Hey Friend I watched this video almost to the end before I realized it was you!!! I recognized the voice and sure enough it was you Chuck, the guy who taught me how to create a natural pond. Thanks again for being there and helping guys like me that are on a budget and try to do all of my own home repairs.
the auger worked like a charm. starting out the auger barely went in a foot or so. kept on turning it for about 3 minutes; started to see some dissolved paper. kept on turning and that auger went in a little more. here I started shoving the auger in and out to attack the blockage and then spin some more and the auger went all the way in the whole 3 feet. total 6-7 minutes. you might feel like giving up after 3 minutes if nothing happens; keep going don't give up cause you have the right tool.😀😀😀😀
I agree your calm tones and cheerful voice make the task less stressful. Thank you Chuck for the effort that went into this public information and instructional video. I feel empowered to get it done with confidence. It happens way too often at my house.
Great argument for always keeping the toilet lid closed between uses. Makes the chances of accidentally dropping small items in that'll plug up the works far less likely.
Yep and also don’t be like me and have sink holes open with no protection plug for drainage. Those metal or plastic sink plugs with the holes in them work great to stop things going down the sink. My laundry sink didn’t come with one built in and I think a spring from the Tap fell down my sink and it’s been the worst block I have had ever cos I know it’s not just loo roll etc.
@@NMW80 We had a blockage in the line between the laundry and the kitchen. I tried a cheapo snake from Harbor Freight but it didn't reach the clog. Then I got some caustic drain cleaner and still no good. Finally a beefier and longer snake from the hardware store broke it free. Another customer I met at the store enlightened my why the drain cleaner was useless - instead of a greasy blob it was lint and dog hair and sand from clothes that formed the blockage.
My dad would get mad at my mom is she laid anything on top of the lid. He said he was always repairing toilets from things falling in that were sitting on top of the lid.
Can’t thank you enough for this video! I had to remove the whole toilet before it worked again. It was a hassle, but saved me hundreds of dollars in plumbing fees and gave me a boost of confidence that I can fix things myself!
I’m a maintenance guy at an apartment complex and pulling the toilet is the absolute last thing we would do with a clogged toilet. The first thing we’d do is use the plunger. Then we’d use the auger. 99% if the time the auger will get it out. Do we ever pull a toilet? Yes absolutely but most of the time it’s done without pulling the whole toilet.
Thank you for this. We have 6 people in our house and I'm the honorary plumber. Toilet was backed up and I couldn't get the snake to go, but I followed your aggressive approach to the augger and it worked. Lol.
On behalf of me and my family, thank you so much for this video. We were really banging our heads because out of nowhere our toilet wasn’t flushing. Thanks to you I built the courage and lift that toilet up. Found a couple of toys and some sunglasses. Works great now thank you again sincerely for teaching me to be a do it yourself plumber.
This dude looks and sounds a bit like Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber. I couldn’t stop laughing thinking about the infamous toilet scene. The guy has won two Emmy awards but is best remembered as the guy with explosive diarrhea from a 25 year old movie. Laughs!
This by far one of the Best Home repair video's you can find...It so simple and yet those not in the know will only think to use a plunger or chemicals to solve their slow drain problem.
Nice demonstration. I am a plumber and this video is spot on. I have also unclogged many commodes using a strong wet vac, like a 5 gallon Rigid wet vac.
I'm a GC and even though I've been in the trades for decades there's always tips to share and more to learn. Been watching tons of Apple Drains teach-ins on storm drainage systems and they're so informative. Chuck has the best attitude, he's smart and humble. Another Pro tip from Chuck-Perfect!
I work on a building with 180 toilets, but I've also always done tradeswork on my days off. There are some brands of toilet that are designed in such a way as to make the auger cable turn around within the toilet. One I remember as American Standard model "Plebe". I could add a lot more, but won't in an old thread.
Thanks to people like yourself providing these instructional type videos, youtube is the incredibly useful tool that it is today. Thanks for taking the time to do this video and post it.
You just made me a hero at our new home. Thank you sir. Your delivery and speech cadence were perfect and you helped me get the job done. Thanks brother.
Thanks man, I really have never seen a toilet auger and thought I was an expert with a plunger I even snaked the vent, but ultimately went and bought a toilet auger and within minutes I pulled out apparently an award-winning turd. Thank you
Very informative. My husband used to take care of all of our plumbing needs. I used to say I was his journeyman. I guess he learned his skills in the US Navy; although he was supposed to be working on the radar 🤔. Anyway I learned by helping him. He died a couple years ago so I've promoted myself to chief cook and toilet plunger. Problem is I can't find the plunger 😅
You have me a bit worried. We had a rather large clog. Got the shower drain with minimal plunging, the hand wash bowl wax easy. But the shower drain kept hiding. Eventually we decided there must be multiple routes. I didnt want to plunge where the shower drain went. That and hot water made something loosen up. Wouldn't be a rich plumber i think I did it 3 times and i think something to soften would have been better. Creepy going into the shower afterwards, despite repetitive cleaning but by the end i think there is a free flow.
