How do toilets work?

[Tool_of_the_Conspiracy]

@Duck Duck Goose

You can also flush them if for some reason the handle and/or tank mechanism isn’t working (or if your water is shut off due to plumbers working downstairs). Just dump in a couple gallons of water all at once (a 5 gallon pickle bucket works well for this).

Of course, this means you would have had to put by a bucket of water before the plumbers shut off the water, but no system is perfect.

Also, plumbers tend to frown on this practice when they’re downstairs working on your sewer line.