Clogging is a problem that sooner or later all owners of both apartment buildings and country cottages face. But to solve a sudden misfortune, it is not always possible to attract a professional master.

Let us consider in more detail how to eliminate the blockage in the bathroom on our own and what further measures to take to prevent the problem,

Any blockage is formed due to violation of the established rules for the operation of the sewer. In multi-storey buildings, blockage can be local - within the same apartment, or general, when the common sewer line is clogged.

The cause of clogging the pipes in the bathroom can be:

• settling on the walls of mud lumps formed from particles of small debris and hair;
• layering of fatty deposits on the pipes;
• insufficiently sustained pipe slope at the installation stage;
• deterioration of the sewer system as a whole.

Households cannot always keep track of what settles on the drain grate. Animal hair, fabric fibers and long hair, along with waste water, flow into the drain and get stuck in it.

If the fibers are not removed in time, then with the next portion of the drained water they descend into the sewer pipe, where they gradually layer, forming a lump that delays the passage of water

The choice of the optimal way to eliminate the local within the apartment depends on the size of the mud "plug". General clogging, most likely, will have to be eliminated with the use of professional equipment.

Mechanical elimination methods

The fight against clogging of the pipe passage should be started as soon as even a slight stagnation of water is detected. You can solve the problem by using one of the following methods. To achieve the maximum effect, it is worth trying to apply two approaches at once, by carrying out mechanical and then chemical cleaning.

Often, to deal with a blockage, it is enough to perform simple manipulations, as in the example of removing a plug from a siphon with a semi-automatic overflow:

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Moidodyr, come back, or how to clean the blockage in the bathroom and sink

No one is immune from minor household troubles. Sewer blockage is a problem that everyone faces sooner or later. This article is about how to clear a blockage in a bathroom, washbasin or kitchen sink.

Investigation

Dear reader, we are adults and we understand that any, even the simplest work, requires a clearly formulated terms of reference. In our case, before proceeding with the cleaning of the blockage, it is necessary:

• If possible, find out what caused it. For example, sand and grease require a different approach;
• Locate the blockage. Agree that it is pointless to disassemble the siphon under the kitchen sink if the comb (internal sewerage) in front of the tee or the sewer riser is clogged.

Cause

As a rule, it is not difficult to identify the cause by remembering your last actions before the clogged sewer and interviewing family members. Deduction, Mr. Watson: If the water from the bath stopped flowing after washing a very dirty dog ​​or waders in it, it is not difficult to guess the reason.

In addition, there are typical causes of blockages:

• Bath outlet dominated hair, pet hair and thread. They are collected directly on the outlet grate;

• The bathtub siphon is often clogged with the proverbial sand;
• The kitchen sink is characterized by food waste and body fat.

Grease from plates, which has settled on the walls of sewer pipes, is the leading cause of blockages in general. As a rule, it is collected in sewerage areas with a minimum slope and where hot water actively cools down, draining into the sink - in the sink elbow and at the first meter of the comb from it.

Location

If the water does not leave only one plumbing fixture and at the same time the sewer pipe with the siphon elbow removed from it is not overflowing with drains, obviously the problem is outlet, elbow or siphon. In the case of a bath, you will have to rely on circumstantial evidence - the work of the washbasin and sink on. It is unlikely that you will want to climb deep under the bath and disconnect its harness from the comb.

If the water drained into the sink or washbasin enters the bath through the outlet, while the toilet is functioning normally, clogged comb before tee. If the toilet bowl does not work, while the drains of the upper apartments in the riser do not enter your sewer - it is clogged tee or cross behind the toilet. This can happen if you drop a floor cloth or paper towel down the toilet.

Finally, if the water level in the bathtub and toilet bowl rises even when the taps are closed - there is blockage of the riser or bed. As a rule, a locksmith from the organization serving your home during the day and from the city emergency service at night are called to deal with them. The work is done free of charge.

Captain Evidence suggests: on the top floor, the water level will not rise without your participation, even if the riser is clogged. Just because of the lack of upstairs neighbors.

elimination

Sand

How to clear a blockage in the bathroom if its siphon is clogged with sand?