Hey! Thanks so much for this video! The strangest thing we had to pull out of a toilet was a stick (in its plastic container) of deodorant! Maybe most people know this next trick. I don't keep anything sitting on the lid of my toilet. If I flush and the water starts to rise too much, I yank that lid off and push the flapper over its hole. No more water enters the bowl, and there's no overflow mess.
I'm far from a plumber!! I tried everything....plunger, hot water and dish soap, running a hose pipe down the toilet....to no avail. It would have never occurred to me to take the toilet outside and flip it over outside. The only additional thing I did was take the tank off before carrying outside because I wasn't strong enough to carry it fully assembled. I found an object at the very bottom. I couldn't wait to get the toilet put back together and in place to see if it was gonna work. I flushed... It was like angels singing when I heard the sound of a full flush and everything swirled and went down properly. I can take the new $200 toilet back to Lowes. Thank you for sharing this video!!!
EXCELLENT tutorial. Tried each step (after returning the ill advised snake) ended up taking the toilet off it's base. A TOOTHBRUSH in the same location as the toy!!! How did it get that far down!!! Thanks I was able to return a $100 toilet and a $30 plumber's snake.
Great demo Chuck. The worst situation I've dealt with was too much toilet paper and the Auger took care of it. I tell my youngins to courtesy flush and don't let it pile up, my water bill might a little expensive but I won't have to call the plumber...lol
Exactly. The stupid loo I have at home won’t flush properly unless you stand there and hold the button down which is annoying but so many times ppl just press it once and walk away and that doesn’t flush good enough. From now on I am legit going to pour buckets of warm soapy water down the loo every few days to give the pipes a good clean cos of my stupid loo just doesn’t flush good enough. Even when ya hold the button down it just won’t flush very well. It’s something the government done to conserve water but it’s just ridiculous and it’s unhygienic to have them buttons on our toilets 🚽
We got a better toilet after we got sick of plunging every 2 or 3 weeks. American Standards claim to be able to flush 10 golf balls on a single flush. I don't shit golf balls, so that is good enough for me and kids and 2 other adults.
Absolutely the best and most helpful instructional video. Thank you for being thorough and including all possibilities. I know your demo took alot of time and effort and for those of us that need your help its very appreciated. Wish all instructional videos were this well thought out.
Thank you SO much for your hard work in showing us this video. I am old, female, and live alone so I can't do the last trial! And I have a plumber coming today to set my hot water heater that he didn't set high enough last time he was here, But...I am NOT telling him I have a stopped up toilet and pay him another $109 for a visit!!! My little toilet stops up too often and I usually know how to fix it, after calling him out here every month the first several years of living in this old house (toilet is not old though, just a small average one, but It gets clogged too often, maybe every two months now. Bought an accordian type plunger and that usually solves it, but I have to keep diluting the "MESS" for several days to clean up the "mess" as best I can before using plunger!!! Too nasty for me and it is from my own "MESS"!!!!! I'm that gaggy!!! Yuck!!! So, I just keep pouring hot hot water in for days to let it kinda clear itself out a bit!!! I keep candles burning in there, too!!! Thank goodness I have 2 toilets in the house!!! And just saw a tip to use the hot hot water along with lots of dish soap. Hope this helps! And I pour gallons of CLorox Bleach in there too!!! Wish me luck, AGAIN! But, thank you soooo much. I learned lots! You are so sweet!!!
Look at an air plunger, we have a balky toilet and that is what I decided on now that the accordion has finally given up the ghost. I have decided on one that uses C02 cartridges which are about 45 cents each, so that my wife doesn't have to struggle with pumping up the air reservoir, and the C02 device looks like a wand and is not bathroom obtrusive behind the toilet. I haven't bought it just yet, but it's called a sureplunge and from my research it is the one to go with.
Why are you pouring "gallons" of Clorox down the drain ? It's not doing anything functional , just wasting your time and money. Clorox is for killing germs outside and on the surface of the commode.
Very Bad idea to add Clorox bleach. The bleach reacts with the ammonia in urine creating chloramine gas which can damage your throat, lungs & can be fatal depending on how much is inhaled. Also the bleach kills the bacteria in the septic tank so solids will not break down & your system can back up leading to expensive repairs.
Tried many of the techniques suggested by you on your video to fix my clogged toilet nothing seem to help. Until I saw the use of the toilet auger! The tool made the difference. So easy to use and not expensive at all $15.00 at my local Ace. Thanks for helping me resolve this problem.
You Are a Positive Soul in a Messy World. I Appreciate you Mr Chuck. I FEEL Extra Confident now. I even. Shocked my hubby🥳😌 He's in construction& Always Too exhausted to Laugh at a Backed up Toilet🙆♀️ YOU Are a Phenomenal teacher. Thank you Kind Sir. Keep Up that positive attitude✨Stay Healthy & Have a Great 2022. With Love From this Texas Girl.
