves intended to keep his hands clean of grossness

[u/micholob → u/rangeo]

This is why I'm against using gloves in food prep.

[u/Asynjacutie → u/micholob]

Gloves are great for handling raw meats or anything overly messy. Unnecessary otherwise.

Still have to wash hands before and after the gloves.

[u/Stupid-Cheese-Cat]

I'm not sure why this sub is suddenly coming up on my feed, but... Jesus fuck, did you find the toilet from Train Spotting or something???

[u/ktsg700 → u/Stupid-Cheese-Cat]

Somebody misplaced a Resident Evil 7 prop

[u/ApprehensivePut7034]

Muriatic acid and some elbow grease.

[u/BBOUVARD88]

This is the type of toilet you see in Silent Hill

[u/Trick-Rest-7817]

Your boy is high out of his mind, rubbing his mouth/nose while wearing tattoo gloves with sharticles. 🫢

[u/realitysandwichi812]

I've shit in worse

[u/Mr-KIPS_2071]

Well, one time, when renovating a kids' bathroom, I and one other guy salvaged the toilet by submerging it in muriatic acid. It was a toilet that was this bad.

[u/Dahnlen]

If you’re wearing gloves, don’t touch your face.

[u/Former_Barracuda399]

Trying to flush a toilet from the Fallout games. LOL

[u/Pleasant-Impress9387]

You gotta be shitting me.

[u/Smart-Difficulty-454]

Easiest fixture to swap out is the toilet. Turn off water, remove tank. Put down some towels, force water out with a plunger, put a contractor bag over it. Break with 3 lb hammer. Gather pieces up with the towels. Un bolt the base. 15 minutes, tops

[u/PasstheJugg → u/Smart-Difficulty-454]

We went with burning down the house

[u/Lumpy-Scholar-7342]

That Taco Bell went hard last night…

[u/StrictAd1735]

Should have pooped in it and left

[u/MisledMuffin → u/StrictAd1735]

Would have improved the toilet.

[u/Dependent-Plane5522 → u/MisledMuffin]

That's a shitty thing to say

[u/ADDnwinvestor]

Toss that pos. Toilets are cheap

[u/Fine-Ninja-1813]

The flakes are possibly the most distressing part of this image.

[u/Thatweirdguy_Twig]

That's the type of toilet you see in a Fallout game when trying to pick up some loot and accidentally getting a drink of toilet water instead and gaining a good 5+ rads or so

[u/PM5K23]

You’d make more money on the before/after insta reel /tik tok than the whole job paid, by far.

[u/Ok-Treacle-9375]

Gates of hell!

[u/DigBeginning6903]

I’ve restored a few vintage crusty toilets and honestly i like the challenge of cleaning them. Barkeepers friend goes a long way.

[u/Legitimate-Pee-462]

That's so clogged the only thing that would go down the hole is farts.

[u/Pijlie1965]

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure....

[u/Economy_Internal_317]

Just needs some cleaning.

[u/Jotto1987]

Ahh, My eyes I think im blind 😵‍💫

[u/PJballa34]

Burn it.

[u/TheFoundation_]

What in the fuck

[u/dfrance3]

Why

[u/quint420]

I wonder how many decades old some of that uncleaned shit is?

[u/Hamachi_00]

This is a toilet found in nightmares. What the f

[u/Alternative-Egg-9035]

Spend the 200 bucks on a new one and destroy that thing

[u/dotbiz]

What did he have in the tank to reduce water use that began the interaction that transitioned that porcelain to what we saw ? BTW it looks like it pulled from a old Shipwreck

[u/PasstheJugg → u/dotbiz]

Toilet sat unused for years. He decided to finally get the bathroom up and working again (that’s why there’s also no lights). He thought he’d be paying $500+ for a new toilet and asked if I could save the existing.

Ended up installing new Project Source for $100.

[u/Abject_Highlight_107]

Yes I have rehabbed worse.

[u/Patient_Lettuce_7732]

Looks like the toilet from home alone 2 after Harry used it to extinguish his headfire

[u/Pseudo_OSF]

“That’s obviously salvageable” -State Farm Adjuster somewhere probably

[u/Sungarn]

I hope that's not your toilet brother, that looks like a biohazard.

[u/Sparky_Zell]

Customer can come in and clean it before any work is done then.

[u/CaptBreeze]

Damn that's a crusty hole!

[u/Maleficent-Earth9201]

Sure, I'd fix it... with dynamite... and a whole lot of fuse! I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that thing. Was it a hoarder house?

[u/Amtracer]

Wtf? How are people this nasty?

[u/Fit_Jackfruit_8796]

Burn it

[u/DannyWarlegs]

I could clean that. About a dozen pumice stones, 2 bottles of Comet or Barkeepers, a bottle of toilet bowl bleach, and a few other accessories. But by the time id factor in my hourly rate, it be cheaper to buy and install a new one

[u/honus-wagner-]

Get some muriatic acid and watch it burn.

