the water level isn't low but I have no plunger or anything to unclog it with,..how can I unclog it?
2007-01-15 10:04:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
ok,I live in a apartment upstairs,and have no way to go out and get a plunger
2007-01-15 10:23:56 · update #1
dish washing liquid! perferrable dawn but any will do,put a few squrts in there wait about a half hour and flush,works everytime for me!let me know how it does for ya
2007-01-15 10:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by petitefour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One trick sometimes used -although it can get messy- is to run a garden hose in and spray it hard. You can also get hose attachments that do a similar job. One that comes to mind fits on the end of the hose and swells up like a balloon. It's stuck down into the toilet's drain, and when it fills up to a certain pressure, the end suddenly pops open and the force of it deflating flushes hard, much like the force of a plunger. But for the cost and hassle, you might as well just get a plunger! An auger will unclog the pipes too, but that doesn't "plunge." You'd have to flush the toilet, or still get a plunger. So basically, the hose trick is the only one I can think of that'd give you plunger force without a plunger.
2007-01-15 10:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A plunger is probably one of the cheapest and most widely used plumbing tools one should have as a homeowner or renter. Especially when you consider the cost of a plumber today.
2007-01-15 10:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by auto.jerry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's risky, but works.... try getting a tub of water, flushing the stool and pouring the water at the same time... you have to pour fast.... but keep some towels by, just in case. The "weight" of the water forces the "clog" to release. Again, it does work, but it's very risky... unless you don't care about your neighbors downstairs!!
2007-01-15 11:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
If it was me I would drag the garden hose in and get it in the toilet as far as I could then turn it on full force.
Before you try that go outside and look for the toilet inspection hole. Open it up and but the hose down that first.
2007-01-15 10:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by DY Beach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u play with the valve bulb in the back of the toilet in the tank and gradually release and hold water....that might work to loosen whatever is in there. otherwise....scoop water out and use a coat hanger to slowly feed in to maybe unlodge whatever might be stuff...........MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER ALL OF THIS FUN!! lol good luck!
2007-01-15 10:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by zspadequeen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a plunger...
2007-01-15 10:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by Amy T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let the... waste ... disolve in the water. Then flush it 4-6 hours.
2007-01-15 10:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick you hand in there and feel around, maybe something is stuck in the way and you can pull it out.
2007-01-15 10:10:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a wire hanger, it works in the sink.
2007-01-15 13:25:11 · answer #10 · answered by Tasha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