I just wanna? Let. You? Know thank you for helping me out today because I was about to call a plumber. And I saw this video and it was very helpful. The toilet snake and a plunger was all. I needed to do the job thank you again.
Chuck, you are the best! After watching your series on catch basins, I had the confidence to dig a 50-foot trench, using only a pick and shovel, and install my first ever drain. Works like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you, excellent video! I just may tackle this but I'm not sure as I'm a youthful grandma and don't want to be left with something I can't finish. Very clear and informative, please disregard the rude comments. 😊
Thank you Chuck! After many unsuccessful attempts, I watched your video. Your tips helped me understand how to use the auger correctly and I was finally able to unclog the darn thing! Thank goodness my son can finally use his bathroom again instead of mine!
So my daughters toilet was extremely clogged and by looking at it i think it hadnt been flushed in at least a month. She was afraid to tell me. So we followed everything in the video and the 3 foot auger was only 13 bucks at lowes and we did it and she learned something new. Thank you very much!
Hey Chuck. You're so concise. I love ones at other RUclips videos but could not understand them. Stumbled on yours and, thank you, you explained it and showed how its actually done. Fantastic job. Thank you again from Australia
Wow Chuck! Thank you so much for taking the time to create this outside video of how to unclog a toilet! God Bless you for taking the time to share this with your followers ,of which I am now one!
Great video. I have two kids who often cause this to happen and the plunger isn't always the cure to this problem. And I love it. A bathroom outside where you're exposed to the elements! I can't imagine what that's like in the winter.
Outside toilets were the norm in the UK until the 1980s. My Dad grew up in a tiny terraced house in a mining village in South Wales during the 'thirties, with no bathroom and only an outside toilet. Imagine having to go out there during the harsh winters! And his dad, a coal miner, would come home from work literally black and my gran would heat buckets of water on the kitchen hearth (a real fire), and fill a tin bath for him to have an all-over wash in the small room they called the parlour (their living room /lounge, and the only warm room in the house in those pre central heating days). It's a cliche I know, but kids really don't know their born today - nor do many adults!
Had this exact problem a few years ago. Tried everything. Removed toilet, took it outside just like this gentleman said and found a Lego construction worker. He was wedged in there real good. Had push him out from bottom. What was surprising is he was still in perfect shape after all the chemicals, plunging and angering. Of course my lil guy didn't know how it got there.
If it's crap or paper block, one trick that has Never failed me is: Fill a bucket with hot water & with a soapy detergent, like dish washing liquid, squeeze a copious amount into bucket... stir well & pour into toilet...Worked every time🤟
I learned something new today which had never been taught at school.......I.e. how to dismantle and fix a toilet bowl....amazing....TQVM dude.....(Lumut Malaysia)
Awesome video, you went over and above your normal job duties,, to show us all the possibilities that could happen from a clogged toilet, Thank You...!!!
Never thought of installing my toilet over the French Drain. What a great idea! Seriously though, this is super helpful. I have 4 kids, all in the "what happens if I flush this down the toilet" age.
Well you my friend inspired me with the Catch Basin Drain System. Now, your inspiring me with unclogging a clogged Sewer Pipe. Can't thank you enough for your inspiration and thoroughness. I have tried Dawn with at least a Dozen Gallon Hot Water Buckets. But trying your auger method finally did it without toilet extraction. Thanks!
Thanks SOO much because I’ve been demanding a plumber to come by with a snake!!! I am SOO glad to see you before I made a gigantic mistake. God bless you Chris AND thank you exceedingly abundantly!!! Amen!!!
I enjoyed your video. This is how DIYers learn from others. I had this problem once. I used my handy-dandy endoscope to 'see' what the problem was. In a few seconds, I saw the problem. Knowing what was causing the problem, it was easy to correct it. This simple device allows me to play 'Superman' and see through walls.
This video gave me the confidence to remove my toilet, which I thought I wouldn't have the patience to do. It was actually really easy. Saved me quite a bit of money!
Wish I had seen this video before I went to Lowe's and bought the auger with the reel. I learned the hard way it doesnt work well.amd scratches the toilet 😢 Thank you for your video. You've armed me with all the tools I need to unclog our toilet.
A tube or tooth paste, that’s what I found in the bottom of the toilet, an auger wouldn’t push it out. Took toilet to the back yard. This video is the one that helped, thanks!
Hi Chuck. I moved to a new place and found an issue with one of my toilets. I found your video and followed your instructions. I pulled a fork out of the toilet at the flange. Who in the heck flushed a fork?? Anyway, thanks to your video, I saved money on a plumber. Keep up the great work!
