toilet overflow

Porcelain bowl disaster

Toilet overflow is when a toilet's bowl fills beyond capacity and spills onto the floor, typically from a clog or malfunction.

The term also names the small hole near the rim that drains excess water to prevent such events: The toilet overflow kept the bathroom from flooding when the fill valve stuck.

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shut off valve · water damage · sewage · backup · floor drain · mess · panic · mop · bucket · wet vac · gross · emergency · plumber · valve · shutoff · porcelain · swirl · rising

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water flow direction/behavior

toilet overflowdrain

Channel for wastewater

drain away · draining away · outflow

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG