No one likes to talk about it, but truth be told, it happens. Toilets malfunction. They get clogged. Sure, it’s inconvenient, but more than that, downright embarrassing if you’re somewhere other than the privacy of your own home. Here’s a cheat sheet so you’ll know ahead of time how to unclog a toilet. Stop It From Overflowing The moment you realize something’s wrong, and the water level is rising, you need to act fast to turn it off. Remove the lid on the back of the toilet and set it on the floor. Reach into the tank (that water is clean) and close the open flapper. Bend down and reach behind the toilet near the floor and turn off the water supply by turning the handle clockwise. Now you can stop worrying about flooding the place and move on to freeing the clog using one of the following methods. Plunger …