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My wife was suing one of those long plastic "Zip It" hair and crud extractors in the tub drain and quite successfully I might ad until about 4" of it broke off in the depths of the drain. I have no access to this tubs trap without tearing out a wall and cannot see it. I tried fishing a little with the remaining part but no dice. The drain seems to be flowing nornally so I guess my question of this....Do I leave it and hope fr the best or dump some drain-o down there? | ||
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Draino and other "drain clearing" chemicals are never a good idea. Drain flowing? That's good. My advice, boil a kettle of water. Start the tap into the bath, hot water. Pour white wine vinegar down. When the kettle boils, pour that down the drain as well. The main problem with drains is actually fat/oils. The hair and other mechanical clogs are problems, but stoppages happen due to the combination. The boiling water will do more to just about any clog than any chemical treatment. Run the hot water for a while after the boiling. Do this every once in a while, and you'll seldom get a clogged drain. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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Thanks...like I said, drain appears to be flowing normally and best I can tell it was a 4" strip of plastic so I am hoping it either will or has made its way to main line. As far as fats and oils...yup, I share mu house with wife and daughter, both with long hair and they use lots of "product" so the level of easy my wife fished out prior to this breaking was disgusting | |||
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I wouldn't worry about it til it became a problem. Damned sure wouldn't tear out a wall just yet. | |||
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I just tried fishing around with a coat hanger wire and was not able to "feel" it so I am assuming I might have gotten lucky and it flushed through to main line | |||
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Why not wait til drain runs slow again then buy another and hope if still in trap the hair is tangled in it and pull it out with the hair caught in the new snake. | |||
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I would do this You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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I got something similar to this about 25 years ago when a friend dropped my truck keys into the stake bed pocket on my truck(we were near an auto parts store). It's been worth its weight in gold since then. Might work to reach into the drain and pluck any obstruction out: https://www.amazon.com/X-Long-...0_QL70_&dpSrc=detail | |||
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^^^^This. The one I have is only about 20" as apposed to 36" and is handier than you can imagine. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Those also work wonders in the garage for fishing out bolts and nuts that were dropped down in the engine somewhere, and when a magnet would not get to since it would stick to everthing. | |||
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For the future... you clean tub lines through the trip leaver, not through the drain. Two less bends.  _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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This seems like a great idea and for 6 bucks it will be a handy things to have around even if it doesn't work. Like I said yesterday, train is working fine so if this cant reach it then I will wait for next round of hair and goo | |||
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I use one of these auger/snakes every month or two in our shower to fish out a big lump of hair. It’s the only thing that works. But I think I’ll try the boiling water today to cleanup some soap scum that the snake doesn’t help with. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hu...82-972-111/301879203 | |||
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You can always go full blast with a gallon of sulfuric acid from the hardware store. Best there is! “To see what is right and not do it, is want of courage”. Confucius | |||
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Why not hook up a shopvac to the drain and see if you can get it back out? SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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https://www.drainwig.com/ Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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