Questions tagged [clog]
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How to unclog too much baking soda
I was trying to clean my drain with baking soda and vinegar -- not because there was a clog but because I have a shower made of tile and wanted to try to get the nasty stuff out of the drain that I ...
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Where does my p-trap start and end
I have a clogged kitchen sink and most videos show removing the p-trap if using a plunger does not work. However, my p-trap looks different than most videos I've seen. Usually the two "screws&...
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Very Clogged Gutter Downspout
After a new roof was put on my house recently, one of my downspouts ended up completely clogged. Based on my attempts to unclog it (I have done this many times in the past at multiple paces on house ...
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How can I clear a clogged drain vent without going on the roof?
I seem to have the classic problem of a clogged vent; flush toilet and shower drain "gasps".
Is there a good alternative to going up on the roof and clearing it from there? What's the ...
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My sink is not clogged but water does not drain
Our kitchen sink (which is like 2 weeks old) is clogging up... and it's really weird, because I can't find a single (physical) clog. When you fill up a basin (let's say you put in 2 liters) and open ...
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Can I remove it without destroying it - Glued P trap on clogged old laundry sink
It’s an old concrete laundry sink with a glued PVC p trap (I’m assuming) and it’s currently clogged. Snake isn’t hitting anything and isn’t making it through the p trap. It looks like there is a no ...
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What is this foam in my downspout for? Can I get rid of it?
When we had our house's gutters and downspouts replaced a little while ago, the installer discovered that the bottom (end toward the ground) of one of the old downspouts was clogged with the black and ...
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How can I resolve sagging pipes below basement floor?
Recently we started noticing several issues with drainage in our master bathroom/shower, that resulted in overflow into our downstairs kitchen sink. They look to both be on the same plumbing stack.
We ...
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Is it ok to have just one big P trap at the outlet of building
My house doesn't have P trap for kitchen sinks/bathroom sinks etc..
So instead of placing a p trap for each. May I just place one big p trap where the water is discharged from the building to outside.
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Presumed joint clog between neighbor's kitchen sink and my shower
Saturday night, my bathtub was draining fine. No clog whatsoever, no slow drain. Sunday morning, I hear my neighbor running their garbage disposal continuously. My shower and their kitchen share a ...
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Finding the ptrap to unclog the kitchen sink
I am trying to unclog my kitchen drain and unsure if the black section in the first picture is the p-trap or not? I am trying to avoid opening up something that I should not be trying to open up. I ...
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condensate line [closed]
2nd floor condo unit sharing condensate line with 1st floor.
1st floor installed condensate pump now my condensate safety continuously goes off as there is water by the safety.
We have had the ...
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How much cat litter will cause sink drain clogging?
Soaked cat litter box containing some hardened litter on bottom in sink and spilled it in sink and went down sink. How much litter will cause clog?
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How can I remove cured epoxy from a bath tub drain?
I was refinishing my bathtub and got some epoxy in the drain. It's completely clogged. I opened up the wall and took off overflow pipes and I see this flexible coupling with steel clamps but I don't ...
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Clog with Siphon jet vs gravity feed toilet
I want to replace my old toilet and I was doing some research between gravity fed vs siphonic jet toilets.
When it comes to clogging, according to Internet, gravity fed toilets are better because it ...
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Can't get plumbing auger past T-junction after 90° angle
I have a clogged outbound sewage pipe below my kitchen sink. Or rather - some distance away from below my kitchen sink. I have a kind of a plumbing auger, but - it's head is a bit wide (maybe 1.5-2cm ...
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What's this clogging my pipe?
About once a year I have to snake my kitchen drain line using a motorized snake like the RotoRooter folks use. I finally bought a camera to inspect the drain and found this about 10-15' past the sink ...
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Water keeps rising into toilet bowl & spilling over
For a while now my hall restroom toilet when flushing will either go down slowly, water will drain but nothing else, or just all together get clogged. I plunge over and over until it finally flushes ...
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Tub clog with no snake access
I’m trying to figure out how to snake a tub clog. The tub has a pop up stopper that won’t fit a snake. The overflow has a single bolt in the center that screws into a large piece of pvc in the ...
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Will repeated use of drain cleaning chemicals damage plumbing?
I have a bathroom sink that gets clogged (or the water goes down very slowly) about every 2 to 3 months.
When it gets that way, I put some Drano down and it solves the problem. My concern is that the ...
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Why is my toilet bowl filling up?
It's been 4 months since we moved in to the newly constructed house and the septic tank is quite large (like 10 feet length, 6 feet depth and 8 feet width).
Water seems to be backing up in the toilet ...
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Sink Drain Building Pressure
I live on the bottom floor of a 2 unit condo (neighbors above) and the bathroom sink seems to build up pressure in its drain and begin leaking at the tailpiece connection above the p-trap (which is a ...
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How do I remove a bottle cap stuck 3 feet down a drain line
A bottle cap (I think) fell down my sink drain and down the pipe before I could retrieve it.
It seems to be the perfect size to block the drain because despite no water down the drain for a month, ...
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Faucet Water Coming Out Too Slow
The faucet in my bathroom has become really slow as far as water pressure. I suspect it must be some rock chips clogging up the faucet head.
How can I remove the faucet head so I can clean up the ...
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Kitchen sink backs up after 50 seconds
A few days ago without warning, my kitchen sink started backing up. From a presumably drained state, it takes about 50 seconds for the water to back up. I've measured the fill rate as one liter in 9 ...
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How to unclog a grease clogged drain
Here's the story of my day:
Water in my kitchen sink started pouring out very very slowly.