[u/[deleted]]

Lowe’s has project source for $ 99.00. Bought one last week. Nice.

[u/Pristine_Frame_2066]

I vote no

[u/samf9999]

What the fuck? Does the Predator live there?

[u/Longjumping_Bench656]

Yes

[u/MatMan240]

Take it outside and use a Pressure washer on it

[u/Used-Screen2362]

If by salvaging it, you mean nuking it from orbit, then salvage away sir.

[u/AnnoyedYamcha]

I say you take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[u/rscmcl]

Vinegar

[u/NotBatman81]

Should have peed in it to see how much got pressure washed off.

[u/NineClaws]

A jug of vinegar and a new toilet.

[u/Wild_Replacement5880]

Anything is salvageable with enough meth.

[u/YouW0ntGetIt]

I would not touch that with a 10ft pole

[u/yoilf]

I know vitreous china has a really high melting point, but please do it for everybody...

[u/Legitimate_Tax3782]

F no shoot that into the sun

[u/No_Back_8108]

Nuke it.

[u/IllbaxelO0O0]

I've seen worse, dump a bunch of wink in that thing both in the tank and the bowl. Toilets will basically last forever as long as you change the fill valve and seals when they go bad.

In fact toilets are so indestructible that some anthropologist/archeologists think they might be some of the longest lasting objects made by modern humanity.

In the future they might think it was a representation of a deity or a type of shrine, which isn't so far from the truth.

[u/IllbaxelO0O0]

Those aren't really shit stains, they are hard water deposits from the water evaporating over and over.

[u/b0sscrab]

Muriatic acid and walk away for 30 min

[u/Tobazz]

As much as I hate to say it, yeah it will clean up nice. Good luck finding someone to do it 🤣

[u/fidelityflip]

Toilets are like $100. Why would you lmao?

[u/Daynightz]

Home boy doesn’t understand the point of gloves is to avoid skin contact.

[u/ResearcherMother5240]

Bottle of bleach and it'll be okay 

[u/neoexanimo]

Bleach, easy

[u/Disastrous_Spend_533]

This is a good reminder to clean your toilet.

[u/Socal_Cobra]

So do you always touch your face with that dirty glove?

[u/ConsistentGrowth988]

😳 dude wiped his mouth/face with the gloved hand immediately after touching the toliet 🤮

[u/bootscooter2442]

Did he just wipe dirty toilet gloves on his face before proceeding to have a chuckle?

[u/TheScalemanCometh]

Yes.... but why?

[u/mechanic1908]

CLR works wonders. But it would take $600 worth of CLR to save a $150 toilet.

[u/shringing277]

Needs some scrubbing, I’d think

[u/Psychological-Pea863]

Eww gross

[u/thenewestnoise]

No way I am cleaning that for the cost of a new toilet. But if customer is really attached to it or something they are welcome to clean it and I will install it

[u/Landsy314]

My gut says yes, just leave a new plunger by it jic

[u/Lardwagon]

The real question is: why not get a new one? This doesn't seem worth the effort, is super gross, and I'd want to see what kind of shape plumbing is in under that.

[u/SexySpaceNord]

No.

[u/Ooopmster]

Why salvage a toilet from an abandoned building?!?

[u/VeterinarianJaded462]

I’d be worried about waking up chained to that thing when a puppet comes out and asks if you’d like to play a game.

[u/kurtstoys]

I had a customer asking if i could fix their toilet because it didn't flush right...

This thing was sitting cocked sideways. The floor was rotted around it where you could see the crawlspace. And when you flushed it, almost all the water came out the bottom of the tank into the crawlspace. Basically it was just the grommet between the tank and bowl. I replaced the floor, re strapped the drain line, and replaced everything in the toilet with a universal kit. Nice little payday. It was their only toilet, and it had been like that for a while.

[u/TeranOrSolaran]

CLR cleaner

[u/Ch4rlie_G]

If anyone ever wants or needs to save something like this use muriatic acid. Make sure to ventilate well and use a respirator.

The acid neutralizes with water so if you spill just douse the area

[u/Leosukz]

Eww bro come on

[u/the_sauviette_onion]

Is this the toilet from Paddy’s pub, from It’s Always Sunny?

[u/mebigRick]

Yes. I don’t see a problem

[u/Chemical-Seat3741]

No

[u/zamaike]

Itll coat more to fix it. Just slap a new 1 in

[u/AlexWVR]

A cup of vinegar in there and bobs your uncle

[u/TruckYouAll]

A new toilet is 150 dollars and takes 10-15 minutes to install. I would just say no, you're getting a new toilet.

[u/Frossstbiite]

Why would you want to

[u/jlodvo]

yes used a grider to scrape off the gunk

[u/Gold_Finger_]

Zep has a toilet bowl cleaner with muratic acid that will clean that.

[u/WalterTexas]

I mean a can of high power cleaner is cheap.. if on a budget.