An ordinary plunger.

In the photo - an ordinary plunger. The price is 150 rubles.

1. Get some water in the bath;
2. Seal the overflow tightly with a damp cloth. If this is not done, the plunger will waste air between the outlet and the overflow;
3. Cover the outlet with a plunger and pump it with a few movements;
4. Drain a large amount of water to wash away the remaining blockage.

What to do if the bath is clogged and there is no plunger at your disposal?

Open the piping siphon for cleaning. In new harnesses, it is enough to unscrew one plastic cover, in old ones, remove the union nut connecting the outlet and the tubular siphon.

How to break through a blockage in a bathroom with an old-style cast-iron piping? Obviously, it will not work to disassemble it for cleaning: after half a century of operation, it is not always possible to unscrew the outlet from the cast-iron siphon even after annealing with a blowtorch.

Attach the hose from the washing machine to the faucet and direct a strong jet of water into the outlet. The stream will easily pass through the metal grate and wash the sand that has clogged the siphon.

Hair

How to remove hair clogging the outlet grate?

Option 1:

Option 2:

1. With continuous rotation, we feed a thin plumbing cable through the outlet grate;
2. We take out and clean it from wound hair;
3. If necessary, repeat several times.

Option 3:

1. We substitute a low basin or any dishes of a suitable size under the bath siphon;
2. We roll out the release. The plastic grille is turned away with open pliers inserted into it, the metal one is removed after unscrewing the fixing screw in the center;

1. We clean the exhaust grate from hair, wool and threads;
2. We put the outlet in place and check for leaks.

Food waste

What to do if the sink in the kitchen is clogged, while the rest of the plumbing fixtures are working properly?

Siphon cleaning

As a rule, small food waste is collected in the siphon sump. How to remove them from there?

1. We substitute a bucket or basin under the siphon so as not to flood the floor or cabinet with foul-smelling drains;
2. We unscrew the bottom of the siphon and carefully, so as not to lose the ring gasket, shake out its contents;

1. We assemble the siphon and check it for leaks.

What should I do if the gasket has lost its elasticity and the siphon leaks after assembly?

It is enough to rewind the thread on the siphon body. For winding, you can use FUM tape, ordinary electrical tape, and even a strip of polyethylene cut off from an unnecessary package.

Household chemicals

A strong blockage, in which water does not leave at all, can often be cleaned with specialized sewerage products. The most famous of them is the domestic Mole, a drug based on sodium hypochlorite.

Mole - a tool for cleaning blockages.

How to use this tool?

1. Pour it into the outlet of the sink. Do not be too lazy to first scoop water out of it: a decrease in concentration reduces the effectiveness of the Mole;
2. We are waiting for 1 - 3 hours;
3. Flush the drain with water.

Any chemical means can only help with organic blockages. They won't dissolve sand or debris in your drain. Mole and other means will be useless even with a large amount of fatty plug in the pipes.

Improvised chemicals

Instead of specialized drugs to combat blockages, you can use numerous improvised means - as long as they include acid or alkali in sufficient concentration.

Here are some examples of such substances:

• Plain or caustic soda;

Caustic soda, also known as caustic soda NaOH.

• Preparations for cleaning the sink from scale (Domestos, Sillit, etc.);
• electrolyte for batteries;
• Hydrochloric and oxalic acids;
• Citric acid in sachets.

How to use these folk remedies? Just like specialized household chemicals: pour them into the sink drain and leave for several hours to dissolve the organic cork. Dry preparations are preliminarily diluted with water. Better - hot: so the blockage will be dissolved faster.

Fat

What is the best way to clean a grease plug?

If the water is at least slowly, but leaves, a simple instruction will help get rid of fat: open hot water and gradually increase its pressure. The water, however, must be really hot - at least 60C. In summer, when the DHW temperature barely reaches 40 degrees, the method will not work.

The sewer comb tightly clogged with grease is pre-cleaned with a plumbing cable; then the remaining fat is again washed off with hot water.

