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Discussion Thread 🏟️ Tuesday 13 May 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Can anyone tell me how to open this damn toilet to put one of the blue blocks in? Neither myself nor the wife can. The lid raises like a cm or 2 but feels like it’s being held down somehow.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If it's plastic, try squeezing the sides (ends towards each other) together firmly as you pull directly up

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

nah its porcelain. Or i assume so cause its heavy AF.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Oh. Where the buttons are, that ring there should unscrew. It maybe rusty so you might need pliers.

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