Try Johnny Jolter Power Plunger for unpleasant ‘clogs’

How can we write this delicately? Using a plunger can be messy — you push down on the wooden handle attached to the hard rubber plunger and air pressure dislodges the “clog.” But sometimes, you end up with water all over the toilet and the floor.

A new product, the Johnny Jolter Power Plunger, made by Metro Products, promises to do away with that messy problem by using water pressure, rather than air pressure, to do the job.

“It’s a new twist on an old product,” Metro products spokeswoman Lauren Kinzler says. “The rubber and wood plunger uses air pressure to get clogs out. That’s why it’s so messy and takes so long. The Johnny Jolter uses water pressure — just one little pump will bust everything out of your pipes.”

The Jolter draws water from the toilet into the plunger body by pulling up on its handle. It is then placed into the drain opening of the toilet, and the plunger handle is pushed down, sending the water out.