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"I'm 27 and live in the greater Seattle area. Been a plumber for 2 years and an apprentice 3 years before that," Bfizzle told Bored Panda. "I'd say one of the most common reasons I get called is because a house has cheap plumbing. For example, if you buy a $50 toilet, you're going to have issues with it in the near future."

Even a leaky faucet can become a big deal. For example, if it drips just once per second, it still can waste more than 3,000 gallons of water per year.

Candles Left On The Toilet Tank

Final score:

206points

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Kaisu 5 years ago

Why exactly are people burning candles in the toilet in the first place? For some mood lighting when you're s******g?

82points

"Another big thing is that home builders don't ever think ahead, I had to replace a shower valve yesterday and there was a fireplace behind it so the only way to access it was to smash the tile inside the shower," the plumber explained.

In A Chinese Restaurant

Final score:

193points

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M.J. 5 years ago

Just eeeew

119points

According to the professional, the easiest way to make sure your plumbing is in good condition is to make sure it's up to code. "The plumbing code exists for a reason, and just because an inspector passed off on it doesn't mean it is. Inspectors don't go in your crawl space and aren't really even tested on their code knowledge. A certified plumber will know."

Reach For It

Final score:

170points

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Jenica Thomas 5 years ago

Hotel logic *sigh*

51points

I Guess It Works

Final score:

165points

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European other 5 years ago

Just a modern addition

39points

What Did You Eat Sir?

Final score:

155points

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Francis 5 years ago

:-O that poor animal!

182points

Cal Capone 5 years ago

you realize that's a rat climbing from the sewer, up the toilet, right?

33points

Rani Johnson 5 years ago

Wild rats are known for holding thier breath for long periods of time + swimming up sewer pipes. This proves it.

5points

Raph cuddy 5 years ago

it looks like a raccon

4points

Yatharth 3 years ago

Must be some chinese

0points

Gregg V 5 years ago

I thought Gerbils were smaller, plus you tape the legs? Right?

0points

Coco 5 years ago

F**K F**K

43points

Eva Bryson 5 years ago

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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago

Hell naw. My worst nightmare is sitting down on the crapper and having a rat come up the toilet waste pipe.

31points

kate h 5 years ago (edited)

Mine too :/ Or a snake. I always check....

16points

Whatever... 5 years ago

This is so sad!

13points

NCC~1701 5 years ago

Poor baby. He must have been so scared stuck in there 😭

10points

Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

Nonono!

9points

Zania Erso 5 years ago

This gave me chills... Just NO!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!

8points

Human #1,232,867 5 years ago (edited)

Not sure how to rate this one. 🤮

8points

Bacony 5 years ago

*Not sure how to RAT this one.

23points

Cindy Collins 5 years ago

Awwwww this one makes me really sad. Poor little animale

6points

Virgil Blue 5 years ago

Rat: "You probably wonder how I ended up in this predicament" * Cue flashback *

6points

Pringlez 5 years ago

Lmao just imagine going to sit down and its just staring at you

6points

Magpie 5 years ago

ohhh nooooooooo

6points

Magpie 5 years ago

ex cat ? dog? drowned in there????

-2points

Devan Mansfield 5 years ago

Eeewww

4points

Donna Leske 5 years ago

I just hurled. That wax ring is past expiration date too.

3points

Jaguarundi 5 years ago

Rat or opossum?

3points

Lisa loves cats 5 years ago

Oh god

3points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

WTAF

3points

Vaida Kuodytė 5 years ago

Poor baby ;(

3points

Karasu 5 years ago

Coming or going?!

3points

Sarah Wilson 5 years ago

"Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know..."

1point

Scott Burden 5 years ago

Are we back at the restaurant?

1point

it's me again 5 years ago

ACK! ACK! ACK!

1point

debrina blackmoon 5 years ago

@Anna Salord-that is a rat

1point

mithril 5 years ago

What the f**k is that???

1point

🍁Snow🍁 5 years ago

Ratatouille get out you can cook ur own food smhhhhh

1point

NWB 5 years ago

oh ewww!

