How much would it cost to have a plumber come and fix it? This will help me too. I have a drain that is clogged up (drains very, very slow). I tried chemical drain clearer, a plunger, a drain auger, and even a Shop-Vac. I don't no what else to do except call a plumber. How much does it cost for their services?
Damn, what kind of cabin did you build yesterday... If the plunger doesn't work, get the tool people are recommending...Kinda like a big cork screw that you wind that plumbers use...
get that rotor rooter device from Home Depot... you can rent it and all you do is plug it in and hit the on button.. Start feeding the snake down the hole and your set man... That roter rooter Device is awesome and I don't have to pay some plumber 75 dollars to do what you can do in as little as 15 min.
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT use a Drano type product in your toilet!!!!!! The product produces heat that can actually cause the vitreous china that your toilet is made of to CRACK. They you'll be in for a much larger bill. I had a friend that did this very thing, and he ended up having to buy a new toilet in addition to just having to fix the clog. Crazy!! Anyway.......the AUGER is the best idea.
I'd actually like to know this too. I have a kitchen sink that drains VERY slow. I have to go outside and unscrew that pipe just to run my dishwasher, or else it fills up with dirty water. Not a good thing when you open it.... I've tried everything including sticking my mighty toilet auger down the pipe but it still won't unclog. Do they make augers specifically for kitchen drains? Need to get this **** fixed before I sell my house.
I had a problem with my laundry drain once. I used one of those auger that sort of looks like you would fish with it. It was a b**** to use and it took about 2 hours for me to get the clog out. I am really intrigued by the Home Depot rental mentioned above but if I remember the rentals there are not too cheap either.
You don't know how to use a plunger. It's the PULLING motion that dislodges the stuff, not pushing. You push to "prime" the plunger by forcing out all the air and then you pull it back towards you. This is true for a toilet or a sink.
Eat part of a neutron star. It will make your poop super heavy and will drop towards the center of the earth, destroying everything (including the clog) in its path. Or, you could eat lots of corn and hope the stalks that start growing out of your toilet dislodge the clog, and, as an added bonus - yum! more corn!
I'm surprised at the amount of serious, helpful responses despite the thread title that's asking for 143 one-liners. What's going on people? Anyways, good stuff, I'm sure I'll face this problem sooner or later.
Thanks guys. I'll be at Home Depot in the morning renting a snake for my toilet. I've had something stuck in one of my toilets for a couple of months now. I've pretty much stopped using it. I think one of my daughters may have flushed one of their toys down it. Maybe the snake can break it.
Well, I might as well provide the conclusion to my dilemma... Nothing I tried ended up working, but it seems that little by little, the clog ended up working its way loose. At first, the bowl would not drain at all. Then, after letting it sit overnight, it started to drain extremely slowly. Eventually, it got to the point where it would drain after an hour or so. Gradually, the drain time got shorter until it was almost immediate. Finally, today we got our first normal flush. The gentle splashing of swirling water never sounded so sweet. Also, I found out that there is no such thing as a flange plunger (for toilets... see photo above) in this damn country (Korea). They only have the traditional-shaped sink plungers. And they call themselves a developed nation..... I guess the moral of this story is that if you have a regular poo/toilet paper clog, then don't freak out and do anything dumb like dump alcohol down the chute. It will eventually break itself down after a couple of days.
