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Post by **Princess*Shabby*Chic** on Sept 15, 2008 23:11:02 GMT -5
]Hi this my first post and I have a really clogged toilet which to get it ready for the plumber requires me to clean it out its full. Besides having the house presentable I am feeling yuk, the yard is real long too and every time I go outside I get a sick feeling about it all. I am going to get the toilet done soon and the laundry as it is right there but as for everything else ageeeeeee
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Post by CaringFriend on Sept 15, 2008 23:58:43 GMT -5
Before you call a plumber, have you tried a plunger? Everyone should have at least one of these in their home, if not one in every bathroom. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunger . It can be purchased at hardware stores, Walmart, etc. Also, you don't have to clean out your toilet for the plumber or yourself. You simply put the plunger in the toilet as far as you can and push against it repeatedly. What you are doing is forcing air through the line. This should eliminate the clog.......that is, unless you have a youngster who put a towel or some such object in there.  PS - Welcome to the community.  |
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Post by tiredofthis on Sept 16, 2008 7:38:55 GMT -5
CaringFriend... you have some many great drain clearing tips... are you a plumber?
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Post by Alexandra on Sept 16, 2008 11:46:03 GMT -5
Since bathroom wastebaskets are so small, we use one in which to store our plunger.
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Post by eagle on Sept 17, 2008 9:03:40 GMT -5
Any luck with the plunger?
It's what I usually use.
There have been times when a snake was necessary, such as when a tentant's son flushed a plastic card key down the toilet. It was just the right size to get lodged in the pipes and stop up the toilet. The snake managed to bend it out of shape a bit, but not get it out completely. It took a plumber with a heavy duty snake (much more heavy duty than the ones most homeowners choose to purchage) to get it out.
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Post by brainjam on Sept 17, 2008 19:37:39 GMT -5
I snaked a toilet line once. It was actually kind of fun.
And then there was the time, when I was an adult but still much much younger than I am now, that I decided in my infinite wisdom that the easy way to clean out the litter boxes would be to flush the contents (including all of the litter in the boxes) down the toilet. Needless to say, it did not work. I was afraid to call the landlord so he could call the plumber so I didn't. I vaguely remember solving the problem several days later with unbent coat hangers and lots of cussing.
Brain Jam
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