Unclog A Bathtub-Guaranteed!
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- How to unclog a bathtub using 4 different methods. If your bathtub drain is completely blocked or if the tub drain is just draining slowly, this video will give you step-by-step directions starting with the easiest methods first. Whether you are a beginner or not, unclogging a bathtub drain is not difficult once you know the steps and methods to remove the clog, which is usually a hair ball! You don't need any chemicals here-just a little knowhow!
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Omgawwk THANK YOUUU!
I just clicked on your video while my husband was trying to unclog the tub with a hanger that he saw from another RUclipsr and I saw yours, so when he stepped away to go outside, I tried the plunger method and IT TOTALLY WORKED!!
Imagine his face when he walked back in!! 🤣
Thanks again I'm totally subscribing!!
LOL So funny! Glad you taught him a few things!
Thanks so much 😉
@@maryhohman4617 Welcome!
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Worked like a charm in 2024! 👍 Thanks so very much. So glad I came across your video. No longer need a plumber. 😊 God bless you and yours.
Awesome Michelle-glad it helped you!
Sir, I thank you soooo much for the plunger and freezer bag idea, that was my last resort after unsuccessful snaking and it worked!!! God bless you 🙏🏾
So I know this video is 3 years old. But I've been waiting on a plumber to come fix my tub drain for a month now. After this it gave me the basic knowledge I needed to get my tub draining again on my own. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad to hear it!
A month?? They make you wait a month?
Another happy Snaker here. The sound of standing water going down is euphoric. Thank you
LOL Way to go Christopher!
I had been dealing with a slow reaccuring drain clog for years. Your tips handeled the job in 10 mins. Much appreciated.👍
Awesome! Glad it helped you!
Thank you for suggesting getting at a clog via overflow....I was going to try to get my drain assembly out so I could get snake to clog. You got me going down the right hole! Very comprehensive and concisely explained.
Thank you -glad it helped you!
You are a genius! Pressurizing with the bag worked! Thank you!!
Another happy viewer, I tried getting hair out with a hanger via another you tuber, but nothing was there, I tried baking soda and vinegar, nothing, used the rest of my drano, I was gone for 10 hours, came back and water was still there. Tried plunging by taking out the overflow piece and taping it up, not realizing at the time it wasn’t blocking anything! Then I found and watched your video, got to the part about using the bag, tried it, after a couple pushes, up comes a gob of hair! Had to keep plunging, eventually the clog was gone and ALL the water drained! Thank you so much, I was going to go buy chemicals or something tomorrow if this hadn’t worked! Thank you so much ☺️
And I want to add that I used a grocery bag for the tub, and my sink was slow draining, I pulled out a lot of hair, still slow, shoved a bag that you get newspaper in into the hole using a screwdriver to push it in as far as it would go, plunged a few times and it worked as well!
Home Depot has an 18in. Flexible Plastic piece with reverse teeth. It would look like the blue rod he used but the teeth make it work better than a hook. For $2.49. Works great on tubs, showers and sinks. I have used it for years.
Thanks for watching! Leave any questions or comments below:
I never understood why nowadays they don't just make the drains fatter. If chances are its gonna get clogged in a few years, use thicker pipes.
@@KNByam So True!
Is there any hope for a tub a plumber wasn’t able to fix? I moved into a old house and I’m beyond frustrated as the professional wasn’t able to make any sort of difference after 3.5 hours. He ended up throwing in the towel and giving up. Is there anything I can do at home to make my tub/shower useable?
@@nadja6962 Lots of people call themselves plumbers. If you called a reputable company and they sent out a "plumber", it may have been a new hire that last week was selling insurance! Who knows...anyway, call them back and ask for a supervisor (if they charged you), or call a different company. Everything is fixable, it's only a matter of what it will cost.
Spent 20 minutes looking around for something that could be used as a stopper for the overflow pipe, and it never occurred to me to used a plastic bag. Good tip - it really helped out.
Awesome David-great to hear!
