- If the toilet pan is already full, remove most of the water with a jug or an old mug into a bucket or bowl
- Push the toilet brush or plunger to the bottom of the pan and pump up and down hard about 10 times
- This creates a vacuum and pressure, which may shift the blockage
- Check by flushing the toilet to see whether the blockage has gone
- You may need to repeat the plunging and then flushing several times before the toilet flushes normally
- Do not use plungers with a metal disk. These can chip or crack the toilet bowl