A study found that the floor and walls around the toilet could still get contaminated with viruses from the toilet bowl even when the lid is down during flushing. (Photo: Getty) Will shutting the ...

Your toilet keeps clogging either because of a mechanical fault or a blockage. Here are the most common causes behind clogged ...

The toilet seat, as well as the sink and water in the toilet, harbor many bacteria and germs. This is precisely why it's ...

My family always keeps the toilet lids closed whenever they're not in use for two main reasons: so that our dogs don't drink toilet water, and so nothing gets sprayed throughout the bathroom when we ...

Jeepers, creepers! Look at this photo. This dumpster contains the ingredients of a fatberg — a toxic stew of fats, oils and grease that met up in the sewage system with sanitary products, none of ...

Flushing the toilet without closing the lid risks spreading germs like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, ...

Here’s one you may not have considered: Flush your toilet with the lid down — even at home. At least two pieces of research — one published in 2013 by the University of Oklahoma and the Centers for ...

The most common cause of stubborn toilet bowl stains is hard water buildup. Minerals like calcium and magnesium can cling to ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. If it's not called "toilet paper," then don't flush it. Shortages of various items have been reported ...