How To Locate Clog or Blockage In Plumbing Waste Drain Pipe Without Hiring A Plumber

www.homebuildingandrepairs.co... Visit our website to learn more about plumbing, repairs and design. Here's a video every home owner should watch, just in case one of their plumbing drain pipes gets plugged. The methods suggested in this video won't always work, but I'm willing to guess it will 80 percent of the time. Make sure you check out our other videos to increase your construction, remodeling and plumbing repair knowledge, especially if you are interested in saving money on your next home repair project.

[@vernonkluender4277]

That brings me back to what we know. The water is backing up at the basement shower drain, which we believe is the last drain before the house-to-street line. Our only clean out access we have is above that. No house in our area has a clean-out access outside. And a pipe snake doesn't move through pipes as well as you think. It's more likely to get stuck and contribute to the existing clog.

[@patriciacarr3308]

Great video! Thanks!

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

AMEN! This is so informative...thank you! 🙏 🇨🇦

[@gregvancom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bethanyanderson1745]

Thanks!

[@nicola3092]

my toilet and bath drain fine ,my sink is in the middle of the toilet and bath and it empties into my bath ,i had a plumber tell me i have not got an up pipe ? not sure what that is but i know there is always water just below the plug hole in both sink and bath

[@gregvancom]

You could have a build up inside the pipes somewhere like a partial clog. I don't know what an up pipe is.

[@nicola3092]

@@gregvancom thanks for reply ,i have been putting boiling water down the sink and bath hole to try and unblock anything down there but it still comes up into the bath when i fill sink up then take the plug out ,the smell is really horrible too ,any advice would be fab

[@charlesviner1565]

👍

[@chellybabyme]

What if the toilet is fine but the sink drainage water comes up into the bathtub? These are on the second floor of the home

[@bd19831]

Same here. Were you able to figure out how to get it sorted?

[@chellybabyme]

@@bd19831 so I didn't do the job because it wasn't my house. I was told that the sink drain had two pipes going out to drain, which were clogged and the guy got an auger down there. Apparently the homeowner was slacking on preventive maintenance