Comments | rachel_gothic: Ready for Rest.

rachel_gothic

Ready for Rest.

Apr 22, 2011 21:04

Ever since we moved into this condo, the bathtub drain hasn't done a wonderful job. The water drains, but slowly. Not a huge issue, but one I would like to have fixed as soon as possible. Yesterday Tom found a goldfish in the tub. We can only guess that the water backed up and left that lovely evidence. Ewww... ewwwww... Now we need to contact the ( Read more... )

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eriss April 23 2011, 01:37:39 UTC

I had a similar problem when I moved here. Thinking it was a clog, I removed the faceplate connected to the stopper so I could snake the line. But then water drained quickly and turned out that the lever on my stopper was broken. Cheap fix but I bought a $30 snake beforehand. :/

rachel_gothic April 24 2011, 02:39:23 UTC

I don't think it's a clog, but there is certainly something going on that is causing the slow drain of water. I hope it is a simple issue that can be resolved easily.

dreammuse April 23 2011, 01:52:24 UTC

This may be gross, but you might also try getting a "zip-strip". It is a long plastic stick with barbs on it. Stick it into the drain and pull out all the previous owner's hair clogging the drain. But it may save you $30 on a snake and $150 on a plumber. ewwww.

rachel_gothic April 24 2011, 02:40:27 UTC

Anything is worth a shot at this point. I'll have to pick one up the next time I am at Home Depot.

Cute icon, by the way.

vicar April 23 2011, 18:13:21 UTC

Before you blow the money on a plumber, you might try experimenting with a $10-20 snake from Lowe's. They suck to use and homigawd the filth, the horrible filth (you cannot avoid some spashage), but it could teach you a valuable skill that saves hundreds per use
(and the plumber will also leave a mess when he's done even with the machine version he uses).

rachel_gothic April 24 2011, 02:43:47 UTC

We purchased one with high hopes, but it only went a few inches down before... well, nothing. It's a flexible length of metal, but it wouldn't go any further. No bending or twisting would persuade it to go deeper.

This comment could be incredibly perverse out of context.

vicar April 24 2011, 13:30:13 UTC

Yes. Yes it could.
Only, it's the bad kind of dirty.

Try spinning on the way down - or if this is the tub, they often have a narrow crook in the beginning that makes it hard to start. Most plumbers will take off the overflow cover and put the snake down there for easier access.

God I'm middle-aged...