Rexburg locals invent PU to remind kids to flush the toilet

REXBURG-- VO: PU isn't just what people say when finding an unwanted surprise in their toilets, it's the name of a product revolutionizing the way kids use the bathroom.

"We came out with a sensor that plays a sound file when you’re done using the bathroom," Co-owner of PU Trever Plastow says.

"We know there’s gonna be lots of people that want to use it for their husbands or for practical jokes and things like that," Barson says.

VO: The PU potty training assistant has an infrared sensor that knows when a person is near the toilet. When they walk away an audio recording of mom's voice, for example, reminds them to flush. Trever Plastow and co-owner Barratt Barson says it makes a difference in a bathroom's cleanliness.

"I have six kids and we have two bathrooms, and every time I walk in there’s a present left behind... It’s pretty gross," Plastow says. "We basically wanted to solve that problem."

VO: Barson says they initially started working on the PU about year ago during a product development class at Brigham Young University Idaho.

"We’ve had different designs from something that would be on the floor that would be foot censored, something that would attach to the toilet something that would be attached to the wall," Barson says.

VO: Barson says because of the capability to record different messages on the device it can be used for almost any kind of reminder.

"It’s been a fun time seeing people get creative and excited about putting different messages on there," Plastow says.

VO: Currently, the company has their product on Kickstarter.com and are hoping for enough pledges to begin the manufacturing process.

"We’re trying to change hygiene one bathroom at a time and to make it a fun thing," Plastow says.

VO: In Rexburg, I’m Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com.