1point

Charlotte Dupre 5 years ago

Nononononononononononon

1point

Yatharth 3 years ago

Must be some chinese

0points

Robert Thomas 3 years ago

HOLY FECKIN CHRIST POOR THING TWT

0points

Kyle Green 4 years ago

They stole our picture and even our title, "What did you eat, Dave"...just changed it to Sir.

0points

Tracee Leikam 4 years ago

It’s a ground squirrel. How do I know? Because my friend took this photo on a fishing trip in Manila, Utah! I was standing next to her when she took it. We were staying at a motel and the toilet overflowed... Lesson learned. Anything you post on Facebook is no longer your property.

0points

Kyle Green 4 years ago

This is my wife's photo from Manila, Utah. This is the third or fourth time it's been stolen.

0points

Kyle Green 4 years ago

I doubt he encountered this in his 30 years of plumbing, because it's my wife's photo. Not the first time it's been stolen and used without permission. This was at a small Motel at a fishing resort in Manila, Utah. The manager couldn't get the toilet unclogged so he pulled the toilet. Told my wife and I "you gotta see this" So my wife snapped the photo.

0points

Fred and George Weasley 4 years ago

what is that?

0points

Tammy Chapman 5 years ago

It's a sewer rat. We had those in Houston. They can come up through the pipes and get into your house. When I was little I saw one once climbing out of the toilet. It was a big one too. And they are SCARY AF!!

0points

Slune 5 years ago

I have told you to eat less meat!

0points

Mairlady 5 years ago

This is ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, that poor animal must have suffered!

0points

KCN 5 years ago

OMG!!!!

0points

Fanny Westwood 5 years ago

How the.....

0points

Tiago Mallmann 5 years ago

Oh no! Master Splinter!

0points

Nathalie Langevin 5 years ago

What is it? Is it still alive?

0points

Alyeck Melendez Seda 5 years ago

animal cruelty >:(

0points

Natalie Hitoun 5 years ago

Ratatouille?

0points

Flavia Slag 5 years ago

That's a big rat.

0points

Hotdogking 5 years ago

I don't get... Wait a moment. HOLY S**T

0points

Kathy Baylis 5 years ago

Wow. That is one enormous rat. I know they can come up the pipes into the toilet, but this one seriously misjudged the size of the pipe against the size of his gut.

0points

THEPS 5 years ago

WTH is that ?

0points

Faith Nicole 5 years ago

😔 rest in peace. Poor baby

-1point

Laur 24 5 years ago

the poor animal! i feel so bad for it!

-1point

Keley Babs 5 years ago

There's no tail on that thing... I hope that wasn't the family pet?!!

-1point

debrina blackmoon 5 years ago (edited)

tail is hidden some by a foot

0points

Aaron W 5 years ago

Richard Gere's bathroom?

-1point

KJena 5 years ago

Is that a rat or a capybara?? 😱

-1point

debrina blackmoon 5 years ago (edited)

RAT

0points

Gonzalo Terán 5 years ago

Is Splitter going to be avenged by the TMNT? Stay tuned for our next episode.

-1point

David Jeu 5 years ago

Looks like a birthing. A very sad one..

-2points

Klaudiia Sherbatzky 5 years ago

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debrina blackmoon 5 years ago

off to the side

1point

XxKarmaxX 5 years ago

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Bacony 5 years ago

One letter off.

1point

Neat Tub Shower

Final score:

152points

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Daria B 5 years ago

It's like when Super Mario finds a bonus stage filled with coins. ♥

87points

Also Found Digging

Final score:

146points

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Jon S. 5 years ago

This one is much more interesting than a bottle!

56points

Don't Like The Leak? Put A Cork In It

Final score:

145points

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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago

Wait for it... 3,2,1...

53points

#10

The Day After Taco Bell

Final score:

129points

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Francis 5 years ago

oh s**t...

118points

#11

Homeowner Did A Remodel, Needed To Downsize The Shower

Final score:

128points

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Cindy Snow 5 years ago

My shower is almost that small😟

22points

#12

A Repurposed Toilet

Final score:

124points

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Martti Laurson 5 years ago

Why was plumber called?

84points

#13

Why Does My House Smell Like S**t?