A plumbing cable is another inexpensive and very useful tool.

How to clear a blockage with a cable with your own hands?

This work is more convenient to do together, with an assistant. One person pulls the cable to prevent it from folding in loops, and rotates the handle, the second one feeds the cable into the sewer through the socket closest to the blockage. The fat plug cable passes with noticeable resistance.

Finally, the most versatile and effective way for owners of a plastic sewer to deal with grease plugs is to disassemble it and shake out the grease. In the same way, blockages of the knee under the sink are eliminated.

Prevention

How to get rid of systematic blockages or at least reduce their number to a minimum?

• Replace cast iron sewer with plastic. Its walls are not overgrown with deposits (except for fatty ones);
• Eliminate counterslopes. Any section with a negative slope is a place where debris will accumulate, gradually reducing the pipe clearance;
• Put in sinks and tubs nets for releases. Hair, wool and small debris will remain on them, and not clog the sewer;

• Wash dishes with hot water. I noticed a long time ago that the peak of the number of blockages in the apartment sewerage falls on the summer, when the temperature of hot water drops;
• If the layout of your apartment allows it, install a washing machine in the kitchen, at the maximum distance from the sewer riser. With each drain of hot water with the powder dissolved in it, the machine will rinse the comb, removing the slightest traces of fat from it. Thanks to this simple recipe, in 8 years of living in my last apartment, I have never encountered a blockage.

Not only sewers

Not only the sewer pipe can become clogged. This problem also applies to plumbing. What can be done if the pressure of cold or hot water suddenly drops?

Often the blockage can be cleared without using a tool and without leaving the apartment:

1. Unscrew the aerator from the gander (spout) of the mixer. It includes a filter - several small stainless steel meshes that easily clog after water cuts. Of the six to eight grids, one or two can be left. The plastic aerator itself is cleaned of sand and scale with a pin or a sharpened match;

1. If the pressure drops on one of the faucets (in the bathroom or in the kitchen), the second one works fine - turn off the valve at the entrance to the apartment on the water with which there are problems. Then open the appropriate water tap on the mixer with normal pressure. Plug the gander of the faulty mixer with your finger and open both taps or raise the pressure adjustment lever.

With a high probability, debris from the narrowing of the water supply will be washed away by the countercurrent of water created in this way and carried into the sewer.

Conclusion

I hope that my experience will help the dear reader in the fight against minor everyday hardships. To learn more about how to clear a blockage in the bathroom, the video in this article will help. I look forward to your additions and comments. Good luck, comrades!

Many people have to deal with such a problem as a blockage in the bathroom. Pollution can appear even if the bath is very clean, because there are a lot of reasons for such situations. Of course, careful owners have to deal with blockages much less often, but they should also know how to most effectively clean pipes at home. This article discusses the most popular methods of getting rid of strong and minor pollution.

Causes

If not cleaned regularly, dirt in the sewer pipe can cause serious plumbing problems. When the drain is clogged, the water does not drain well, it stands, and the dirt ends up in the bathtub. Taking water procedures becomes very unpleasant.

There are a few of the most common causes of blockages.

• Dead skin cells and hair stick to the walls. If dirt is not removed, it will accumulate over time and clog the drain.

• The bath is dirty due to regular water procedures, frequent washing. There are traces of soap on the walls, which accumulate over time, although the water itself ends up in the sewer.
• Lack of proper care for a long time can lead to the formation of limescale. You can not notice the appearance of such a blockage for a long time until the situation becomes too serious. Clogged pipes must be cleaned monthly, otherwise they may become unusable over time.
• If the sewer is often clogged, it is possible that it was installed incorrectly. Pollution can quickly accumulate if the slope is very low.

• When installing the pipeline, you need to ensure that there are not too many bends. Sand, grease, hair and other contaminants can accumulate in them.
• Do not choose too narrow a pipe. Dirt in such elements accumulates much faster.

Having understood what exactly caused the pollution, you can decide how best to eliminate it. If you think you can’t deal with the problem on your own, you can seek help from a specialist. However, many people prefer to do their own cleaning, keeping their budget. There is nothing difficult in such work. You just need to understand some of the nuances in order to choose the best tool.

