Hwilli Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 My bathtub will not drain. I have used several different drain cleaners with no success. I also attempted to snake it, but it is an old house so the drainage system has a lot of odd bends. I also have a section that is plastic, so the heavy duty drain cleaners are no go.TIA,Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Try these guys. I worked for them for awhile. We did a lot of commercial stuff, I think they do residential too.Crawford Mechanical Services.3445 Morse RoadColumbus, OH 43231-6183(614) 478-9441 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrocket04 Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 waterworks is who I used the one time I needed a plumber. Good work, fast service, prohibitively expensive, though. I didn't know that when I called them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 I would at Moose. But I think the hand surgery might be an issue. Have you tried snakeing it? Also if it has a lever type drain pull out the assembly. I would bet it's covered in gunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Fill it with muratic acid if that doesnt work find a new place and dont let MJ shower there anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Fill it with muratic acid if that doesnt work find a new place and dont let MJ shower there anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 For tub drains, I use a powerful wet/dry vac and a wet rag to seal, and slurp it all out. Seems to work well and quickly. Might have to dig some out, but it gets it up there where you can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I have a great plumber that i use... hit me up and I'll shoot you his info... he's not expensive either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 My bathtub will not drain. I have used several different drain cleaners with no success. I also attempted to snake it, but it is an old house so the drainage system has a lot of odd bends. TIA,HowardI'm gonna bump this thread -- except replace the underlined words, in order with the following:1) ...Kitchen sink / garbage disposal...2) ...my 1/4" x 25' snake only pulled out about 3 bits worth of onion husk type stuff that my g/f thought was wise to use the garbage disposal on because "I've never had a problem with it before :confused:" . It also...3) JustinThe section is all PVC plastic and slip nuts from the sink to the wall, and the clog (per my snake) is located about 14-18 ft past the P-trapI have tried the following:Drano GelLiquid Plumbr Foaming Pipe SnakeBoiling WaterPlungerActual pipe snake (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00955441000P?mv=rr&i_cntr=1284910747225)Next steps are to try throwing some vinegar down there...maybe continue the chemical treatments, I dunno, but I really don't want to call a plumber if I can avoid it. I can basically run the faucet for about 14 seconds before it backs up to the drain in the sink. But after that, it takes a good 3-4 hours / overnight for the water to retreat. Does ORDN have any tips? Or should I mosey on over to OPDN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Shove a muskrat in there and plug the hole, he'll get hungry and chew thru it eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Anyone tried one of those bladder things? Medium bladderI'm leery about using one with PVC pipes... I'd venture that the bladder would give before the PVC, but it scares me to basically "pressure test" my kitchen sink pipes. Edited September 19, 2010 by JRMMiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Come of some of that moldy money you're hoarding and hire a plumber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Come of some of that moldy money you're hoarding and hire a plumber.You don't know me very well. Obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 honestly, I highly doubt the PVC will give with the bladder. PVC should have a pressure test rating high enough to withstand one of those little things. I'm no plumber, but we use standard PVC from time to time at work (natural gas pipelines) so I would assume you'd be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Oh I know you're to cheap to hire a plumber. I just want to be able to say I told you so when you end up like Tim "the toolman" Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Errrugh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Errrugh? Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 If you know where the clog is, run the snake back and forth through it till it's gone. Clogs often clog back up right away, from all the loose debris, I guess. Making it seem like it didn't work. I don't just poke a hole in the clog, that's not enough.And no joke about the shop vac, it will slam a clog out backwards, if you can seal off the vents that might be in the run between the shop vac and the clog.Otherwise... go with the skinny muskrat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I don't think my shop vac has enough chutzpa to suck a clog 14' back up the 1.5" drain pipe.I understand the whole poking through the clog thing, I did that twice and figured it would break up after I poked two holes in it. Apparently not, and it's a real b*tch to get the snake around the 3 bends to the clog, so I quit after I pulled up 3 empty lines. I might keep at it, though it makes the kitchen really messy when I pullout. <insert pullout joke here>That bladder is looking better and better... water pressure ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Yeah... the bladder looks like cool tech. I'd try it. Drains handle the same pressures as water lines. So it shouldn't go over whatever your water pressure is. Probably max 30psi. If any drain lines break, then they were weak and going to break someday anyway.Note: if you don't get it down past any vertical vents (or plug the vents), it will just push the water up the vent and do nothing. My kitchen vent is behind the kitchen wall, in the utility room. And there is a Y or T type cap there that is a lot easier to snake through. Edited September 19, 2010 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 My bathtub will not drain. I have used several different drain cleaners with no success. I also attempted to snake it, but it is an old house so the drainage system has a lot of odd bends. I also have a section that is plastic, so the heavy duty drain cleaners are no go.TIA,HowardDrain cleaners are worthless. Fill the pipe with water, then snake the hell out of it. If its far down the drain, you may need to rent a power snake. If its outside the house, you may have bigger issues. There could be a yard trap. Once you get it cleared, get a drop in hair catcher. They will save you lots of headaches.And tell MJ to quit flushing tampoons! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Sink 2Justin 0Showered with water... that bladder creates a lot of back pressure if it doesn't clear the clog. Neat little device, but failed to unclog the pipe (the second time I didn't get sprayed as bad because I knew what to expect). Tried the snake again, up to 24'... got a little more gunk, but nothing major. I'm out of options - I might need to call in the big guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Hire Plumber you cheapskate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 and why is this in "rides and events"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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