Cleaning that bath tub drain does look a little icky.
Unclogging bathtub drain twist turn.
Turn on the hot water faucet to see if the sink drains properly.
A drop stopper has a prominent knob that you lift and turn to open the drain.
It s paid for so why move.
Debris from the busted up clog sometimes settles into a loose blockage.
Get a plunger with a bell shaped rubber cup on the end.
Depending on the type of stopper you have you can do this by twisting it off by hand or using a screwdriver.
Partially fill the sink with hot water and use the plunger to clear the debris.
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If your tub has an overflow drain cover it with a wet towel.
Sure you can call a plumber every time your bathtub drain is clogged or you can learn a few quick tricks that professional plumbers use in their own homes.
If it doesn t don t worry.
If your bathtub drain is clogged it s usually an easy fix.
Fix a clogged tub drain quickly and easily by removing the stopper and fishing out the hair and gunk that causes the problem 80 percent of the time.
Between hair soap scum and the like bathtub drains are no strangers to stubborn clogs.
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.
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.
Most of the time bathtub clogs are caused by a build up of hair and other debris in the drain.
How to snake a tub drain block overflow plate.
About 80 percent of.
This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub.
Unclog your blocked toilet with this simple ingenious trick no plunger required.
We have been in the same old house for 45 years.
Everything you need to free a clogged commode is probably already in your bathroom.
This allows the plunger to create an airtight seal over the drain and generate plenty of force to knock the clog loose.
To remove the clog start by unscrewing the tub drain stopper.
I would never have expected it to be so easy.
Position the cup over the drain then fill the tub with hot water until the cup is submerged.
Thank you very much for the video.
Follow up with more hot water.
Our bath tub drain has never been cleaned.
It drains so sloooooow now that i know how to do it it ll be draining like crazy.
