Bathtub And Sink Not Draining

If it does the flow will be smooth and rapid if not you will likely hear a gurgling from somewhere a nearby drain connected to the same vent or the sink itself when water is draining.

Bathtub and sink not draining. When using the plunger ensure you close bathtub drain first. Just recently i ve noticed that the bath water has been taken an age to drain however the other day the water stayed in all night and was still there in the morning. Use a piece of tape to close the drains tightly so that the air can go out through the vents and not drains. To remove the clog start by unscrewing the tub drain stopper.

A normal occurrence is a big hairball that has accumulated in your drain. Place a cloth around the hose plug hole to block the plug hole. You will have to remove the obstruction and possibly treat the drain with a drain cleaner to break through any debris that is too far down the bathtub drain for you to reach. Water will drain whether or not the vent line works.

Hopefully the vent isnt blocked at the top which may have caused the problem but more than likely the flat under you has the problem or the drain gully. Put some of the mr muscle type bathroom drain cleaner down and it had no effect. After doing this check to see if the water can drain from your tub. Depending on the type of stopper you have you can do this by twisting it off by hand or using a screwdriver.

The most likely reason that your bathtub is not draining is because there is an obstruction in the drain. Most of the time bathtub clogs are caused by a build up of hair and other debris in the drain. The toilet drain is probably running under the tub. If your bathtub drain is clogged it s usually an easy fix.

This will be forcing water down the sink waste and hopefully push out any blockage. Close all the other drains in sinks and showers. The fastest way to clear this may not be to snake the bathtub drain but to cover the bathtub drain and overflow openings and plunge the toilet. If it doesnt drain the blockage is in the soil pipe below the outlet of the sink bath.

Get some else to open the garden tap slowly while you are holding it in the plug hole. Also don t forget to block the overflow. Hold a plunger over the tub drain and push it up and down until the clog comes loose. If you have removed all the visible blockage from your drain and find that your bathtub is still not draining then it is time to plunge your bathtub drain.

Get the garden hose and place it in the sink plug hole. Do this if your wire could not reach the clog and the drain continues to run slowly.