Mike, you rock!! My mom and I have tried covering the hole before in a similar way while straining to hold it down and plunging with decent success. The problem kept happening and it was frustrating to “fix.” This time we did your method. Disgusting black dirt came up while the baggie plug held itself strong. Plunged for a while more and several hair clumps came up until it was going down freely. You’re the best! Never gonna let it get bad like this again but if it does we know how to fix it!
LOL Awesome!
Thank you so much for much Mister for showing a layman how to fix his clog himself, this actually worked. You rule!
Glad to help you Austin!
The plunger process was successful. Thank you.
Thank you. I’ll try and hopefully works
Thank you!! I was in and out in less than half an hour and found a deep clog of hair pretty easily with the drum snake. The women of my house will proclaim me their hero!
LOL! Way to go King!
Great video! Added bonus is that I chuckled several times. “Looks like somebody got a hair cut in here”, “ looks like a rat”, and the cereal bowl comment at the end was hilarious. Thanks for your help! Definitely will follow and purchasing that snake gadget.
LOL! ....some of these jobs are pretty gross!
Riiiight ‼️ I was thinking someone is definitely bald after showering 😂😂😂
The freezer bag/ plunger combo did the trick ! Thank you so much. I never would have thought of it .
There is always a way!
I'm so happy I found your video. I attempted to use my auger/drum snake several times to unclog my bathtub drain but it sounded like it was hitting metal so I kept giving up. I was confident the clog wasn't hair as I have a small, metal strainer basket to catch my hair when I shower. I began to read the comments and @Delona Partridge said she plunged it so I plunged the heck out of it and bits of black yuck came up each time I plunged and only a few strands of hair. The tip to clog the big hole was very helpful. Thank you Mike and Delona. I would not have thought to use a plunger. I was very determined to not pay anyone to unclog it as I knew it had to be an easy fix especially after looking at a diagram of the drain and pipe. Oh, the simple pleasures in life such as having an unclogged drain/pipe. Thanks!
LOL Glad to help you!
This clip was way better than most!!
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you SO MUCH!!! All I needed was the cool trick on how to plug that hole with the rag in the freezer bag. What a hack!!! You’re the best. And your guarantee was right on the money. Before your help I’d be standing at the tail end of my shower with water practically up to my knees. You rule
Awesome! Love to hear it!
My plumber was called to fix the toilet then messed with my bath tub trap I moved it back in place and water drained out with the plunger and drano It works now
If it says "guaranteed" I'm trying it, so I did, worked like a charm, thanks for the great tip brother, have a great weekend! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks-you too!
Thank you so much for your video, as yours was the only one I saw who showed me how to get to the clog when nothing would fit down the drain. I had one of the plastic tools, with the barbs on the edges, and couldn't figure out how to get it down the drain. By removing the top overflow piece, I was able to get the plastic tool inside the drain and pulled up tons of hair. You saved me a big plumbers bill. Thank you so much.
Awesome! You're very welcome!
Very helpful. It worked! Came home to a bathtub full of water, son had just got done with football and needed to shower. Snaked it for about 10 minutes. Bathtub drained. Thank you sir if you ever in Salt Lake City I owe you lunch!
Glad it helped you-I'll hit you up for lunch!
You did a fairly good job ! Myself, being a plumber for more than 50, I would have bent the tip of the cable to scrap the drain better as you auger.
Pushing the cable in w/o turning does scrap the drain.
If you do it that way crank the auger as you pull it out. Another great thing to do is run water as you auger out flushing the debris down the drain and your cable comes back clean.
Most minor drains are 8' or less other than kitchen drains. Tub drns normally aren't vented. Lav and kitchen drains could be and you could hit the tee wrong and go up the vent. Most cases you can hear the cable slapping in the vent as it goes up.
The bend at the cable talked about earlier and turning the drum counterclockwise til you pass the tee will give you a better chance of going down the drain.
If you keep track of how much cable you pull out you'll know when you've gone 8' then run a little more to be sure
If you have a really old home, you might have a drum trap. The cable won't go thru that trap. Those traps had plugs or caps to remove to auger.
Some times a chrome cover in the floor next to the tub or in the basement.
Great comment Bob!
Thanks also to you Bob.
Helpful video info that I’ll be trying in the morning.
Thx. thinking sme, Nice to hve confirmtion.
