Toilet Training on Shabbes

Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:04 am Post subject: Toilet Training on Shabbes

What do you do on Shabbes if you have puddles on the floor? We can't mop them away, right?

My mum is not frum and she does not believe that frum people have those ungraceful puddles on Shabbes, too.

Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:08 am Post subject:

For an Israeli stone floor - pour on a little liquid cleaner if necessary (check with your rav about this), pour on a cup of water, and drag with a plastic/rubber sponja stick to your drain, or soak up with something you will throw away, being careful not to squeeze it (eg paper towels).

For a carpet - soak up with paper towels/ tissues etc.
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Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:15 am Post subject: re: Toilet Training on Shabbes

afaik you can use a rag to wipe it up, just don't squeeze it out.

Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:15 am Post subject: re: Toilet Training on Shabbes

So you soak them up with paper towels and leave them to dry out?

we have tiles

Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:39 am Post subject:

I mop up the same way all week. Throw a little water over it (if necessary) and toss a floor rag on top to sop it up. Leave it until after Shabbat and throw in with the rest of the rags to be washed.
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Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 4:57 am Post subject:

Yup, absorb with a rag and leave with the pile of washing to be done after Shabbot.
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Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 5:01 am Post subject: re: Toilet Training on Shabbes

I have special "junky" towels for this purpose. I use them to soak it up, then keep it in the bathtub until after Shabbos, when I throw it into the wash.
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Posted: Tue, Sep 14 2010, 11:09 pm Post subject: re: Toilet Training on Shabbes

So you are allowed to use things to clean up a spill as long as they won't come to the point of saturation where squeezing becomes a problem. A big shmatta is better for that than paper towels unless you use a ton, then you just need to be super careful when you pick them up.

I also bought some special training pants that are much thicker fabric and that paired with plastic knickers tends to reduce the mess on the floor. Oh the joys of pottying!

PS - at some point the kid will learn to run faster and sooner to the potty so the mess, if there is one, is less than the enormous lake at the beginning. It does get better! promise!

Posted: Wed, Sep 15 2010, 3:19 am Post subject: re: Toilet Training on Shabbes

Yes, I understand.
The important part for me is NO WE DON'T WIPE IT RIGHT AWAY.
Thank you all for the replies!!!

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