Clogged toilets are not fun. You flush the toilet then watch as the water rises, rises, rises, praying under your breath that it doesn’t breach the edge of the toilet and then breathing a quick sigh of relief when it stops just before the water goes over the edge. Then of course comes the “fun” part, grabbing a toilet plunger and unclogging the toilet. The thought of unclogging a toilet just brings up images of all kinds of gross, with all of that imagery tied back to the plunger.
About the Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger
The Review
I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical about how a plunger could be awesome. I mean, it’s a plunger – as long as it unplugs, isn’t that enough? Actually no. No it isn’t. Because what you want is a plunger that unplugs and doesn’t make a mess. You want one that doesn’t make you squirm or make you go “eww” every time you think about touching it. You actually want the new Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger – an innovative new plunger that actually repels water, helping to make your plunging experience a little more “ewww”-free.
Before we begin, let’s take a look at this video, demonstrating the wonders of the Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger:
Now, the big question – does it really work like you see it in the video? Absolutely. I actually did my own home test with the Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger and another plunger I already had. Instead of a clear bucket of water, I added a few drops of green food dye to the toilet. Then I plunged both plungers in – one, two, three. Then I took them out and hit them on the edge of the toilet (to shake off any excess water) – one, two three. Then I placed them one two clean, white paper towels to see what water was left. The results:
(“Old” plunger results on the left, Rubbermaid Clean & Dry on the right)
What was amazing to me was that you could actually see the water being repelled. It didn’t stick or beat, it looked smoother than water of a duck’s back (so to speak.) The water just slid off the plunger like it was a sheet. And there was ZERO, I repeat ZERO dampness on the paper towel. Not even a single drop of water.
I even had to call over some friends to look at the Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger in action. We were all thoroughly impressed.
So now’s the moment of truth. If you have to use the plunger, do you want a plunger that drips? Or one that doesn’t?
The Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger is available in the cleaning or plumbing aisle in a store near you. You can also purchase it online from Rubbermaid.com.
Rubbermaid Online
The WiC Project Rubbermaid Giveaway
The Prize:
One winner will receive the new Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experiences may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a free product from the manufacturer or their representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
Everyone needs a plunger ! thank you for the opportunity ! 🙂 oh, far more decorative than the one in my house now (Teehee)
WE need this because our bare bones basic plunger is not cutting it with 3 boys in the house. Thank you
I would love to win this…my plunger sucks!
i have a 2 year old need i say more lol
As most people noted, we all need a plunger at one time or another. Hope to win this one. Thanks for the giveaway.
I need this plunger because I have kids and they think that they need to use a whole roll of toilet paper to wipe lol….
I have three two legged reasons that require the worlds best toilet plunger living in my home 🙂
My son thinks the plunger is a toy so I need one that is more sanitary!
With a little one “fascinated” with the toilet this is so much needed!
i have a 6 year who clogges the toilet all the time. this would be great
We have one of those regular ole, old-fashioned plunger. And we only have one of them. And we have 3 bathrooms in our house. And when do we need it? Usually in the middle of the night when one of the kids wakes me up from a deep sleep to tell me the toilet’s going to overflow. And where is it? Who know?! One of the OTHER two bathrooms, so I’m rushing around through the house, middle of the night, half-asleep looking for the darn plunger! Sheesh! I guess I do need to win this!
8/23/2012, the resident 6yob stopped up the toilet, and unbeknownst to me, the toilet was running because the flapper did not close. took me close to 1/2 to figure out why I was hearing dripping. $12,000 in damages on three floors. lucky it wasn’t worse.
hate my builder’s grade toilets; generally have plunge at least on of the three daily
8/23/2011, the resident 6yob stopped up the toilet, and unbeknownst to me, the toilet was running because the flapper did not close. took me close to 1/2 to figure out why I was hearing dripping. $12,000 in damages on three floors. lucky it wasn’t worse.
hate my builder’s grade toilets; generally have plunge at least on of the three daily
I need a plunger because my kids broke mine.
My mother is always calling me and saying she has a “MAD TOILET”. She has a couple plungers and then I have to figure out which one was the one that worked the last time. lol.
Hate it when something is clogged, the old plungers really don’t cut it anymore, Looking at this NEW Rubbermaid Clean & Dry Plunger it definately woud be better to use, and more sanitary!!
The Clean & Dry Plunger will definatele do a better job than the old fashioned plungers. It seems to be more sanitary to use, and who likes to use a plunger anyway.
