How can I sort out our blocked shower drain?

Question

We have pulled up all the hairs and things we can get hold of.

We have used a drain cleaner, but it's still blocked.

What's step 3? I'm stuck...

Answer 1

step 3 is to snake it! you can do it yourself (they have them at stores like home depot) or call a plumber

Answer 2

Go to Home Depot, buy a blow bag (19.99) (Looks like an inflatable black rubber balloon with a garden hose attachment on one side), take off the grill of the shower floor and using the blow bag and a regular hose (attached) inser the blow bag a few inches into the pipe, run the water from the hose, the pressure exerted by the water into the blowbag will push out any blockage, if it doesn't work e-mail me, my hsuband is a plumber who "Lives" for solving such problems, no idea why but it's true.

Answer 3

I dunnoe what it is called. But its a rubber cup with a handle. Its like a suction cup. Just place it over it and push the handle hard. It might help. Alternatively add some baking soda and crystalline citric acid in the drain, Some means 2 heap table spoons each. Add a glass of warm water in the drain and somehow seal the mouth of the drain with the above mentioned rubber cup. The mixture will make lots of CO2 gas which will flush the drain.

Hope this hels!!!

Answer 4

You will have to locate the p-trap. Its an s shaped pipe usually a foot away from the drain. You will have to go under the house to see it. If your house is on a concrete slab there should be access on the opposite wall of the tub behind the faucet. You can remove the trap and clean it out, if its not clogged there run a plumbers snake down the pipe toward the main sewer line.

"Snake it" Its a plumber's snake that is used to un-clog small blockages. It can be purchased at Wal-Mart or any hardware store.

Answer 5

Pouring boiling water down there can sometimes help.

Answer 6

have you, got any  drain rods , sounds  like  your  drains  are blocked

if you  ask me,

it will cost an awful  lot  to call someone out, ask a friend if they

have got  any drain rods  1st,

and  do that, and after  wash them out  with a hose ,

  that will clear  them ,

also, if you, are a c/tenant have a word with the council and see

if they  can help  you out,  go to enviromental services,

  the tel  no . is in the  phone book ,  

good  luck ,  

had same  problem not long ago,

had too  have new  sewers  put  in.

  it  cost  ÃƒÂ‚£ 6,1099. that  was  privately,

have  you, got one or two  man holes , if  2 then you, are  soley

responsible  for  the waste , that  goes into the saddle of the  

main  sewer,

  if  only  one  then the council are  the responsibl ones ,

  don't worry , it will get sorted  out.

give them a ring now,