Plugged Drain Help!!!

[jesterapparel]

Tried Roto Rooter stuff,  Crammed an 8' snake don't it and came up empty.
Any body know of a product that will work?  There is no movement at all.
Going to buy a 20' snake tomorrow morning.

[tpitman]

You might need to break down and actually CALL Roto-Rooter or your local equivalent to run a cutter down the pipe.

[Frog]

Last year, just as maintenance, I poured some drain cleaner down the drain, and forgot about it...literally.
Though the instructions said something like 30 minutes, this stuff sat for more than two hours.

Turned on the water to flush it down, and though seemingly okay before this, I was now clogged.

Needed to call a service and they needed 75 feet of snake as my cleaner had dislodged the crud, but it was now snagged way out by the sewer hook-up.

[Ryan]

rent a power one from home depot. the home size, like for pipes 3/4-2" works well, or does/did in my case
~ryan

[mk162]

i use the powder from ZEP, it's callef like crystal heat or something....stuff is serious business

[bimmridder]

What the hell did you have for lunch?

[inkman996]

Just rent a power snake and find a clean out access after the trap. You can't use a serious snake through a trap.

[trebor]

Happened to me last week. Called my plumber. He charged me $85.

[jesterapparel]

What the hell did you have for lunch?

Flying Wienie

[bimmridder]

That will do it!

[jsheridan]

This is a good time to think about a pre-filter water system. Even a bucket inside of a bucket can be used to collect the gross stuff. Heck even a pair of panty hose clamped to the drain from the sink can catch all the fibers and other gunk that helps clog drains.

emulsion and scrubbie brush particles tend to clog up most lines.

[Sbrem]

After our last clog about 6 months ago, we went with the Blackline system; a good investment for sure.

Steve

And call Roto Rooter if you don't want to lose a day doing it yourself...

[sweetts]

To rent a snake it's 45-65 bucks, plumbers are slow right now I bet you could get it cleaned out for $50.00. If you want to pour something down it get sulfuric acid it's the drain cleaner bottle that is also in a sealed bag. That should eat through anything. Wear gloves and a splash shield.


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[tpitman]

Gotta watch the acid. I was renting a house with a plugged drain line, and the landlady called a plumber she used. The guy poured the stuff down the drain and it erupted right back up. Ate a ring around the inside of the bathtub down to the iron. The landlady gave me the money to paint the inside of the tub with epoxy boat paint.

[sweetts]

Yes caution is needed


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