Solutions

A pipe that is clogged can be cleaned by a mechanical, chemical or folk method. To improve cleaning efficiency, many people prefer to combine these methods. Consider the main features of each method.

Mechanical

Among the most common mechanical methods for cleaning sewer pipes in the bathroom are the use of a cable, a plunger or a vacuum cleaner. If everything is done correctly, it is quite easy to “break through” the blockage.

plunger

Many people prefer to use a plunger to get rid of blockages, so this simple device is available in many apartments. It is a flexible rubber product with a long straight handle. The rubber element is used as a suction cup. The plunger is well suited for cleaning a wide variety of drains.

If you are going to remove the dirt that has clogged into the drain hole, you need to consider a few points.

• When using a plunger, you should not additionally use chemicals. Chemicals can get on skin or clothes and cause burns.
• Before using such a device, moisten its base with water.

It is necessary to place the plunger over the drain hole. Make sure it is completely covered by the rubber cup. Position the handle vertically. In order for the plunger to suck well, you need to put pressure on it.

Move the fixture, then remove it and evaluate the result. If the bath is very clogged, carry out the procedure again. If you clean the drain and remove the blockage, you should rinse the fixture with hot water to remove any remaining contaminants.

Cable

The pipe can be effectively cleaned using a plumbing cable. You can use this device if the plunger did not help. You can create a plumbing cable with your own hands. To do this, straighten the wire hanger and bend it at the end, making a small hook. With this tool, you can easily remove stuck hair.

The cable should be used in accordance with the recommendations of professionals.

• Carefully insert the tool into the drain hole. At the same time, it needs to be rotated.
• When the cable is at the maximum possible depth, turn it several times and remove it.
• There will be hair and other debris at the end of the cable. Carry out the procedure until you can completely get rid of the dirt. Then you will need to turn on hot water.

A vacuum cleaner

Some use a vacuum cleaner to clean. This device is very convenient to use.

A vacuum cleaner is used in a certain way to eliminate blockages.

• Take the rubber nozzle from the plunger and attach it with electrical tape to the pipe of the vacuum cleaner. Then the product can be cleaned of glue using alcohol.
• Remove the trash bag from the vacuum cleaner and connect a hose with a pipe to the blowout hole.
• Turn on the vacuum cleaner and start cleaning the drain.

Chemical

Wear rubber gloves to protect your hands when using chemicals. You should also protect your face with special goggles and a respirator.

Several products are well suited for cleaning pipes.

• Domestos. This tool can be called one of the most popular, because cleaning with it is very fast and convenient. In the evening, pour it into the pipes (10 caps will be enough) and wait until the morning. You should not use the bathroom at night, so warn all family members about the procedure in advance. When cleaning is complete, flush the pipes with water (it should be hot).

• "Mole". This product is very effective in dissolving hair and other impurities. The whole procedure will take about an hour and a half. Pour the liquid, wait (how much is usually written in the instructions). Then open the faucet and flush the drain hole with hot water.
• Tiret. Quite an effective remedy, but usually one package is enough for only two procedures. Pour in Tiret and wait a few minutes (if the contamination is strong, you can wait about half an hour). Then rinse off with water. Tiret should not be used together with acids, otherwise the respiratory tract may be severely damaged.

• Mr Muscle. This tool is suitable for a variety of pipes. It is granular, but can also damage the skin, so rubber gloves must be used. Pour in the product and wait about 30 minutes. Mr Muscle will remove not only pollution, but also harmful microorganisms. Also, the product effectively eliminates unpleasant odors. After using Mr Muscle, fill the drain with hot water.
• Sky. This tool can be called universal. It dissolves hair, removes traces of soap, destroys harmful microorganisms. The tool is sold in a bag.

Pour the substance down the drain and wait about 15 minutes. Then wash it off with clean water. Sky should be removed with the utmost care.

Chemicals are quite effective. However, if you suffer from asthma, for example, it is better to prefer some other drain cleaning method. One option is to use folk remedies.