What do you do if your tub doesn't have the overflow built-in. How would you get a snake past the cross in the tub drain
This is great. Thank you!! I had no idea how to do any of this stuff.
Glad to help you!
That Is excellent advice. I appreciate that.
Plunger trick is awesome. Thanks for the tip!
Welcome Jeff!
Mike, thanks a lot for you explanation, going through the overflow pipe with the snake worked great.
Sweet! Glad it helped you Mark!
After watching this video I was able to play plumber and cleared out the bath tub drain!! Thanks for the simple and clear video. Amanda Swiderek
You’re welcome, Amanda!
Very good video, Mike. Thanks!
You're Welcome!
Awesome vid as I was struggling with my tub this week. Pain in keester to deal with chemicals as I have cats do it’s a worry. Good to know on plugging up the stopper before plunging.
Educational AND funny all at the same time. Awesome.
LOL Glad it helped you Eileen!
Excellent video! Thank You
You're welcome Ruth!
Thank you soo much sir! I was able to unclog my tub this morning because of your video-have a great weekend!
Great to hear Paul thank you!
I just saw this video and I bought a similar tool at harbor freight’s for $16 and it worked thank you for the video I followed the steps you did and the water went right down the drain.
Awesome Anthony glad it helped you!
Your method worked perfectly,thanks
You're welcome Winston!
Very helpful; added value suggestion, a good hair screen and a good product to "wash off" soap/shampoo/conditioner residue...cheers
Yes-great suggestion!
Oooo yes i need to buy a hair screen again
Thank you, this really helped.
You're welcome. Glad to help
Your video saved the day....Thank you! I'd like to see what a "vent clog" is
Super. This worked for me
Thank you so much Mike for this!!! Really saved some money. The drained snake did for me.
You're welcome Tharaka!
Thx a million...Happy showering everyone!! 😀
LOL You're welcome Mari!
Another video said to use painters tape on the drain surrounding the screws if there is a screw version, so the screws don't go down the drain. And to screw back the overflow screw so you don't lose the gasket behind the tub. And to pour hot water down the drain after using the wire brush. If chemical is used, to let the plumber know so it's less risk of burns to the hands or face. Thanks for explaining some things that were missing, as why to wear gloves and the price of the wire brush. Thanks.
I couldn’t get my snake to get down past the first corner. Saw this video and plunged it with a plunger as suggested. Water went down after plunging. Great, comprehensive video. Thank you.
Glad it helped you Nick!
Thank you.
I really appreciate for such a best video, it really worked, five minutes all clear😊😊
That's great! Glad it helped you!
Thanks, very well explained and demonstrated!
Thank you !
@@MikeKlimek After viewing your video, I repaired a plugged tub quickly and with minimal frustration, and actually enjoyed it. Thanks again!
@@minert12345able Awesome! Glad it helped you!
The method with stuffing the over flow and plunger works. Great tip! Thanks very much.
Awesome Ernest-glad it helped you!
@@MikeKlimekwhat if your bath doesn’t have that overflow hole at the top. Do you use the same technique without the freezer bag
Yes do what you can with the plunger, but you may need to go with a snake.@@val728
Excellent! Subscribed & Sharing. TYSM☺
Thank you!
A real time no BS very helpful video 👍
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Lol You're Welcome!
Helpful video ❤ thanks you so much
Welcome!
Excellent--
This was helpful. I'm going to try this. Thank you
You're Welcome!
Thanks Greg....
Thanks, well explained
Welcome!
Thanks for sharing! This really works!!!😊
Welcome!
This little ruclips.net/user/postUgkxVoi3B4CB6Oygq1-vo4OTL1M_M5JkrXif tub works perfect in our 6 x 6 shower and is easy to get in and out. Also easy to drain.
thank you helpful video
Glad to help!
Thank you
You're Welcome!
I snaked my bathtub drain about 10 feet through the drain as the overflow/flipper was seized and couldn't use that route. Got the wonderful gob of hair more than once. A cup of baking soda, pour in a bunch of vinegar and let it do its thing every month or two helps keep it clean +++ Pour two or three teapots of boiling water down once a month since many soaps are fat based.