Final score:

109points

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M O'Connell 5 years ago

It was leaking long before that pipe collapsed. It had to have been for the bottom of the supporting strap to rust out.

36points

#14

Homeowner Fixed His Own Leak

Final score:

101points

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Donna Reynolds 5 years ago

Gauze. Stat!

37points

#15

This Is Why Your Faucets Have Low Flow

Final score:

98points

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Aski Markup 5 years ago (edited)

Wtf is that!?

76points

#16

Yet Another Handyman Special

Final score:

94points

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Uwe Theiss 5 years ago

The edges are perfect to collect funny stuff!

36points

#17

Big Apprentice, Small Crawl Space

Final score:

88points

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European other 5 years ago

He's not big

22points

#18

That's Not How Grounding Works

Final score:

88points

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Magpie 5 years ago

# panic mode ON #

45points

#19

Another Repurposed Toilet

Final score:

83points

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Magpie 5 years ago

Ewwww

63points

The Handyman Special

Final score:

82points

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European other 5 years ago

Looks waterproof

37points

#21

Don't Flush Tampons

Final score:

80points

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Jon S. 5 years ago

I was once digging a trench when the JCB clipped a sewage pipe. What flowed out can only be described as a tidal wave of tampons. They had all been bunging up this one pipe section for what must have been years. I did not finish digging that particular hole.

8points

#22

How Not To Stop A Leak

Final score:

79points

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Kathleen Cochran 5 years ago

Ok? What is that?

30points

#23

No Words

Final score:

72points

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Daria B 5 years ago

Ahahahaha! I like the quote, though. If you have poop related health problems especially.

24points

#24

This Is Why Your Kitchen Drain Backs Up

Final score:

69points

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kate h 5 years ago (edited)

Prevention tips: 1. Don't use a garbage disposal. They don't work well and people put stupid things in them. Especially vegetable peelings and grease. Wipe your plates/pots/pans out into the garbage. 2. Clean your kitchen drain/pipes with baking soda/vinegar once a month. Instructions can be found on the web. 3. After cleaning with baking soda/vinegar, dump boiling water down the drain, then tap water for a few minutes. Next, dilute half a cup of bleach into a gallon of tap water and dump that down. Your sink will not back up again. Source: 12 years using this method.

90points

#25

An Old Water Heater

Final score:

64points

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Human #1,232,867 5 years ago

just need bit of paint...

39points

#26

That's Not How Venting Works

Final score:

63points

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TJ Taylor 5 years ago

And there's no discharge pipe on that TPR valve.

1point

#27

Hose Bib Leaking? Slap Another Valve On!

Final score:

55points

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

I’ll allow it

9points

How Not To Stop A Leak

Final score:

53points

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M Dream 5 years ago

you have to do sth until plumber comes!

31points

#29

Found Underground

Final score:

49points

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A B C 5 years ago

Uh... I only see a bottle. Someone care to explain?

29points

#30

That's One Way To Replace A Water Heater

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46points

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Rench 5 years ago

I don't blame him for leaving it. Those things are really heavy when they're filled with sediment.

20points

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#31

A Homeowner Did His Own Bathroom

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12points

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Dippin Dot 5 years ago

I did my bathroom. I went to the local home improvement store, bought some supplies and piped my new sink. Sent a picture to my cousin (a professional plumber) and he said I did a great job; used the purple plumbers glue and all (which is required to be compliance with building codes). Not all DIY projects are terribly done!

8points

#32

50+ Year Old Water Heater

Final score:

8points

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

Please do not downvote people for asking a simple question!

7points

#33

A Valve On A Valve

Final score:

8points

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Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

if your first valve is leaky and you don't know how to solder copper pipe this is one solution.

2points

#34

Another Handyman Special

Final score:

4points

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Chris Jones 5 years ago

The cupboard under my kitchen sink looks worse than this - it was the previous owners handman special. As it works I'm ignoring it for now.