Folk

With the help of folk remedies, you can quite effectively clean the drain. You just need to know how to use them correctly. Consider the most popular options.

Soda

Baking soda can be used in a variety of ways. However, in any case, it should be borne in mind that when using such a product, there should be no water in the bathroom.

How to use soda:

• Put on safety goggles and rubber gloves. The use of caustic soda can cause chemical burns. Pour about 2 liters of water into the bucket. Pour caustic soda into it (3 cups will be enough for cleaning). Take an old wooden spoon and mix thoroughly. When hissing sounds occur, pour the resulting liquid into the drain hole. Then you need to wait about half an hour and rinse the drain with hot water. If it does not clear the first time, you can repeat the procedure.

• The next method also allows you to achieve good results. You need to mix baking soda (take half a glass) and table salt (half a glass will also be enough). Wait about 20 minutes and add boiling liquid. As a result of a chemical reaction, a product will be obtained that will effectively dissolve the dirt.

Vinegar and soda are gentle agents that do not damage plastic pipes. Pour boiling water into the drain hole. Pour the baking soda into a glass (halfway in) and push it down the drain. Wait a few minutes, then pour a cup of boiling water and the same amount of vinegar. When a hissing sound occurs, the cleaning process will begin.

When about 20 minutes have passed, you will need to pour a kettle of hot water into the sewer. So you wash away the dirt weakened by this remedy.

Boiling water

There are no restrictions on the use of such a product; using boiling water, the drain can be cleaned daily. However, it will not help if the pollution is very strong. Water must be poured into the drain hole several times. Hot liquid works for a few seconds.

Dishwashing liquid

With the help of such tools, you can quite effectively remove fat.

They need to be used like this:

• pour boiling water into the hole;
• add a quarter cup of dishwashing liquid;
• after 20 minutes, refill the liquid (it should also be boiling);
• wait 30 minutes and turn on hot water to rinse the drain thoroughly.

Together with such a tool, you can use a plunger. Such cleaning will be more effective.

Sulphuric acid

Some people use this remedy if the pollution is very strong. However, it should be borne in mind that the acid is quite aggressive. Plumbers say that this tool is not always effective, besides, it can destroy sewer pipes.

The bathroom is one of the most visited places in the house. Constant washing leads to the fact that a large amount of hair and other organic waste accumulate inside the drain. As a result, a strong blockage is formed, and the water does not leave, and in the future an unpleasant smell may appear from the drain. You can clean the blockage in the bathroom with the help of simple means.

At home, a plunger will help to cope with a clogged blockage in the bathroom. In order to avoid an air corridor, it is necessary to close the upper hole for draining water with a cork or rag. Vaseline or any greasy cream will help to ensure a tighter fit of the plunger to the toilet rim. Then you need to put the plunger on the drain hole and begin to expel the dirt intensively and sharply to get rid of them.

If the use of the previous method did not bring results, then you can proceed as follows. For more effective protection against blockages, it is necessary to fill the bathtub with water exactly one third. Using a plunger, pump it into the pipeline and pull it out. The movements must be sharp. It is necessary to continue a similar procedure until it is possible to completely break through the drain hole in the pipe from contamination.

Mechanical cleaning with a rope

What to do in a situation where boiling water in combination with a plunger cannot cope with blockages in the sewer? In this case, the surest way would be a cable. Care should be taken, since such a device can easily damage plastic pipes, and they will leak.

To make a cable yourself, you will need a metal flexible wire. Then one end of the cable must be bent to make a small hook. It will be convenient for them to cling to the debris stuck in the drain hole and pull it out. As for the second end, then a piece of fabric should be wound to it, making a handle.

It is necessary to carefully shove the cable inside the drain pipe and try to push through the accumulated dirt. In order for cleaning to be better, you can turn the device clockwise. Then you need to pull out the cable with the remaining debris.

To wash off the blockage completely, it is necessary to flush the drain with a strong stream of boiling water from the shower or faucet. This method is one of the most effective to date. This is what most plumbers use.

