cynatnite
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Fri Oct-21-11 11:22 PM
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I tried hot water and plunged to hell and back... |
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The toilet still refuses to flush.
Will I be forced to call a plumber on an effing Saturday?
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petronius
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Fri Oct-21-11 11:31 PM
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1. In times past, I've had success snaking a straightened wire hanger as far down as I could |
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and wiggling it around. But it could be I just tried that because I didn't have a plunger - can't really recall...
Good luck!
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cynatnite
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Fri Oct-21-11 11:36 PM
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I dread spending the money for a Saturday visit.
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petronius
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Fri Oct-21-11 11:49 PM
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4. You could try something longer and flexible as well - a bit of garden hose, |
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or maybe an old extension cord or something. My googlage also suggests dish detergent and hot water for a while, followed by a plunging, or baking soda plus vinegar with a subsequent plunge... :shrug:
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Fri Oct-21-11 11:48 PM
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3. go to the hardware store and get a TOILET SNAKE |
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Edited on Fri Oct-21-11 11:50 PM by Kali
meanwhile use a quarter to half a cup of bleach to sanitize (and if you are getting any drainage at all, it may soften the clog as well.
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cynatnite
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Sat Oct-22-11 12:04 AM
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5. Headed to the store first thing tomorrow... |
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Gonna pick up an auger and some boric acid. Both are much cheaper than a plumber.
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Sat Oct-22-11 12:22 AM
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6. It sounds weird, but a very good tool is a piece of flexible electrical conduit. |
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Unwind a little bit of the far end. It makes a deadly tool for hooking up whatever is stuck, usually something pretty repulsive.
Ask at the hardware store if you don't know what I mean. They know what I mean.
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Sat Oct-22-11 08:36 AM
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7. Do you have a GOOD plunger? |
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Usually plunging violently for an hour will do the trick.
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cynatnite
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Sat Oct-22-11 09:18 AM
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8. Bought a toilet auger from Lowes and it worked in less than 10 minutes! |
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Yay! My toilet flushes! :bounce:
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Sat Oct-22-11 04:09 PM
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9. Try a few drops of dish detergent |
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and let it sit for a few minutes
That sometimes helps.
And if it doesn't, you can do the dishes!
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Sat Oct-22-11 04:10 PM
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That's all Liquid Plumber is, really
You can always cut off the water, give it pure bleach, and then flush
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Sat Oct-22-11 04:38 PM
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LOL, I just wanted to make a suggestion too, considering you solved the problem 7 hours ago.
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