How To Unclog A Bathtub Drain With A Snake
You are probably wondering why the bathtub is so special and where we should put the snake then.
How to unclog a bathtub drain with a snake. This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. Your stopper does a good job at trapping hair etc. For a shower remove the strainer and run the snake down the drain until the stoppage clears. A clogged bathtub drain can be cleared in several ways.
Position the cup over the drain then fill the tub with hot water until the cup is submerged. Hot water can also help to break up clogs that form in tub and shower drains. How to unclog a bathtub drain without removing the stopper. Drano for example requires you to pour half of a bottle 32 oz down a clogged drain.
This allows the plunger to create an airtight seal over the drain and generate plenty of force to knock the clog loose. On the other hand crystal lye drain opener requires you to only pour 1 tablespoon. Right underneath your drain before it gets further into your pipes and into the p trap. How to snake a tub drain do not snake through the drain.
We are all rushed these days. If your tub has an overflow drain cover it with a wet towel. When you have a clogged tub or shower sometimes you can fix the clog by pouring a combination of baking soda and vinegar down the drain. It is very hard to force a drain snake cable through the sharp bends of a fixture p trap underneath a sink or tub but many people try to do exactly that force the cable straight down the drain opening hoping to get through the trap and to the clog.
In a bathtub remove the overflow and run the snake through that opening. Pour the required amount of cleaner into the bathtub drain. Most clogged bathtub drains can be cleared with a plunger or by removing and cleaning out the tub stopper if after trying both of these your bathtub is still clogged the next step is to use a snake to clear the drain. The whole difference between snaking the bathtub and the shower drain is that in case of a bathtub you should never snake through the drain.
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