I was going nuts, with snakes and plungers, after a dumbass friend asked to use my shower, and let a small stopper go down the drain, Even after I warned him to but the catch basket in the drain first.. and warned that the small rubber stopper that was there, may go down the drain because it was the wrong size...( his reply was, damn, waddya think I'm an idiot?.
(famous last words) Needless to say my friend left and the next day the shower was clogged. My so called friend disapeared and so did the stopper, ( I searched everwhere), which only proved one thing, yup, he is an idiot...:furious:
Well anyway, I procedded to fix the clog on my own, I read how to put a wet cloth over the overfill and how you need to block up all areas so that you are not plunging "air, into the drain"... well nothing worked, I snaked for days, I also took the sink apart too, because water was backing up into the tub, when I used it, with what looked like raw sewerage and was totally gross, my poor body and fingers were broken, and this went on for longer than I care to admit. Well, TODAY I FINALLY GOT IT CLEARED, GUESS WHAT DID IT..after giving it what I figured was my last hope. all it took was, a mere 2 or 3 PLUNGES...and A RUBBER exam GLOVE, HELD OVER THE HOLE where the drain assembly mechanism is located.... this worked better, INSTEAD OF A WET CLOTH, held over it..because AIR WAS STILL GETTING THROUGH THE WET CLOTH, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I COVERED IT WITH MY HAND or whatever I could think of.... BUT THE GLOVE HAD NO WEAVE IN IT, SO NO AIR :thumbup: COULD PENETRATE IT,
Amazing huh, the ol' rubber glove trick, I guess any sort of rubber that is large enough to cover the hole and then some would work.... I also stuffed the hole with a wet rag first, and held it in place with the glove and my hand pressed firmly over it. Boy you could hear and feel the difference right away.. you could tell no air was getting into the pipe, and then, bingo, movement....Felt like I had delivered a baby....Tears of joy and All....
Nutin' like the sight & sound of running water going down a clear drain.
I sure hope this helps others, It was like a miracle...Oh, btw, I never did find the stopper and still haven't seen my SO CALLED FRIEND, don't plan on it either... Moral of the story is always go with your gut instinct and don't trust people who say "Waddya think I'm an idiot?".... because they most likely are! :laughing: Duhhhhhh!!!
Well I am off to take a nice long shower, have a nice day people....
(famous last words) Needless to say my friend left and the next day the shower was clogged. My so called friend disapeared and so did the stopper, ( I searched everwhere), which only proved one thing, yup, he is an idiot...:furious:
Well anyway, I procedded to fix the clog on my own, I read how to put a wet cloth over the overfill and how you need to block up all areas so that you are not plunging "air, into the drain"... well nothing worked, I snaked for days, I also took the sink apart too, because water was backing up into the tub, when I used it, with what looked like raw sewerage and was totally gross, my poor body and fingers were broken, and this went on for longer than I care to admit. Well, TODAY I FINALLY GOT IT CLEARED, GUESS WHAT DID IT..after giving it what I figured was my last hope. all it took was, a mere 2 or 3 PLUNGES...and A RUBBER exam GLOVE, HELD OVER THE HOLE where the drain assembly mechanism is located.... this worked better, INSTEAD OF A WET CLOTH, held over it..because AIR WAS STILL GETTING THROUGH THE WET CLOTH, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I COVERED IT WITH MY HAND or whatever I could think of.... BUT THE GLOVE HAD NO WEAVE IN IT, SO NO AIR :thumbup: COULD PENETRATE IT,
Amazing huh, the ol' rubber glove trick, I guess any sort of rubber that is large enough to cover the hole and then some would work.... I also stuffed the hole with a wet rag first, and held it in place with the glove and my hand pressed firmly over it. Boy you could hear and feel the difference right away.. you could tell no air was getting into the pipe, and then, bingo, movement....Felt like I had delivered a baby....Tears of joy and All....
Nutin' like the sight & sound of running water going down a clear drain.
I sure hope this helps others, It was like a miracle...Oh, btw, I never did find the stopper and still haven't seen my SO CALLED FRIEND, don't plan on it either... Moral of the story is always go with your gut instinct and don't trust people who say "Waddya think I'm an idiot?".... because they most likely are! :laughing: Duhhhhhh!!!
Well I am off to take a nice long shower, have a nice day people....