You’ve always got to have a good plunger at home near or in the bathroom; especially when you have cats that drop their toys in the toilet…
I went looking for my plunger after we had just moved into our new house and couldn’t find it so I went and asked my neighbor, I was so embarrassed! What a way to meet your new neighbor!
Want one that isn’t so icky.
I need this plunger because our toilets get clogged often and I’m always disgusted by our old plunger.
I need this because we are moving into our new house and would love to have a new UNUSED plunger!
hisprincess886 at yahoo dot co
I really need this plunger because I have 9 Grandkids that really like to use the potty paper. Need one bad.
I only have a mini plunger. I could really use a grown up one.
we have been needing a plunger a lot lately 🙁
This will be very useful at home!
Our toilets do not have must flushing power and we only have one plunger – this would be great so we don’t have to lug the other one around the house!
With two teen sons…seems like we’re always using a plunger.
Thanks so much.
FOR SOME REASON, ONE OF MY DRAINS IS CONSTANTLY CLOGGING OR DRAINING SLOW
Most plungers are so full of germs I hate to have them around but unfortunately we all need them from time to time. This one seems pretty nice , especially since &’m always putting things in the disposal that clogs it up!
You can never have too many plungers.
Moving into my first college apartment, my dad needed to use the bathroom and managed to clog it up. We had to go borrow a plunger from our upstairs neighbors who already had moved in. Embarrassing!
I have a “SAD” plunger story.. okay perhaps I will be sued for libel or something, but don’t bother to buy the OXO plunger! It is TOO rigid to even plunge up and down and create that suction needed. Was at daughter’s house, the kids clogged up the toilet fully and that plunger was USELESS useless. I was so angry at it… What a total waste of MY money and everyone else’s and resources, to make a useless product!! Arrrrgh. Rubbermaid’s is probably VERY good.
I need this because I have a old red plunger that is started to fall apart.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
That is just awesome – I grew up in a house with the oldest plumbing ever, and I still shudder a little when I think of how often we had to use that nasty plunger – this is brilliant!
I need this plunger because the one I currently have is old dingy and grimey!
I need a new plunger–my old one is horrible
My daughter turned one in April and she is getting into EVERYTHING! The plunger is one thing I can’t lock up (and I don’t have a closet in my bathroom – i know – horrible!) so I’d love a new plunger that would be more sanitary.
Back in high school we were staying at a hotel for a basketball tournament. Well one of my room mates clogged up the toilet and water was going everywhere. I call the front desk and tell them the toilet is overflowing. I still remember to this day of that man running down the hallway wearing his rubber boots and holding the plunger in is hand yelling I am on my way. needless to say, we all need a plunger
we need a new one as the last one broke when we used it
We have a HUGE Elm tree in our yard and it’s roots are mighty far reaching…we constantly have plugged sinks and toilets! Drives me nuts! Our plunger makes a big mess not to mention the bacteria on it that drips everywhere. I would love a plunger that doesn’t drip!
Plungers are a necessity. Rubbermaid makes awesome products,
Every bathroom needs a plunger. Rubbermaid makes the best products.
i need this because we only have 1 plunger but 2 bathrooms
I need this plunger b/c my family members tend to be constipated and that leads to problems with flushing and this one seems like a great one to have.
This would be awesome! No drips! I get so grossed out by dirty drippy water.
I need this plunger because the one I have now is dry rotted.
We are potty training and he doesn’t know that you don’t use a roll of paper at each session…lol.
I need this awesome plunger because I am constantly plunging the toilet with 2 males in the house..and this would be alot better then dripping water all over the floor! I love it!
ksceviour at hotmail dot com
I need this plunger because even the THOUGHT of using our current plunger in the toilet, then needing it anywhere else … well… enough said, I guess… 😉
I wold love to win this awesome plunger because I am constantly plunger the toilet here! And this would be so much better then a plnger dripping water over the floor!
ksceviour at hotmail dot com
I would love to win this so that my boyfriend has a decent plunger to use when he clogs the toilet on a weekly basis. Haha.
Our college apartment needs a plunger!
This is much more attractive than the one that I currently have.
i need it bad my son loves to throw toilet paper down it its fun to him one time he put so much toilet paper there was no water in the bowl and when i got the wet toilet paper out i found my makeup his car nice surprise
i want it because i broke my other one, i’m plungerless
A plunger is an apparatus that you need in buildings with older plumbing and yet it is gross and disgusting. You want it handy if needed but until Rubbeermaid it does not go with ANY decor.