That is a nice demonstration of how to unclog the toilet and I have had a problem with one of mine and the only thing being in them was toilet paper and I am the only one using them. I got mine unclogged using the handheld auger and it finally worked after several tries. I thank you for showing all of us how to do this and I wish you and your family a Happy Easter.
That outdoor toilet is pretty cool. Cleans itself when it rains and you don't have to worry about missing your aim when it is dark. I am going to install one by my shed.
Thanks Apple. we pulled our toilet and a hairspray cap clogged it. No one wants to admit to dropping it int here and flushing. The cap was a 2 inches in diameter and was in the same place as that toy.
Great way to use the plunger, I’ve never put an emphasis on the upward motion before. One of our toilets was clogged for a week. I tried plunging a few times with no results. After several days of having a clogged toilet, and thinking an auger is the next step, I tried plunging again but they way you recommended and after several plunges, success. Thanks for the tip!! Will definitely use that method in the future.
...and tattoo motors, and Nutty Buddy wrappers( I know its Nutty Bars, but check it...it's Nutty Buddy, now if that's not some Mandela Effect shit idk what is), and of course the little aluminium flavor packets in soups and Thai Noodle packages.
Thanks for the help buddy, i was minutes from calling a plumber - after watching your video i decided to take matters into my own hands, i unscrewed the toilet and lifted it, and vòila i found a fork! Removed the fork and now my toilet is back to normal, thank you!!
Great video. By showing us how to just remove the toilet, even though I haven't done it very often, I see that it's just not really that difficult. It takes a bit of time and is a bit messy, but you can really see what's going on in that drain. Encouragement is what I needed, and what your video gives. Thank you for such a clear presentation. God bless you!
Hey Friend I watched this video almost to the end before I realized it was you!!! I recognized the voice and sure enough it was you Chuck, the guy who taught me how to create a natural pond. Thanks again for being there and helping guys like me that are on a budget and try to do all of my own home repairs.
Your presentation is so great! You voice belongs on a radio, it’s nice and calming!
I'm a single parent and new homeowner. Thank you for your tutorial it helped me tremendously!!!
the auger worked like a charm.
starting out the auger barely went in a foot or so.
kept on turning it for about 3 minutes; started to see some dissolved paper. kept on turning and that auger went in a little more.
here I started shoving the auger in and out to attack the blockage and then spin some more and the auger went all the way in the whole 3 feet. total 6-7 minutes.
you might feel like giving up after 3 minutes if nothing happens; keep going don't give up cause you have the right tool.😀😀😀😀
I spent two hours looking at every video on the internet , you made me feel like I was in a wood shop class. Awesome video. You got some great talent!
I agree your calm tones and cheerful voice make the task less stressful. Thank you Chuck for the effort that went into this public information and instructional video. I feel empowered to get it done with confidence. It happens way too often at my house.
Your a wonderful person. Thanks for showing me how to protect my home.
Great argument for always keeping the toilet lid closed between uses. Makes the chances of accidentally dropping small items in that'll plug up the works far less likely.
Yep and also don’t be like me and have sink holes open with no protection plug for drainage. Those metal or plastic sink plugs with the holes in them work great to stop things going down the sink. My laundry sink didn’t come with one built in and I think a spring from the Tap fell down my sink and it’s been the worst block I have had ever cos I know it’s not just loo roll etc.
@@NMW80 We had a blockage in the line between the laundry and the kitchen. I tried a cheapo snake from Harbor Freight but it didn't reach the clog. Then I got some caustic drain cleaner and still no good. Finally a beefier and longer snake from the hardware store broke it free.
Another customer I met at the store enlightened my why the drain cleaner was useless - instead of a greasy blob it was lint and dog hair and sand from clothes that formed the blockage.
i alwyas say this especially with 3 of our homes toilets have shelving above it
My dad would get mad at my mom is she laid anything on top of the lid. He said he was always repairing toilets from things falling in that were sitting on top of the lid.
Can’t thank you enough for this video! I had to remove the whole toilet before it worked again. It was a hassle, but saved me hundreds of dollars in plumbing fees and gave me a boost of confidence that I can fix things myself!
So true, I didn't know there were nuts to detach the commode until I watch this video.
@@KamakNeApiMalimawata lol!
3 years later and this is still helping! I just did it and pulled out all the stuff that shouldn't be there! Saved us hundreds of dollars
I’m a maintenance guy at an apartment complex and pulling the toilet is the absolute last thing we would do with a clogged toilet. The first thing we’d do is use the plunger. Then we’d use the auger. 99% if the time the auger will get it out. Do we ever pull a toilet? Yes absolutely but most of the time it’s done without pulling the whole toilet.
Thank you for this. We have 6 people in our house and I'm the honorary plumber. Toilet was backed up and I couldn't get the snake to go, but I followed your aggressive approach to the augger and it worked. Lol.