If you have iron pipe plumbing, you will be doing this snake procedure every now and then and not always on the same drain pipe; rust at the couplers and elbows are usually the culprit. Bathroom sink plugged up; snaked it clean and 6 month later it was even worse. went into the basement and cut the ABS (Black plastic) pipe removed the first 30° coupler and had to chisel (bent half round and sharp) rust out of the next 30° coupler till smooth. I then reinstalled the line with new ABS from the second coupler and added a 45° cleanout. House is 90 years old and plumbing is a mix of iron, cast iron, copper and plastic (ABS,PVC) pipe. Cleanout came in handy a year later when iron coupler further down drain was plugging Clothes lint and chiseled metal pieces that i thought were flushed down drain from previous job.
NEVER pour and flush any grease down kitchen sink drain. I refurbed a 1945 house 10 years ago and cut all the metal pipe out; kitchen drain was 2" pipe with about 1/2 " drain left.
Thank u 4d info mike
You're Welcome!
Thank you man i was giving up already but then i click on your video got it done 😊 appreciate
Awesome Jesse!
The drain snake worked perfectly for my tub!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Welcome!
Thank you so much. I used one of those plastic tools to get some hair out, then thought I'd try the baking soda and vinegar method to clean the drain because it was so smelly. It was highly recommended on a bunch of cleaning websites. Ended up with a worse clog than before, probably because of the baking soda. An entire gallon of vinegar and three kettles of boiling water didn't do anything. I used the plunger and the baggies and cleared the clog within minutes. I was dreading having to call my dad or landlord and explain what I'd done. Thank you!
Awesome-glad to help!
Yeah I tried the baking soda, vinegar and peroxide, then that didn't do crap, looked on a website while at the store rating the chemicals got one after reading the labels and potential adverse effects, got the Drano max gel. It didn't do crap, then started to help all of a sudden for about 2 weeks then back to ankle water again. So might have to do the pliers approach and buy the tool. Glad it's only $20. Plumbers prolly don't wanna do this nasty stuff. They want the big money jobs! Glad they are open to teaching us!
Thank you. Nothing worked, tried everything except the plunger. WALA! that worked like a charm. Thank you!!!!!
Tried & True!
Voíla!
You rock!!!! My tub has been clogged for 2 weeks. I was just about to call a plumber. The ziplock bag worked in less than a minute!!!!!! Thank you so much
Thank you SIR!
You're welcome Aloha!
Wow thank you so much this helped me out I was struggling with getting it through the drain and I didn't even think to go through the over flow. 😅 my bathtub is actually draining now all thanks to this video!!
Sweet! Glad to help!
wow Thank you so much ! I am an Apprentice trained Plumber ,but was struggling to get the stopper out , now the bigger job to unlodge the block ,thanks again
@@philipreed6893 Awesome Philip! Great choice in careers BTW!
Thank you so much ❤️
Welcome Carren!
THANKS!! I learned a lot. It is late night but I am ready to apply what I have learned to the clogged tub drain in the bathroom. I will head to harbor freight in the morning to pick up a plumbers snake.
Thank You it worked I had no idea how to use the snake till I watched your video
Awesome Rich-glad it helped you!
Thank you!
Welcome!
My Drain is unclogged!!! Thank you!
You're Welcome Zoe!
Thanks!
Welcome!
I once pulled an entire human head out of the shower drain used by my two teenage daughters! ✌🏻🇺🇸
LOL Paul!!!
That overflow seems to provide a vent path which is necessary for the tub to drain effectivly. I made a clearing tool out of a forcing cup, ball valve and air pig. I blow air down the overflow first. I then put a couple of inches of water in the tub and while draining blow air through the drain which comes up the overflow. It's amazing how much pipe snot is ejected.
LOL Pipe snot!
U the man!! 🪠🪠
thanks buddy !!! canada
Welcome Oh Canada!
Great video mike! This helped me a ton! New subr!
Awesome thank you!
thanks
Welcome!
Want to thank you so much for your video. I got hair out of the drain but still took hours to drain after a shower. I had a hand snake like you showed unscrewing the overflow, but was still unsure if I could do it or if it would work. OMG to my suprise I pulled out a foot long 2 inch wide gob of gross out of there and drain all clear now. No more slow drain!
OK I'm seriously laughing out loud right now! Glad you got it cleared and I'm sure it smells as bad as it looks!
Great you made this vedio I wouldn't know where to start
Drain cover keeps the hair out
Glad to help!
I bought several drain brushes,, about 10" length that will pull wads of hair out. I run the brushes through bleach water after. Use a screen to drop in the drain as the tub empties, it'll catch hair & sludge
Yea i been putting up with the drain and finally it stopped working..i had a plummer snake but i did not realize you went through the top ..Sure enough i used it and apparently it had a bunch of hair ..Drain working now . I appreciate your advice
Glad it helped you Jim!
"Looks like somebody got a haircut in here" - Mike 😂😂
LOL!
I just unstopped my bathtub drain and didn’t even have to take off the thing above the drain and seal it up. I checked for hair - there wasn’t any. I had already tried Green Gobbler overnight, which didn’t do anything. So, I just tried plunging, and it worked right away. Hurray! I would have been really unhappy if I had called a plumber who would have charged me at least $150.
Way to go Monica!
One tip before using the snake is to make sure no-one is using the toilet in the house because you could end up winding it up their ass and pulling their insides out.
LOL!
Lol
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Haha! That made me smile. I'm watching this video and am very grateful for it but I'm also just dreading having to do it and trying not to barf at the same time. It was nice to snort and giggle in the middle of my clenched jaw and revulsion thing I got going on right now. Thx. 😊
Run hot water to loosen things up. Pick out the big chunks of hair. Baking soda and vinegar for about 5 minutes, then rinse with hot water.
Thanks Had to watch with sub titles because I don't know how to put speakers on my tower.
The ziploc bag trick worked like a charm. Tried a whole bottle of draino and nothing. Took a few tries to get it wedged in there correctly but after, that it unstopped like a charm 🥺❤
I missed the part about ziplock bag,what do you do?
One time my Sister was alone ,she tried 6 cans of draino, did not work ,nada, a snake with a Plumber would have saved her 60.00 spent on Draino for nothing
Where is the overhead hola to cover to use the plunger?
Genius
LOL Glad it helped you!
Just wanted to add that I also blocked the overflow the a rag in a plastic bag, then I used a wet/dry vac and sucked the hairball out in five seconds flat. Try it if all else fails.
Yep I like that method. It's really good for shower drains
Thank you so much for this video!! It’s 12:54am 40 mins later plunging An now I can wash my ass. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 I followed every step.
LOL! Glad to hear everything's nice & clean!
😆 same!
Hilarious!
Perhaps TMI but understood
it's 2023, so take all the information that's given and eliminate any information you don't need. Theres never Too Much Info. TMI is better than NEI Never Enough Information, which is most of the content you get these days. The amount of time a person spends, i mean wastes watching little short snippets is f*cking ridiculous. I remember the days when they use to say watching too much T.V. was bad, now that I look back at those days, watching a lot of television isn't so bad, not bad at all compared to the amount of nonsense people watch now.
This was very helpful! Can u show how to take push stopper out ?
It just unscrews!
Clear tub through the overflow trap. Clogs usually within the 10’ area prior to main line.
Thanks for the video. Could you make a video. How to fix a leaky tub spout/faucet ?
Where is it leaking?
Oh my God I have been freaking out because my rent in my tub is clogged and I don’t wanna bug the owner because just because and I’ve tried jowls and everything and watching your video. I feel that I am going to be able to handle this by myself. Thank you oh my God thank you. Maybe I’ll come back and let you know and I’ve been using the wrong plunger, the one with the bulb, and then I get skinnier, so I’m gonna go get me a snake because of the little plastic things haven’t worked and one of the regular plungers thank you thank you thank you
You're welcome, hope it helped you!
Thank you! My tub is draining very slowly and your video was timely and answered my question: How can I get a snake in the drain hole? Never thought about using the overflow!
Glad to help you Joy!
Good tip, but before you pull the coil out, run the water.
This will let you check your work and also clean off your wire.