I’d like this because our current plunger is so ready for “retirement” that I don’t even want to think about it! =)
I need this plunger because I have 4 bathrooms and 6 people in my home. We need the service of a plunger at times and hate to run to another bathroom to retrieve it.
repose4jr at gmail dot com
I need this plunger because I don’t even think we HAVE a plunger in the house. Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
Erin E
busymom369 at gmail dot com
I could use a new plunger for taco night!
I’d like this plunger. Why? I dunno. Just because.
i need this plunger because we just moved and i threw the old one away.
I would like to have this plunger because it looks less messy.
get s tired of the dripping one I have now
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I would love to win this, because I am a college student, and I need one for my dorm room!
i would love to win this because, my kids think the plunger is the coolest thing ever! they’re always asking to help lol…. so it’d be nice to have one that won’t drip all over them!
I have a bit of a phobia when it comes to a over-flowed toilet. Dealing with germy plungers is no fun, this will be a welcomed change.
my 9 year old sons always plugs the toilet.
With 5 people in the house and only me cleaning a great addition to our home.
Family of 8.. there is always a toilet clogger.
I need a plunger that stays clean, I freak out about dirty plungers!
I would love this because I moved to a new apt without a plunger!
I don’t have a plunger right now, so this would be great..
need this cause I don’t have one
the plunger i have now doesnt work well and i have tried to find a different one and their is no other plungers, we need something new now
I would love this because it stays dry so it wont leak and warp my floors.
I would love this so I can keep my floor nice a dry after plunging.
I need this because our old plunger is made of old rubber and it is deteriorating!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
I need this plunger because my man has to use them often and I’d like a less messy one!
I need it because There is no other way to make my bathroom look great! 😉
I’m definitely in need of this! My current plunger has seen better days and we are fixin to start remodeling the bathroom. This would be a perfect replacement! =)
Our plunger is ancient, so we really need a new one!
Thanks 🙂
I’ve got 2 boys who always clog the toilet so this would be perfect.
I would love to have a high quality plunger like this to get the job done right the first time.
always having trouble with clogged toilet
I need this because I simply love what it does! Having a messy, dripping plunger after use is iiiiicky and this solves that problem!
.. amazing plunger, really, but I think I’d like to win this if only to say I won a plunger in an online giveaway.
It looks like a great plunger – I have little ones and our toilet always seems to be in need of a plunge. Our current plunger is pathetically weak.
I need this plunger because I have a five year old who feels he hasn’t wiped properly unless he uses a whole roll of toilet paper.
I definitely need this plunger for all the times my *husband* clogs up the toilets in our house!
mine broke in half
We don’t have one, leaves us in a bind sometimes!
we don’t have a plunger…and with my husband we need one! He uses wayyy too much toilet paper.
I don’t have a plunger right now and need to get a new one
I want to win this plunger because it would help keep my bathroom cleaner and would also look better in my bathroom then my old plunger
Family of 5 in the house and only me cleaning a great addition to our home
I have an old house with quirks and always kids staying. This would come in handy.
I need this plunger because I have 3 bathrooms, and it is a real pain to hunt up whichever one the plunger is in if it is needed. The fact that it is dripless would be a major plus!
i need this plunger because i hate drips
I need this because my relatives are always coming over and clogging up my toilet!
i need to get unstuck [email protected]
I need this because I never know where to put a dirty plunger!
I hate having a regular, yucky plunger but it’s a necessity in our house with old plumbing
I never needed a plunger until we moved into our current home, and for some reason, even the smallest thing requires the use of a plunger (i.d. a small wad of toilet paper you’ve used to wipe your child’s nose).
Seems we are always needing one
mightynaynay(at)cs.com
I really need to win this plunger for my Dad for Father’s Day! I know that this sounds were but my dad lost his plunger! I do not know where it is at! How does a person loose their plunger! Well it is gone!
…because my husband eats too many prunes! ‘Nough said!
couponshanda (at) yahoo (dot) com
EVERY man needs a plunger! My son is getting married and moving in to his first house (repo-what a mess!) and needs this. Heck, he had to put fans in the bathroom and told his fiance they need loud ones! LOL
Hello, how are you? Thank you for this opportunity. Our old plunger is damaged, we could benefit from another one.
I live in a house of 6 and it seems all to often I need to use the plunger
I have to use a plunger about once a week and this cool one would be great
I need this because I have OLLLLD pipes that clog very easy!
My plunger makes a mess.
I need one because right now we do not have one