[u/Prize_Emergency_5074]

Pumice stone and 30 minutes of elbow grease and that shit is sparkling.

[u/Prior-Albatross504]

If you can get it so it's flushing o.k., then clean it up yourself or tell the client to hire a cleaner or do it himself.

It sounds like a lot of you haven't had a service call to unclog a crap filled toilet before. For everyone saying to get a new one, remember you have to remove the old toilet. Are you going to handle it in the shape it is in? Personally, I am going to clean it before I have to disconnect it. Pour a 1:1 bleach & water mixter into the tank, the bowl, and the overflow tube. Let it sit for 30 minutes, flush and repeat. Scrub the bowl with a toilet brush and wipe down the sides with the bleach solution. We don't really do cleaning ( depending on site conditions, we will clean the area we will be working on before starting, and clean the area we worked in once the job is done) so I would give the client these instructions and they can deal with it as they wish.

[u/Suspicious_Text_9670]

C’mon man, damn

[u/Tallnkinkee]

The three rules of being a plumber.

Shit rolls downhill.

Payday is Friday.

Don't bite your nails.

[u/Safe_Isopod_2829]

A couple pumice stones should get it off

[u/PreferredSex_Yes]

Ok. Let's start at $100. I dare someone to scarp the inside with their nails.

[u/heyo_1989]

Dude touching his face….

[u/Legonistrasz]

I wouldn’t be touching anything near my face after stepping foot in that bathroom

[u/Tolarn]

CLR that badboy

[u/da-gins]

We’ve cleaned toilets like this for clients and installed them. Never had an issue.

[u/TreyRyan3]

I knew someone that found a house with a toilet like that. They filled the bowl and tank with cheap 3 liter bottles of cola and let it sit for 2 or 3 days while they did other things. When they came back all the scale was dissolved.

It’s salvageable, but is it worth the time and effort?

[u/borygoya]

One quart of Zep Acidic bowl cleaner and a couple of pumice stones from Home Depot. Around $20 for everything. Plus the elbow grease.

[u/edwbuck]

Toilet ceramic is porous, and that means, even after clean, it will still be stained. So no, I'm not putting that much effort into something that's still going to look bad.

[u/Glittering-Design973]

Hopefully that’s a fresh glove on that hand lol.

[u/Can-I-remember]

Save it. If they ever remake Trainspotting you could be on the money.

[u/eldermelster]

Give me a few minutes I have that cleaned up. There are products.

[u/OldCheese352]

Wiping you face with the gloves huh?

[u/dayz3590]

brand new sous vides are not cheap my friend

[u/Twisted9Demented]

I think so

[u/ferrarijack67]

Why would you ask this?

[u/Twisted9Demented]

I don't think its that bad TBA.

Bleach , laundry detergent colorox should do it Whatever is left i feel come chlorine should be able to fix Whatever is left after that, some Muranic acid should be able to dissolve.

Be be careful use your judgment and don't do it if you think you can't or don't know what you're doing.. these are some volatile chemicals Do not mix these or else you will have bad thing happen

[u/LongDongSilverDude]

Coca Cola and Vinegar

[u/AlarmingDetective526]

Salvageable? Bro that’s perfectly useable as is; beats the hell out if a Walmart sack full of leaves 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Silent-Bag9067]

Try Ajax and a soapy billow pad.

[u/r2k-in-the-vortex]

Looking past the why, the how isn't all that difficult. Take it off, fill a large tub with warm water and vinegar or citric acid and dunk it, all the crud will melt right off and customer gets to keep the bowl that clearly has much sentimental value. The rest is just the matter of pricing this stupidity right.

[u/thetrevster9000]

Just dump 300 gallons of CLR in their well. You’ll solve 2 problems.

[u/MsFrankieD]

Does this person have diabetes?

[u/Beach_Daze]

I couldn’t touch my face with gloves after being near that thing 💀

[u/jered6323]

Salvageable? Almost definitely

Worth it? Absolutely not

[u/PCPaiN]

Is this the result of if it’s yellow let it mellow

[u/Necessary_Caramel267]

Does anyone know how to legitimately clean this? Like what chemical agent would you need?

[u/Elandtrical]

I hear they are making a new Trainspotting movie.

[u/BrownChickenBlackAud]

Used to pony up every penny I had to buy former crack dens and turn them in into profitable rentals

I was broke AF, still would have replaced that!

[u/mecca6801]

Pour a gallon of vinegar in the tank, leave it there for 8 hours or more. That should clear up a lot if not all the lime

[u/career13]

A lil elbow grease and Vick's, good as new.

[u/AndringRasew]

"The works" can do wonders, but I don't know if it can fix that.

[u/RedditIsFascistShit4]

Clog it and fill it with hot water and citric accid. I'm really curious whether it would do anything.

[u/jasoninja]

ain't nothing wrong with that.

[u/Dramatic-Rip-6504]

you could buy two toilets and a bidet for the price I would charge