I checked all the pipes, one by one, directly under my kitchen sink. One of them
was clogged with grease. I ...
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How to proactively detect a clogged sewer drain pipe?
Is there a way to detect that a sewer drain pipe has clogged and is in the process of backing up? I'm not looking for a) advice like "don't put grease or tampons down the drain" or b) here ...
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Getting lint out of a 2 inch drain
I have a 2 inch drain that serves both a sink and combination washer/dryer. It has a near horizontal section and a couple of 90 degree elbows, and I fear that that section is filling with a toxic ...
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A/C Evaporator Coil - Water dripping from unknown fitting
I noticed some water dripping from my A/C's secondary condensate drain. The primary condensate drain line still has what seems like a normal flow of water coming from it, so I don't think it is ...
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What’s causing the water to come back up in my kitchen sink?
I have a clogged kitchen sink (single bin with garbage disposal). When you run the garbage disposal, it drains the sink but when I turn it off, the water comes back up and fills the sink.
I tried:
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Unclogging sink drain with plastic pipe using snake
I am interested in a snake tool for unclogging pipes, but I want to be able to use it for a sink that does not have steel drain pipe but plastic.
Is a snake safe to use for such pipes? Or what would ...
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Toilet taking several minutes to fill, doesnt fill all the way
I noticed yesterday that my upstairs bathroom's toilet takes quite long to fill after flushing. That toilet is also constantly getting clogged; a source of endless drama when it comes time to plunge ...
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Removed the toilet from bathrom in effort to get closer to & remove a clog. How do I determine if the clog is gone without putting the toilet back on?
The story of a Friend, my plunger, his auger, and my toilet. A "doo doo" or don't do situation!
Hi, an acquaintance was at my house helping me with a clogged toilet. He has more gusto then ...
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Best practice to unclog calcium deposits on the water holes of the toilet seat
So, basically I live in a region where the water has a lot of limestone content and calcium gets stuck to everything. In my house one of the toilets has this issue where water comes out only from the ...
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Kitchen sink clogged
Sink is clogged. Took out air admittance valve and it works fine. Added new one and it clogged again. Outside there's not clog. I don't know what else to do
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How to unclog or flush a toilet that when plunged it pushes up the overflow tube?
I have a clogged toilet in an apartment and every time I try to plunge it with my plunger it pushes up the overflow tube(?). I've tried plunging it less and more forcefully but both just push up the ...
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How do I open this sink trap?
I have a clogged sink in my bathroom. Tried a bunch of things already, like chemicals, a pump plunger - no success. I don't know what's in there but it seems serious.
The next step would be to open ...
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Pipe cleaning machine without guide hose - how to prevent tile and furniture damage?
Looking for a pipe cleaning machine, I see only the very expensive ones with a guide hose ("Spiralschutzschlauch") that will protect the bathroom from fast-rotating spiral ends (2.5 - 5 m!). ...
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Under sink has cylindrical fixture instead of J-pipe, what is it and how to clear it out?
Part of my problem is not knowing the names of what I'm referring to, so feel free to suggest title edits please.
A bathroom sink is draining very slowly after someone bearded shaved, despite them ...
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Unclogging sink drain [duplicate]
My bathroom sink drain is clogged. I tried to use a hanger to remove whatever was blocking it up, and I got a nice chunk. But, I saw it was still clogged. There is a semi clear piece under the sink ...
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Pulled a lot of stuff from Bath tub drain, now the clog is even worse!
My bathroom bathtub was very slow to drain, water will stand in the tub for long time. I bought the 20 ft long auger (advertised for bathtubs) and I can't believe I snaked through about 12 feet deep ...
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Toilet does not flush, pressure is non-existant, it worked when first installed, what's up?
We have an American Standard toilet (I'm not sure of the exact model, but it looks something like that Champion 4). When first installed, it worked great and it was indeed a one flush device. ...
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What are steps to take to resolve a frequently clogging toilet?
Here's the situation:
Conventional toilet flushes liquids with some TP just fine. Everything works and looks exactly as expected. It flushes effectively with a nice swirl.
But when someone makes ...
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How to clean a drain in a refrigerator?
We have an old Kenmore fridge/freezer combo. It is slowly leaking water into the bottom of the fridge which is below the freezer. After doing some research we think its likely because of a clogged ...
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Clog before 90 bend
We recently had a first floor 1/2 bath added. The waste pipe is chronically clogging. My family is aware of the problem and are careful. Every time a guest visits, we get a clog. Toilet paper seems to ...
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What is wrong with the toilet?
The toilet fills with water when flushed, but it doesn’t go down.
Here’s some info:
-it’s been over a week. I can’t afford a plumber.
-the house is on a concrete slab. The pipes are in or under ...
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How do i disassemble this toe touch drain stopper?
I can't figure out for the life of me how to disassemble the rest of this toe touch bathtub stopper and I really need to clean it. This is the view once the top has been screwed off.
in all the images ...
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What is this stuff in my faucet?
About every week I notice a decline in water pressure at my kitchen sink. When I notice it i unscrew the faucet head and the screen is completely clogged with this gritty sand stuff.
Is this calcium? ...
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Toilet clogged with paper cat litter
Here's a very related question but seems to be about clay litter: Flushed cat litter, maybe clogged?
I flushed paper cat litter down my toilet. I have been doing this for 5 years without any problems,...
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Garbage disposal stalled, water backed up
I have a 1 year old 2hp insinkerator garbage disposal. No problems until today. I put a couple of old pickled vegetables (not very much) in and turned it on and the motor just stalled. I could hear ...
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