Bathtub Stopped Up

Cleaning with baking soda is a really good and efficient way of getting rid of any possible build ups in your bathtub especially when it comes to unclogging drains.

Bathtub stopped up. My bathtub is completely clogged and barely draining. Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. What is more when you reach down to solve the issue you are left with a disgusting slimy hairball in your hand. I tried the baking soda vinegar thing with hot water and no luck there.

If your bathtub drain is clogged it s usually an easy fix. To remove the clog start by unscrewing the tub drain stopper. Yeah we know this is so gross. Tried a plunger still no dice.

Depending on the type of stopper you have you can do this by twisting it off by hand or using a screwdriver. Before attempting any clogged bathtub repair however you may. Boil a pot of water and carefully pour the water down the clogged bathtub drain. Except it just gets worse and worse until one day you find it s completely blocked.

A clogged bathtub may be a little higher on the difficulty scale than a clogged kitchen drain or toilet but most homeowners should be able to fix this problem using basic repair tools and commercially available chemical drain openers. Most of the time bathtub clogs are caused by a build up of hair and other debris in the drain. Over time the drain gradually clogs until you find yourself standing in the tub taking a shower with several inches of dirty water lapping at your ankles. If your tub or skin started retaining water chances that you are dealing with a drain clogged with hair are pretty much high.

Cleaning out the drain or applying a natural drain cleaner can help. After pouring the boiling water down the bathtub drain pour cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white vinegar into the drain. Anyhow if you have any clogged drain make sure to follow these instructions and you will be good to go that s a fact. When i put the zipit down nothing more comes up.

I removed the stopper and used a zipit and retrieved quite a bit of hair. However it is still clogged. Next to the kitchen sink garbage disposal and toilet drains the tub drain gets the most abuse of any drain in the home we load it up with hair soap and hair care products along with the occasional shampoo bottle cap. Unfortunately and depending on which drain or section of piping in the house has become clogged backups into the bathtub could result.

It s understandable that you don t want to call in the plumber at the first sign of a blockage it s expensive after all but you don t need to.