Hillbilly plumbing

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Princess Valiant

Princess Valiant

A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
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So I had a plugged drain and I thought I should prove to myself just how hillbilly i have learned to be.

So i am in the shower and the water is not draining and I get bath water to my calves so I think of my options.

1. Call and pay a plumber to come fix it.

2. Call my dad and have him come try to fix it.

3. Pour some draino or liquid plumber down the drain and hope it works.

4. Think of something hillbilly and free and effective.


1a. Calling a plumber would be like telling myself that I am as mechanically inclined as a software engineer and totally worthless around the house ( not a chance) plus it's too expensive.

2a. I don't want to bother him.

3a. Nah, seems to easy and plus that crap probably causes cancer to be 5 feet from it, plus it's too expensive.

3a. Now your talking, this might be fun.

I did find a fun way to fix it but I want to see what hillbilly ideas you all have first, see if I earned any hillbilly points on this one.

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Shoved a piece of tubing down in there hooked to an air blower hooked to your compressor. Jammed a rag around the tubing and drain and "blasted it"
 
Plungers work in tubs too.........

It can help to cover the overflow though if the clog is stubborn.
 
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That little plastic strip that looks like a giant zip tie with barbs on the side, that when you shove it into the drain it snags all that nasty hair up and out.
Like $3 at Lowe's
 
Tubs are usually hair clogs. The little tool that Rat Rod Al showed can work well. Then go to Wal Mart for one of these.

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Our tub stopper unscrews if turned counter clockwise. Then I use that surgical tool, hemostat ? OK roach clip, to remove the gob of hair. One long haired wife and 2 Siberian Huskys over 30 years so did this a bunch of times.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
So I had a plugged drain and I thought I should prove to myself just how hillbilly i have learned to be.

So i am in the shower and the water is not draining and I get bath water to my calves so I think of my options.

1. Call and pay a plumber to come fix it.

2. Call my dad and have him come try to fix it.

3. Pour some draino or liquid plumber down the drain and hope it works.

4. Think of something hillbilly and free and effective.


1a. Calling a plumber would be like telling myself that I am as mechanically inclined as a software engineer and totally worthless around the house ( not a chance) plus it's too expensive.

2a. I don't want to bother him.

3a. Nah, seems to easy and plus that crap probably causes cancer to be 5 feet from it, plus it's too expensive.

3a. Now your talking, this might be fun.

I did find a fun way to fix it but I want to see what hillbilly ideas you all have first, see if I earned any hillbilly points on this one.

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That kind of clog is usually hair right under the drain and can usually be gotten without removing anything and is why I agreed with the posts about the removal of it.
I have to (de hair) ours once every couple of months and use hemostats or needle nose pliers to do it, but that plastic remover tool works great too.

What did you do, run a hose out the window and siphon the water out?:D
 
Fill a milk jug full of hot water, flip it over the drain and stomp on it.
 
I use no. 3, so, what would an ambitious person do? Shaved your head? No, would take too long. Hair net? No, it's with the tub. Used a cartridge filter in a 3.6 for a strainer before the drain, no more hair!
 
Uh oh, uh oh

What is our weapon of choice

First blast and all kinds of goopy crap came up, more than this but it was hard to hold the camera and blast

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Used a scotchbrite wheel to get rid of the ring in my toilet this morning. Lol
 
Worked like a charm, now the drain runs better than when I first moved in.

Now i know how to fix it next time.

Btw: I have very thick and long hair

Btww looks like I could have at least two members as neighbors and be happy :lol:
 
I have plumbers grease on threads for tub drain stopper so i can easily spin it out. I only leave it hand tight and a keep a pair of small needle nose plyers to remove wifes hair periodically when drain slows down. When sink drain slows down because its packed w wifes washed off makeup, i remove the plastic pvc trap, stick a bucket under the sink, and have a 3/4" diameter steel rod i keep handy. I ball up some toilet paper and shove it thru from the sink end down to scrape everything off the pipe. Then i clean the slime out of the trap and reinstall it.
 
I know, the people that use a /4 of a bottle of liquid plummer that costs $6 are pretty darn frivalous!!! (spell check!) lol

No one suggested one small firecracker??
 
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