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By SP

My housemate is concerned about the environment, which is great, but she doesn’t flush the toilet after peeing. We shouldn’t waste water, but I hate the smell of pee and sometimes I’m embarrassed if we have guests over. What can I do?’


Go to Bunnings and pick up a handful of paint swatches ranging from Lemonade to Burnt Orange. From there you two can establish which level of hydration falls into the ‘acceptable zone’. Display the swatches above the toilet and anything that falls outside the acceptable zone gets flushed. Compromise!

Kidding. There’s a really simple answer here: get an essential oil diffuser. Or an air freshener, toilet deodorizer, whatever! A quick Google search says a bowl of baking soda near the toilet will soak up the smell.

Flushing pee everytime is wasteful. Feel free to flush your own, but unless your housemate’s pee is so pungent you can still smell it under an oil diffuser I don’t think you’ve got a leg to stand on.

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