How To Flush A Toilet When There Is No Running Water. If you are not unfortunate, there will be some water there. This will create pressure that pushes the contents of the toilet bowl through the pipes, making it unnecessary for you to use the handle to flush the toilet.
Unhook the lift chain from the lever arm and attach somewhere else. Remove the toilet tank reservoir lid. Once you’re ready to flush, pour the water into the toilet bowl slowly at first before quickly dumping the rest of the water into the bowl.
Turn the bathroom sink faucet on (cold water only) as high as you can and leave it running.
Put toilet paper in the trash during situations like this, not the toilet. There are many ways to flush a toilet without water. One reassuring part of using the bucket method is that it doesn't matter what water you use since it's all going down the toilet anyway. Try plunging the toilet or clearing the main vent by spraying water into the vent opening if there seems to be enough water flowing from the tank to the bowl.