Stopped Up Bathtub

In this video i ll show you step by step how to unclog bathtub drain in 5 minutes.

Stopped up bathtub. It helped my sink but my tub is still clogged it literally take an hour a half to drain the tub water out. This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. Boil a pot of water and carefully pour the water down the clogged bathtub drain. Don t call a plumber.

December 8 2019 at 5 35 am. Bend a wire coat hanger into a hook if the drain is still clogged. Next to the kitchen sink garbage disposal and toilet drains the tub drain gets the most abuse of any drain in the home we load it up with hair soap and hair care products along with the occasional shampoo bottle cap. Over time the drain gradually clogs until you find yourself standing in the tub taking a shower with several inches of dirty water lapping at your ankles.

It been 7 months and it still takes 2 days to drain the water out. Do it yourself save. Most of the time bathtub clogs are caused by a build up of hair and other debris in the drain. Bend the end of the hanger into a hook about 1 2 in 1 3 cm wide still capable of fitting down the drain.

Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Depending on the type of stopper you have you can do this by twisting it off by hand or using a screwdriver. To create a simple hook use your hands or pliers to straighten out a wire hanger. 4 ways to unclog your bathtub drain with standing water.

A slow draining bathtub or stopped drain is an annoyance you don t have to put up with and a problem that you can fix in as little as a few minutes. After pouring the boiling water down the bathtub drain pour cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white vinegar into the drain. If your bathtub drain is clogged it s usually an easy fix. Tools supplies plumbing sna.

But before you. A clogged bathtub may be a little higher on the difficulty scale than a clogged kitchen drain or toilet but most homeowners should be able to fix this problem using basic repair tools and commercially available chemical drain openers. How to unstop a bathtub drain. Do you find yourself in the common situation of taking an unintentional bath every time you shower constantly having the water reach your feet or even higher if you are dealing with a lot of standing water in your bathtub after every shower or bath then you most likely have a.

See below for tools subscribe to this old house. I have tried snakes liquid draino and many other remedies. A clogged drain is never an ideal situation for any home.