On behalf of me and my family, thank you so much for this video. We were really banging our heads because out of nowhere our toilet wasn’t flushing. Thanks to you I built the courage and lift that toilet up. Found a couple of toys and some sunglasses. Works great now thank you again sincerely for teaching me to be a do it yourself plumber.
This guy is so positive and easy going. I wouldn’t wanna learn how to take apart my toilet from anyone else lol
This dude looks and sounds a bit like Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber. I couldn’t stop laughing thinking about the infamous toilet scene. The guy has won two Emmy awards but is best remembered as the guy with explosive diarrhea from a 25 year old movie. Laughs!
I remember him best from when he was in 'Something Wild' :)
This by far one of the Best Home repair video's you can find...It so simple and yet those not in the know will only think to use a plunger or chemicals to solve their slow drain problem.
Nice demonstration. I am a plumber and this video is spot on. I have also unclogged many commodes using a strong wet vac, like a 5 gallon Rigid wet vac.
Any chance your in pheonix??
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I'm a GC and even though I've been in the trades for decades there's always tips to share and more to learn. Been watching tons of Apple Drains teach-ins on storm drainage systems and they're so informative. Chuck has the best attitude, he's smart and humble. Another Pro tip from Chuck-Perfect!
I work on a building with 180 toilets, but I've also always done tradeswork on my days off.
There are some brands of toilet that are designed in such a way as to make the auger cable turn around within the toilet. One I remember as American Standard model "Plebe".
I could add a lot more, but won't in an old thread.
Thanks to people like yourself providing these instructional type videos, youtube is the incredibly useful tool that it is today. Thanks for taking the time to do this video and post it.
Any thing you can think of Dan anything cheers
Watched this several days ago. Today I used the first auger you demonstrated. It worked. Less than 5 minutes. Back to perfect.
You just made me a hero at our new home. Thank you sir. Your delivery and speech cadence were perfect and you helped me get the job done. Thanks brother.
Glad I could help!
Thanks man, I really have never seen a toilet auger and thought I was an expert with a plunger I even snaked the vent, but ultimately went and bought a toilet auger and within minutes I pulled out apparently an award-winning turd. Thank you
Very informative. My husband used to take care of all of our plumbing needs. I used to say I was his journeyman. I guess he learned his skills in the US Navy; although he was supposed to be working on the radar 🤔. Anyway I learned by helping him. He died a couple years ago so I've promoted myself to chief cook and toilet plunger. Problem is I can't find the plunger 😅
Sorry to hear! I'm sure he's watching from above smiling at how you've taken your new duties on with such a great attitude. :)
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You have me a bit worried. We had a rather large clog. Got the shower drain with minimal plunging, the hand wash bowl wax easy. But the shower drain kept hiding. Eventually we decided there must be multiple routes. I didnt want to plunge where the shower drain went. That and hot water made something loosen up. Wouldn't be a rich plumber i think I did it 3 times and i think something to soften would have been better. Creepy going into the shower afterwards, despite repetitive cleaning but by the end i think there is a free flow.
I think you mean -- "plungerer"...You don't want to be the toilet plunger yourself!
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Man I can tell when a guy found his calling ! Thanks for the excellent breakdown !😊
Great video! I know all that seems obvious to lots of folks but for those of us who have never had to know, it was a good tutorial.
I actually tried the technique of pulling up while plunging and it worked for my clog! Thank you so much! You saved me a lot of money!
This is my favorite fishing show.
New meaning to outdoor plumbing.
Thanks for an above & beyond demonstration.
Hey! Thanks so much for this video! The strangest thing we had to pull out of a toilet was a stick (in its plastic container) of deodorant! Maybe most people know this next trick. I don't keep anything sitting on the lid of my toilet. If I flush and the water starts to rise too much, I yank that lid off and push the flapper over its hole. No more water enters the bowl, and there's no overflow mess.
@maureen o'brien Just thought about this maneuver early this morning. Thanks for the confirmation!
I learned your push the flapper down trick 30 years ago from a plumber and I have never overflowed a clogged up toilet since.
King Chuck sitting on his throne. As it should be after all, he is the king of Apple drains! Keep up the good work I love your videos!!!!
This guy really knows what he is talking about. Best video on this subject I have ever seen. Thank you for making this video!
I'm far from a plumber!! I tried everything....plunger, hot water and dish soap, running a hose pipe down the toilet....to no avail. It would have never occurred to me to take the toilet outside and flip it over outside. The only additional thing I did was take the tank off before carrying outside because I wasn't strong enough to carry it fully assembled. I found an object at the very bottom. I couldn't wait to get the toilet put back together and in place to see if it was gonna work. I flushed... It was like angels singing when I heard the sound of a full flush and everything swirled and went down properly. I can take the new $200 toilet back to Lowes. Thank you for sharing this video!!!
EXCELLENT tutorial. Tried each step (after returning the ill advised snake) ended up taking the toilet off it's base. A TOOTHBRUSH in the same location as the toy!!! How did it get that far down!!! Thanks I was able to return a $100 toilet and a $30 plumber's snake.