4points

#35

Try Digging Through This

Final score:

4points

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A B C 5 years ago

I work in stage building for concerts, they sometimes have to be anchored to the ground. We use 1,30m nails that get pneumo-hammered into the ground. At one event area, there used to be a train station that has been demolished and covered with about 30 cm soil. Which means, after 30 cm we get to have fun with old brick walls and reinforced concrete. These stones shown here are some kid's sandbox against that.

6points

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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

That job takes not only technical skill but a strong stomach! I swear I could almost smell some of those posts they were so gross

31points

Dippin Dot 5 years ago

People need to treat the skilled laborer with way more respect than they do for this very reason!!!

29points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

My brother in law is a central heating engineer and plumber - it's a physically demanding and often grim job.

4points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

I only needed to see some of those images to start gaging from the imagined smell.. *Phew!

-2points

MonsterMash 5 years ago

Idk how plumbers deal with all this c**p...literally...sorry for the pun. But seriously, my landlord is also a plumber. He’s seen some toe curling things .

14points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Plumber Appreciation Day should be a thing lol.

9points

M Dream 5 years ago

I 'm going to eat now

3points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Bon appétit

6points

RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

Post originally had 35 images. Why bother shortening it by 5? Just leave them all there. I can understand when you shorten 140 to 60, or similar, but this is silly.

2points

Meeow 5 years ago

Gotta give props to these plumbers and inspector crawling into smaller space for check up.

1point

Peter Korpershoek 5 years ago

Two years of plumbing? Yeah right

1point

Amy Burke 5 years ago (edited)

I find the responses to 's**t like this happens in real life' hilarious. The 'wealthy', 'woke', 'educated' elitists and many normal everyday people as well tend to forget that the people who do the job of cleaning these messes are important as they look down at them from their lofty heights. In their push for everyone to be 'higher educated' (indoctrinated) they tend to forget that a) some people are not meant to sit in a classroom and learn how to manipulate others emotions... err, learn and b) the people who do your plumbing, building, garbage hauling, grocery scanning, farming, car repairs, bridge repairs, road repairs, welding and thousands of other under-recognized jobs helped to design, build, and continue to maintain this and every other civilized country in the world. c) They are worthy of our respect and acknowledgment. If you don't know who Mike Rowe is, now would be a great time to learn. :)

1point

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

I don’t think “woke” fits in with what you’re trying to explain here. You need education to be a plumber, they have to apprentice and everything. Wealthy people love real estate and anyone in the business knows that plumbers make good money and are necessary to the process. I wouldn’t compare plumbing to grocery scanning. It takes years of training and skill to be able to handle these plumbing issues.

2points

Slinkman 5 years ago (edited)

Too many pictures a saw before. No way this is from 'some plumbers' phone. Quality of the pics tell me they aren't that old as well.

0points

We'llSee 5 years ago (edited)

And we see why plumbers never bite their finger nails. I don't know how they do it. (but thankful for them)

0points

Daniel Murphy 5 years ago

I hate being a plumber. If I was one, I would only repair my own toilet.

-1point

Vilkas 5 years ago

Seems like a s****y job.

-1point

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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

That job takes not only technical skill but a strong stomach! I swear I could almost smell some of those posts they were so gross

31points

Dippin Dot 5 years ago

People need to treat the skilled laborer with way more respect than they do for this very reason!!!

29points

Chris Jones 5 years ago

My brother in law is a central heating engineer and plumber - it's a physically demanding and often grim job.

4points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

I only needed to see some of those images to start gaging from the imagined smell.. *Phew!

-2points

MonsterMash 5 years ago

Idk how plumbers deal with all this c**p...literally...sorry for the pun. But seriously, my landlord is also a plumber. He’s seen some toe curling things .

14points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Plumber Appreciation Day should be a thing lol.

9points

M Dream 5 years ago

I 'm going to eat now

3points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Bon appétit

6points

RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

Post originally had 35 images. Why bother shortening it by 5? Just leave them all there. I can understand when you shorten 140 to 60, or similar, but this is silly.

2points

Meeow 5 years ago

Gotta give props to these plumbers and inspector crawling into smaller space for check up.

1point

Peter Korpershoek 5 years ago

Two years of plumbing? Yeah right

1point

Amy Burke 5 years ago (edited)

1point

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

2points