Soda for small blockages

Soda in combination with soda will help to cope with a small blockage in a bath without a plunger. For this:

• pour 125 mg of each into the drain;
• pour soda and salt with 3 cups of boiling water;
• do not use the bathroom for 7 hours;
• after this time, the drain should be rinsed with hot water.

One of the most popular ways to remove debris in the drain hole with improvised means is to use baking soda with vinegar. These components react with each other and effectively remove the blockage. For such a procedure, you will need acetic acid 70% (200 ml) and 3 tbsp. l. soda.

Care must be taken when working with vinegar, as it is very easy to get a chemical burn. Soda is poured into the drain and poured with acetic acid. Then you should wait 40-50 minutes and gently clean the drain with boiling water until the foam from the soda and vinegar disappears completely. It should be remembered that this method will help to destroy only organic waste. If the bath is clogged and needs to be cleaned of inorganic contaminants, then it is best to use a cable, plunger or store preparations.

Other effective ways

If the bath is not too clogged, you can resort to the help of a lemon. To do this, squeeze the juice from three medium citruses into the drain and wait 40-60 minutes. To have more juice, you can pre-hold the lemons in boiling water. After that, you need to spill the drain with very hot water. Thanks to this method, not only garbage in the bath is eliminated, but also an unpleasant odor.

Video - proven cleaning methods:

You can remove dirt in the drain hole with a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a backflush function. The action of this method is based on the use of strong air pressure. Experts do not recommend using this method, since water can get into the vacuum cleaner. If you do decide to use this method to clear a blockage in your bathtub, you should wipe the rim of the drain hole dry. Then attach the vacuum cleaner tube, pre-wrapped with a rag, to the drain and turn on the back blow.

What to do if traditional methods do not help?

Chemical products that are sold in hardware stores will help you quickly and effectively get rid of clogged debris. They are designed to remove organic soiling (hair, pet hair, food residue, etc.). They resort to their help when it is impossible to cope with a clogged bathroom with folk remedies.

In what form is it best to purchase household chemicals? Despite the fact that such drugs are sold in the form of foam, powders, gels and granules, they all have an almost identical composition.

Cleaning clogged sewer pipes in the bathroom with KOT cleaner - video:

To clean a heavily soiled pipe, the following tips will help:

• it is very important to read the instructions before using chemical blockage removers;
• experts recommend choosing solvents in order to remove blockages according to the nature of the pipe (for example, plastic or cast iron);
• both powder and liquid preparations have the same effectiveness, so it does not matter which kind of preparation will be used to clear a strong blockage in the bathroom;
• blockage solvents in liquid form are immediately poured into the drain, and granules or powders are poured out, and then boiling water is poured into them;
• after the drug runs out of the time allotted to it by the instruction, you need to thoroughly rinse the drain with a stream of hot water.

It is also very important to wear rubber protective gloves while working with such chemicals.

Measures to prevent pollution in the bath

In order to prevent contamination in the drain of a sink or bathtub, it is necessary to devote time to preventive procedures. Their implementation will not require much time, and the means to be used can be found in every home.

So that the water pipes do not become contaminated with waste, and there is no situation when the water does not drain well, it is necessary to close the drain holes with special nets for protection. This device will help to minimize the ingress of food particles and other organic waste into the drain.

1. Dissolve accumulated debris at least once a month. This applies even to situations where blockages are not yet too large and water flows freely into the sewer. This procedure will prevent the formation of traffic jams. You can carry it out with the help of products sold in the store (Mole, Tiret Turbo, etc.).
2. Replace such chemicals with regular laundry detergent. To prevent blockages, it is necessary to close the drain holes of the bathtub and sinks every 4-5 months. After that, pour a handful of powder and pour very hot water. After 5 minutes, the plugs must be removed. This method will also help get rid of the unpleasant smell from the drain.
3. In order to prevent blockages from appearing for a long time, you can spill the drain hole with boiling water from the kettle. This procedure should be carried out within 2-3 minutes.

In addition, it is very important to remove hair that has fallen into the drain after each shower.