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How to prevent an automatic toilet from flushing while I'm still using it?

Many of us have been there: Sitting on the toilet in a public restroom, almost finished, when suddenly the automatic sensor decides to flush itself too soon, and splashes everywhere. It's a startling experience to say the least, as well as…
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How can I prevent the water from hitting me while sitting on the toilet?

This is very related to How to avoid splash sounds in public toilets?. However, still it is different: I don't mind the sound, but I mind the water itself hitting me from below. It's both unpleasant, and not hygienic. The water isn't really clean to…
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How do I place/anchor showerhead at a low height, without drilling the wall?

Situation: I have a bathtub with a shower-head The shower-head is attached via a mount point which is very high (~ height of raised hand of an adult) This means a child cannot reach the shower-head to take it off/put it back on if needed if it's…
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How to keep pee from splattering from the toilet all around the basin and on the floor on old toilets that are really low and have deep water?

Modern toilets are oval shaped and longer front to back than side-to-side. They use less water in the basin and are taller. That means modern toilets give you two advantages over old toilets in order to reduce splattering: The toilet being taller…
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How to test if a toilet is leaking?

The thing is, I had a plumber come over and look at the toilet in my house, and found he said it was leaking. However, I do not know how he knew it was leaking. My question is, how do they tell if the toilets are leaking? I did not see them because…
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How can I prevent condensation on the toilet flush tank?

Is there any way to prevent condensation on the toilet flush tank in the bathroom? I know it's not like condensation in other rooms (bedroom, etc.), because the hot shower in the bathroom causes a lot of water molecules in the air, which are mostly…
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What is the most efficient way to get hair off a bar of soap?

Too often, thin, straight hairs get stuck to our bar of soap. I usually use my fingernail to scrape them off, then wash them off my fingertips. But even if I'm gentle, this seems to scrape up a lot of soap along with the hair. What is the most…
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Preventing paper towel waste by tightening the roll

I work in a workshop, and share toilets with 25+ workers. When they dispense paper towels the roll keeps spinning and some paper towel is wasted when it falls to the floor (5 or 6 squares at a time). So, we need to buy paper towels a lot to keep in…
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Toilet paper is stuck in the dispenser, any way to reach it?

Few months ago, a toilet paper dispenser was installed at my work place. It looks nice, and usually functioning well, here is how it looks like normally: As you can see, there is a big toilet paper roll inside the dispenser, and one can just pull…
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How to unclog nozzles on massaging shower heads?

This previous question was more about cleaning the shower head and not specifically unclogging the nozzles. I have a Speakerman Anystream 2000 massaging showerhead whose nozzles are so clogged that only a trickle of water comes out now. There were…
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Preventing soap from slipping in washbasin

I have a wash basin with little space for keeping soap(wall and wash basin corner intersection). I can place soap there but problem is the surface there is very smooth. After washing hands with soap, soap becomes wet. And this makes the smooth…
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public bathroom soap dispenser : wet hands first and press or dry hands first and press

I've received looks of un-approving stares when performing either of the following actions. I'm trying to determine which is proper. After having used the facilities (ie going #1 or #2) in a public bathroom, walking up to the sink; what is the…
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Bathtub decals peeling off in short time

Our tub decals are only about a month new, and are already starting to peel off. Is there something I can do about this?
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How do I clear my urination chi when some dude is at the urinal next to me?

Sometimes when I'm at a public urinal, if another dude comes mosey up next to me, I get stage-fright and can't go. What can I do to clear my thoughts?
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Soak for shower curtain liner to remove soap/lime buildup

I am looking for something that I can add to bathwater to soak this shower liner to remove the lime/soap buildup. I do not want to manually have to use a sponge for this job. I do not want to replace the liner. I have hydrochloric acid available and…
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