If I flush my toilet it overflows and even if I plunge it, it doesn't go down. I think my kids flushed something and it's stuck in the pipes. I can't afford a plumber so how long do you think I can crap in the toilet and not flush till it starts stinking up my apt? Either that or where I can buy a plumbers snake and how much it will cost me.
2007-05-02 08:23:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Give it overnight. If it's biological, it'll soften. If it's not, you can get a drain snake at Lowes pretty cheap, but my experience is that the cheaper they are (i.e., a coat hanger) the less they perform. Roto-Rooter will come out for around $99, give it a think and decide how much your aggravation (and holding it in) is worth...
2007-05-02 08:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by Peter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have news for you Dear: A snake is no insurance your going to free the plug.
Turn all the water to the toilet off then take a small mirror and see if you can see the object, just maybe you'll be lucky and be able to fish the object out with a wire.
Continued plunging can and may blow the seal causing more problems and more expenses.
2007-05-02 15:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many places inculding uhaul and tool rental shops will rent you a snake for a small fee, the other part about smell umm ewww. gross to even consider! oh and if its simply caugth in the under bowl trap? get a metal coat hanger n go fishing it works for close to bowl clogs in that the little gaet in there can get stuff caught in it and you can pull it back out...
2007-05-02 15:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by The Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