No electric light, no hot water: A power failure has many negative consequences.
The toilet flush is not affected by this - is it?
The federal government advises always having an emergency supply of groceries at home.
This becomes immensely important in the event of a widespread blackout.
But a battery-operated radio, batteries, candles, lighter and important medicines are also among the things you should always have at home, according to the
Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster
Assistance.
But in the event of a prolonged power outage, it still gets uncomfortable at home.
At least for those who don't have a tiled stove.
Because other heaters work with electricity.
Avoiding a smelly apartment: does the toilet flush still work during a power failure?
The shower becomes a "refreshing" affair because the hot water supply is also interrupted by a power failure.
In the case of long-lasting and large-scale power failures, it can happen that no water comes out of the pipes at all.
In this case, the toilet flushing will no longer work.
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The flush should be used after every urination and every "big deal".
Otherwise, toilet clogging and bad odor may result.
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The problem: Many water pumps are electrically operated.
As a result, in the event of a power failure, residents of multi-storey houses may no longer have tap water, informs the
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund
.
According to the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster
Assistance, however, there is usually still residual water in the pipes after a power failure
.
Toilet survey
If it is not foreseeable that the water supply will be secured again soon, the remaining water should be collected in all available larger containers, in the sink and in the bathtub.
This water can then be used for hygiene purposes, but also for flushing the toilet.
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As the consumer
portal Chip.de
quotes the medical catastrophe aid organization (MHW), as a precaution you should always have water and food at home for two weeks, fill up the car and get a radio that runs on batteries.
Because if there is no electricity, nothing works, not even the toilet flush, according to the
MHW
.
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