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Old 04-06-2010, 05:05 AM   #1
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Default EZ way to clear slow running bathroom sink drains without a wire snake.

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Hope this works for some.

Below is a pic of a no-mess device to clear slow running bath-sink drains. It goes down below the overflow cutout in the drain, so that the push is put where it will do some good.

Made it out of a bulb from an old turkey baster and a piece of plastic pipe with a few wraps of duct tape to better seal it in the drain pipe.

Used it on 3 drains. It works.



For a shower drain trap with no cutout, I found that a plastic bottle about the size of the drain opening, works slick. No need to use a plunger, just push the bottle down and the clog is gone. Of course, don't jam it down as that could mess up the trap joint fasteners.

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So the theory behind this is what? water On to back up from the clog, and then force air/water through the pipes to push out clog? Sounds reasonable...
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This seems like a good idea for a case where there is one thing clogging the drain you need to clear. If it is a clog of material and sediment built up over time, wouldn't it be easier to take off the trap and completely clear it. But, if it works, it works.
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Old 05-15-2010, 10:50 PM   #4
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Seems like a good device. Have you thought about selling it?

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Some drains have tub stoppers pre-installed. On those, first pop up the stopper and twist to unscrew, then just remove the plate with the trip for the stopper and carefully remove the stopper assembly. This would be a good time to try the "bent hanger" method because this usually has hair and any other articles which have been stuck to the stopper. Replace the stopper the same way.

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Old 01-25-2011, 03:15 PM   #6
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Thanks for sharing. pop in more often
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I'll give you my opinion.......this thread must be a joke. If you can clear a clog using that little bulb, save yourself $2.00 worth of material and just use the palm of your hand.
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If we are deeming this thread non-serious... then I don't feel bad about derailing it...

Last week I pulled a wad of hair out of my shower drain that was about the size of a softball... It smelled like perm solution at the salon... I almost lost my lunch right there in the shower...
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Yeah, having had two teenage girls with long hair, I bought one of those one way barbed plastic doohickys, and the amount of hair I can get out is unbelievable. I just don't take the time to smell it!
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Old 01-26-2011, 01:24 AM   #10
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I cannot see the bulb being big enough to do anything. If you are using a plastic bottle to seal the drain, why not just put the whole bottle in the drain and squeeze that?
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