Plumbing question

[Quasar44]

My Bathroom sink is clogged up

I just ordered a mini plunger and a basic 50 foot snake thing

Will both work
Thx

 

[Quasar44]

I will find picture

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[Muhammed]

My Bathroom sink is clogged up

I just ordered a mini plunger and a basic 50 foot snake thing

Will both work
Thx

The best way to unclog it depends on what is causing the clog in the first place. What did you put in your sink?

Do you have any small children at home? If so, find out what the hell they put in the sink.

 

[Quasar44]

Muhammed

Cutting my hair ?
few pieces fell in

so I just drop the snake in
Will I hit the clog or the bend first in the pipe

I tried 2 hrs sticking middle finger and then wire hangar to zero affect

all kind of snakes on line of different sizes

 

[Quasar44]

Can someone please guide me in how best to use a snake
. Do I just jam it down hard or should I be more slow and meticulous on the snake

Just want to be as efficient but very delicate

 

[Muhammed]

Muhammed

Cutting my hair ?
few pieces fell in

so I just drop the snake in
Will I hit the clog or the bend first in the pipe

I tried 2 hrs sticking middle finger and then wire hangar to zero affect

all kind of snakes on line of different sizes

I don't know how mechanically inclined you are, but the first thing I would do is put a bucket under the sink, pull off the trap and check to see if that's where it's clogged.

95% of the time that's where the clog is.

I've never used one of those nylon snakes, so I can't really speak to their effectiveness.

It's just best to not put garbage in your pipes in the first place.

 

[xband]

I will find picture

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Give Drano or Liquid Plumber a try. The P trap most of the time.

 

[Ringtone]

Can someone please guide me in how best to use a snake
. Do I just jam it down hard or should I be more slow and meticulous on the snake

Just want to be as efficient but very delicate

The very first thing you do is get a bucket to catch the water from the drain assembly and clear the pea trap, i.e., do what Muhammed said to do!

If the clog is not in the pea trap, which is most likely, try Drano or Liquid Plumber per directions.

A snake or a plumber would be the last resort, not the first. Also, if you need to use a snake, leave the pea trap off and snake the main drain line from beneath the sink.

Pea Trap

 

[xband]

The very first thing you do is get a bucket to catch the water from the drain assembly and clear the pea trap, i.e., do what Muhammed said to do!

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Only three things you need to know to be a plumber: shit rolls downhill, don't chew your fingernails and payday is on Friday.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Can someone please guide me in how best to use a snake
. Do I just jam it down hard or should I be more slow and meticulous on the snake

Just want to be as efficient but very delicate

Last time I needed to clean a drain, the P-trap was okay and there was a huge mat of hair just beneath the drain. Took a chopstick and gave it a poke and out it popped into the waiting bucket underneath.

 

[Mr Natural]

Can someone please guide me in how best to use a snake
. Do I just jam it down hard or should I be more slow and meticulous on the snake

Just want to be as efficient but very delicate

First thing you're going to need to do is to take out the stopper.

Then work the snake down the drain hole a little at a time until you hit the clog.

Easy peasy!

 

[Harry Dresden]

geezus you cant even unclog your sink.....did you learn nothing growing up?...

 

[Mr Natural]

geezus you cant even unclog your sink.....did you learn nothing growing up?...

You think he's grown up?

 

[Harry Dresden]

You think he's grown up?

he claims he is.....but geezus the guy is helpless....

 

[Quasar44]

Harry Dresden
Sadly zero
My dad taught me zero
I got my azz beat up in fights which I think is why I went all mma in my 30s and 40s

 

[Quasar44]

Mr Clean

does the stopper come off Easy and easy to put back

 

[Mr Natural]

Mr Clean

does the stopper come off Easy and easy to put back

Depends on your definition of “easy”.

 

[Quasar44]

Mr Clean
Will I hit the clog or the bent pipe thingy

 

[Quasar44]

Mr Clean
Ok
I never did it before
Any instructions
Thx

 

[Quasar44]

Ok
I see you just unscrew that circle thing and then the spring
Good