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moremindthanbrain t1_j2daiwh wrote

Buy a plunger

Get a spare key

Buy an air diffuser

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j2eevli wrote

> Buy an air diffuser

Don't. Its bad for your health.

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moremindthanbrain t1_j2ej5uh wrote

Really? How so

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j2ek9d4 wrote

Breathing in stuff (like big particles) is generally not very good for you. It of course all depends on the stuff - for example if you are just using water to increase humidity, that's fine. But if you use anything smelly, it will affect your throat and lungs.

Maybe you meant air purifier? That's opposite of air diffuser :)

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sam349 t1_j2f0c6w wrote

Other person mentioned already, but a lot of products that claim to be beneficial (or just suggest it) aren’t really, such as “essential” oils.

People with asthma can be triggered by them (due to the VOCs they release) which (imo) means even healthy people should probably avoid. Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. https://www.aaaai.org/Allergist-Resources/Ask-the-Expert/Answers/Old-Ask-the-Experts/oil-diffusers-asthma

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abx99 t1_j2f6msr wrote

Some of them can also be toxic to cats (and who knows what else)

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Dangercakes13 t1_j2eh4h4 wrote

Seconding the plunger thing. Hadn't thought to buy one in a new apartment, hosted a New Years party, friend got trashed and destroyed the bathroom and wouldn't come out. Had to turn off the water to it and keep leading people to the least visible place in the yard so they could piss.

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abx99 t1_j2f79qa wrote

And make sure to get a toilet plunger, and not a sink plunger. A toilet plunger goes out like a bell, but then tapers inward to a smaller opening to fit down the hole in the toilet. A sink plunger is what people are typically used to, with a regular cup shape, and doesn't really get a seal in a toilet.

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