I've got a slow draining bathtub. I was unable to get a snake past the trap, so last June, I used some Instant Power drain cleaner and that cut a path through the blockage. Well, here we are, 9 months later and the drain is getting blocked again, as the water drains too slowly to prevent pooling while showering.
I had a drain clearing service come out and the guy was unable to get past the trap. He thinks it's a narrow trap that cannot be snaked and recommended I hire a plumber to replace the trap, which of course involves ripping out the ceiling underneath the tub.
I'm wondering if there is any less invasive solution than replacing the trap which is likely the original trap from when the house was built in the 1960s, other than continuing to use drain cleaner, which is clearly only a temporary solution that also carries some risk of eating a hole in the pipe.
I had a drain clearing service come out and the guy was unable to get past the trap. He thinks it's a narrow trap that cannot be snaked and recommended I hire a plumber to replace the trap, which of course involves ripping out the ceiling underneath the tub.
I'm wondering if there is any less invasive solution than replacing the trap which is likely the original trap from when the house was built in the 1960s, other than continuing to use drain cleaner, which is clearly only a temporary solution that also carries some risk of eating a hole in the pipe.