Thank you! I learned how to use the snake the right way, by watching your video and I was able to unclog my toilet. 😅
Great demo Chuck. The worst situation I've dealt with was too much toilet paper and the Auger took care of it. I tell my youngins to courtesy flush and don't let it pile up, my water bill might a little expensive but I won't have to call the plumber...lol
Exactly. The stupid loo I have at home won’t flush properly unless you stand there and hold the button down which is annoying but so many times ppl just press it once and walk away and that doesn’t flush good enough. From now on I am legit going to pour buckets of warm soapy water down the loo every few days to give the pipes a good clean cos of my stupid loo just doesn’t flush good enough. Even when ya hold the button down it just won’t flush very well. It’s something the government done to conserve water but it’s just ridiculous and it’s unhygienic to have them buttons on our toilets 🚽
In Middle School we just put cherry bombs down those toilets.
We got a better toilet after we got sick of plunging every 2 or 3 weeks. American Standards claim to be able to flush 10 golf balls on a single flush. I don't shit golf balls, so that is good enough for me and kids and 2 other adults.
The worst one ive ever dealt with was the toilet was full of poop i had to reach in from the bottom with a gloved hand to pull it out
No you didn’t have to you chose to…wtf
Why not use that toilet auger?
Thank you!! This video just saved me a call to the plumber. It was so simple to remove and replace and your video gave me the confidence to do it!
You, sir, are a national treasure. Just fixed a similar situation with your help.
Absolutely the best and most helpful instructional video. Thank you for being thorough and including all possibilities. I know your demo took alot of time and effort and for those of us that need your help its very appreciated. Wish all instructional videos were this well thought out.
Thank you SO much for your hard work in showing us this video. I am old, female, and live alone so I can't do the last trial! And I have a plumber coming today to set my hot water heater that he didn't set high enough last time he was here, But...I am NOT telling him I have a stopped up toilet and pay him another $109 for a visit!!! My little toilet stops up too often and I usually know how to fix it, after calling him out here every month the first several years of living in this old house (toilet is not old though, just a small average one, but It gets clogged too often, maybe every two months now. Bought an accordian type plunger and that usually solves it, but I have to keep diluting the "MESS" for several days to clean up the "mess" as best I can before using plunger!!! Too nasty for me and it is from my own "MESS"!!!!! I'm that gaggy!!! Yuck!!! So, I just keep pouring hot hot water in for days to let it kinda clear itself out a bit!!! I keep candles burning in there, too!!! Thank goodness I have 2 toilets in the house!!! And just saw a tip to use the hot hot water along with lots of dish soap. Hope this helps! And I pour gallons of CLorox Bleach in there too!!! Wish me luck, AGAIN! But, thank you soooo much. I learned lots! You are so sweet!!!
Look at an air plunger, we have a balky toilet and that is what I decided on now that the accordion has finally given up the ghost. I have decided on one that uses C02 cartridges which are about 45 cents each, so that my wife doesn't have to struggle with pumping up the air reservoir, and the C02 device looks like a wand and is not bathroom obtrusive behind the toilet. I haven't bought it just yet, but it's called a sureplunge and from my research it is the one to go with.
Why are you pouring "gallons" of Clorox down the drain ? It's not doing anything functional , just wasting your time and money. Clorox is for killing germs outside and on the surface of the commode.
Very Bad idea to add Clorox bleach. The bleach reacts with the ammonia in urine creating chloramine gas which can damage your throat, lungs & can be fatal depending on how much is inhaled. Also the bleach kills the bacteria in the septic tank so solids will not break down & your system can back up leading to expensive repairs.
Tried many of the techniques suggested by you on your video to fix my clogged toilet nothing seem to help. Until I saw the use of the toilet auger! The tool made the difference. So easy to use and not expensive at all $15.00 at my local Ace. Thanks for helping me resolve this problem.
Still finding value in this video. Thanks Chuck.
You Are a Positive Soul in a Messy World. I Appreciate you Mr Chuck. I FEEL Extra Confident now. I even. Shocked my hubby🥳😌
He's in construction& Always Too exhausted to Laugh at a Backed up Toilet🙆♀️ YOU Are a Phenomenal teacher. Thank you Kind Sir. Keep Up that positive attitude✨Stay Healthy & Have a Great 2022. With Love From this Texas Girl.
I just wanna? Let. You? Know thank you for helping me out today because I was about to call a plumber. And I saw this video and it was very helpful. The toilet snake and a plunger was all. I needed to do the job thank you again.
The pull out part of plunger helped fix the problem for me none of the other video said to do that. Thank you sir you saved the day
Chuck, you are the best! After watching your series on catch basins, I had the confidence to dig a 50-foot trench, using only a pick and shovel, and install my first ever drain. Works like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you, excellent video! I just may tackle this but I'm not sure as I'm a youthful grandma and don't want to be left with something I can't finish. Very clear and informative, please disregard the rude comments. 😊
Thank you Chuck! After many unsuccessful attempts, I watched your video. Your tips helped me understand how to use the auger correctly and I was finally able to unclog the darn thing! Thank goodness my son can finally use his bathroom again instead of mine!
So my daughters toilet was extremely clogged and by looking at it i think it hadnt been flushed in at least a month. She was afraid to tell me. So we followed everything in the video and the 3 foot auger was only 13 bucks at lowes and we did it and she learned something new. Thank you very much!
Hey Chuck. You're so concise. I love ones at other RUclips videos but could not understand them. Stumbled on yours and, thank you, you explained it and showed how its actually done. Fantastic job. Thank you again from Australia
Wow Chuck! Thank you so much for taking the time to create this outside video of how to unclog a toilet! God Bless you for taking the time to share this with your followers ,of which I am now one!
Hi John! Thanks for sharing this video with your friends! It helps! Best regards, Chuck
Great video. I have two kids who often cause this to happen and the plunger isn't always the cure to this problem. And I love it. A bathroom outside where you're exposed to the elements! I can't imagine what that's like in the winter.
Back In the 90's I pulled out a Nintendo cartridge, that someone had broke up and tried flushing... Seriously! LOL
Outside toilets were the norm in the UK until the 1980s. My Dad grew up in a tiny terraced house in a mining village in South Wales during the 'thirties, with no bathroom and only an outside toilet. Imagine having to go out there during the harsh winters!
And his dad, a coal miner, would come home from work literally black and my gran would heat buckets of water on the kitchen hearth (a real fire), and fill a tin bath for him to have an all-over wash in the small room they called the parlour (their living room /lounge, and the only warm room in the house in those pre central heating days).
It's a cliche I know, but kids really don't know their born today - nor do many adults!
Chuck's videos are the best, whether for plumbing issues or yard drainage.
Had this exact problem a few years ago. Tried everything. Removed toilet, took it outside just like this gentleman said and found a Lego construction worker. He was wedged in there real good. Had push him out from bottom. What was surprising is he was still in perfect shape after all the chemicals, plunging and angering.
Of course my lil guy didn't know how it got there.
Damn Lego!
Yeah me too. I think 2 or 3 years ago. I think in my case its a happy meal toy.
I saw your little guy threw it in there and walked off.
Muhammad Steinberg? Really? 🙂
He was 100% correct. Glad I didn't overuse the spiral auger I would;ve scratched the heck out of the porcelain. Great video.
Never thought I'd watch a toilet clearing video, but very informative and always a good to keep in the back of my head....watched right to the end!
So, did you just buy a home before watching this video? Asking for a friend.....😆
Thank you. This is the only video needed for fixing toilets partially draining.
Dude has a toilet in the middle of his backyard with no enclosure for privacy. LOL. Great demonstration. I'll be trying this tomorrow. Thanks.
If it's crap or paper block, one trick that has Never failed me is:
Fill a bucket with hot water & with a soapy detergent, like dish washing liquid, squeeze a copious amount into bucket...
stir well & pour into toilet...Worked every time🤟
Loved this guy! Simple to understand and his voice is just calming. He should definitely do more videos!
I learned something new today which had never been taught at school.......I.e. how to dismantle and fix a toilet bowl....amazing....TQVM dude.....(Lumut Malaysia)
Awesome video, you went over and above your normal job duties,,
to show us all the possibilities that could happen from a clogged toilet, Thank You...!!!
I want a back yard shitter like you have. Wild and alive! But still able to sit comfortably with my RUclips videos on my phone. Very good video!
Thank you. I had no idea how to use my auger until i watched you use yours.
Thanks for the video. It saved me couple $100 for not calling a plumber. The auger worked.
Never thought of installing my toilet over the French Drain. What a great idea!
Seriously though, this is super helpful. I have 4 kids, all in the "what happens if I flush this down the toilet" age.
RedfishCarolina As long as the "oldest" one doesn't try to flush the "youngest" one, you're golden!
My 3.5 year old twins just flushed a large rubber duckie today 😭😭
Well you my friend inspired me with the Catch Basin Drain System. Now, your inspiring me with unclogging a clogged Sewer Pipe. Can't thank you enough for your inspiration and thoroughness. I have tried Dawn with at least a Dozen Gallon Hot Water Buckets. But trying your auger method finally did it without toilet extraction. Thanks!
You can do it!
Thanks SOO much because I’ve been demanding a plumber to come by with a snake!!! I am SOO glad to see you before I made a gigantic mistake. God bless you Chris AND thank you exceedingly
abundantly!!! Amen!!!
I enjoyed your video. This is how DIYers learn from others. I had this problem once. I used my handy-dandy endoscope to 'see' what the problem was. In a few seconds, I saw the problem. Knowing what was causing the problem, it was easy to correct it. This simple device allows me to play 'Superman' and see through walls.
One of our plumbers lost his front teeth with an toilet ager - I see in this movie exactly how that could happen. Excellent teaching video.
This video gave me the confidence to remove my toilet, which I thought I wouldn't have the patience to do. It was actually really easy. Saved me quite a bit of money!
Thank you for this video! Who knew I'd been using the plunger wrong my entire life! This method worked like a charm!
Wish I had seen this video before I went to Lowe's and bought the auger with the reel. I learned the hard way it doesnt work well.amd scratches the toilet 😢
Thank you for your video. You've armed me with all the tools I need to unclog our toilet.
Man, just the effort of making that video and educating a lot of people as a result. I gotta sub to your channel. thanks.
A tube or tooth paste, that’s what I found in the bottom of the toilet, an auger wouldn’t push it out. Took toilet to the back yard. This video is the one that helped, thanks!
Praising Jesus for you and providing this video!!! Thank you for suggesting the possibility of a toy!!! Polly Pocket plug!
Keep up the great work!!
Hi Chuck. I moved to a new place and found an issue with one of my toilets. I found your video and followed your instructions. I pulled a fork out of the toilet at the flange. Who in the heck flushed a fork?? Anyway, thanks to your video, I saved money on a plumber. Keep up the great work!
Smart suggestion, and showing it's not that hard to disconnect the toilet and see what's in there for your self 👍
Dear Apple: Good video: Nice idea to take the toilet out-house, providing confidence, and dissolving fear of bowl breakage or water leaks. Well done.
That is a nice demonstration of how to unclog the toilet and I have had a problem with one of mine and the only thing being in them was toilet paper and I am the only one using them. I got mine unclogged using the handheld auger and it finally worked after several tries. I thank you for showing all of us how to do this and I wish you and your family a Happy Easter.
God blew you Sidney
That outdoor toilet is pretty cool. Cleans itself when it rains and you don't have to worry about missing your aim when it is dark. I am going to install one by my shed.
Did this Two nights in a row with twin boys🤪. Over 30 years ago. Same toy culprit both nights.
The process of elimination is to purchase an auger now that my plunger similar to plunger unsuccessfully unplug toilet. Excellent demo Aedin
This man is a classic badass.
Thanks Apple. we pulled our toilet and a hairspray cap clogged it. No one wants to admit to dropping it int here and flushing. The cap was a 2 inches in diameter and was in the same place as that toy.
Thank you so much. You helped a rookie learn how to snake.. much love from a clueless millennial
Thank you Soooo Much! Only your method worked for me! God bless you and your loved ones with all the love and happiness in the World
Videos like this will live forever
I'm a rookie at this, but your video has given me confidence to do it. Thanks!
My nephew find new game , through his hot wheels in toilet . I make a call , you saved me some money
My son did this same thing hes two. I'm trying to see what to do.
So good. You saved me so much money. Had a kids toy (a shark) stuck at the end. Fingers crossed I put it all back together properly.
Excellent demonstration.
Great way to use the plunger, I’ve never put an emphasis on the upward motion before. One of our toilets was clogged for a week. I tried plunging a few times with no results. After several days of having a clogged toilet, and thinking an auger is the next step, I tried plunging again but they way you recommended and after several plunges, success. Thanks for the tip!! Will definitely use that method in the future.
Thank you for the step by step demonstration!
JOB well done chuck. I see you found the toy dog guarding the entrance to the bowels of JOHNVILLE. You must get this a lot. Great plumber for sure.
Man that is an amazing Video , one of the best I saw in my life
God bless you! You have just saved my husband and I hundreds by not having to call a plumber.
You literally saved me from calling a plumber! Thank you soooooo freakin much!!!
Love the finale. "Remember if you believe you can do something, you can do it"!
I worked in a prison 20 years. That toilet auger is the #1 tool the plumbers use. Usually it's Raman noodle bags lol
What about t-shirts and old underwear. You know when they intentionally want to clock it.
Wow! 😲😒
I was a guard and had to open a pipe chase and saw all kinds of stuff in there.
...and tattoo motors, and Nutty Buddy wrappers( I know its Nutty Bars, but check it...it's Nutty Buddy, now if that's not some Mandela Effect shit idk what is), and of course the little aluminium flavor packets in soups and Thai Noodle packages.
Nice video..very helpful..thanks
Thanks for the help buddy, i was minutes from calling a plumber - after watching your video i decided to take matters into my own hands, i unscrewed the toilet and lifted it, and vòila i found a fork! Removed the fork and now my toilet is back to normal, thank you!!
Great video. By showing us how to just remove the toilet, even though I haven't done it very often, I see that it's just not really that difficult. It takes a bit of time and is a bit messy, but you can really see what's going on in that drain. Encouragement is what I needed, and what your video gives. Thank you for such a clear presentation. God bless you!