Has Liquid Plumber or Drano ever actually opened a clog?

Question

The reason I ask is every time I get a clog and a plunger doesn't work, I try a drain opener, and every single time, over the last 3 decades, they've failed.

So my question is, has anyone ever actually had a clog opened by one of these products?

Answer 1

I have used liquid "Plumber" commercial, for 47 years on the job, since it was invented. It has never failed me in the easy cases, the ones where it didn't there were objects like a cell phone plug, a toy from the kids, a small adding machine, things that won't go through and have to be taken out, steak bones are a big thing for some reason. Who in the heck would toss a steak bone into a toilet but, it happens a lot.

Drano...Liquid plumber, etc, these are made for hair plugs in bath drains, there not made for magical uses that make life easy.

Answer 2

Nope!
Best results happen by keeping long hair from going down the drain in the first place. Running hot water on a regular basis to clear built-up soap scum from quick hand washes, or after brushing your teeth.
The first place hair gets caught at is where the stopper handle attachment connects to the stopper base. About 3 inches below the o-ring, right where the small round rod goes into the drain. It will be on the plunger stem on the back-underneath side of your sink. Loosen the cap and slide the rod off the plunger gizzmo, pull the stopper out and remove all the soap hairball stuff and clean all the slime off. Put it back together just opposite the way you just did and you're good to flow.

Answer 3

i take advantage of Liquid Plumber gel if there is status water interior the sink; Drano crystals in case you in common terms ought to clean the catch on a slow draining sink. Drano is powerful for hair clogs. Liquid plumber is greater applicable for reducing by grease.

Answer 4

Just yesterday, a customer used two cans of Drano crystals on his kitchen sink. Took one day, but it got it draining.

About 3 years ago, I cable snaked it through the vent and pulled mud out with the cable. A sign of a broken drain line.
Told him we'll have to bust the floor up and repair/replace the line.
He's been using the Drano since then.
He know's I'm right, but the Drano as been buying him time.

I don't advocate drain cleaners, but they can work in some instances.

Answer 5

Nope. I have poured bottles of the stuff down my slow drains and nothing happened. I finally found a recipe for a drain cleaner that worked. I cleared my drain of standing water with my shop vac first so I don't know how it works in standing water. 1 Cup baking soda, 1 Cup Salt, 1/4 cup cream of tarter. Mix in a jar. Pour 1/4 cup into drain and follow with 2 cups boiling water. Wait 5-10 minutes and rinse drain.

Answer 6

Liquid plumber foaming drain snake is the best thing since sliced bread. The only thing is the directions for use aren't quite right. The best way to use it is to pour it into the tub or sink next to the drain and let it go down after it starts foaming. It works great.

Answer 7

Not for me! I had to purchase a drain blaster from the local hardware store, you hook it up to the water hose, and it blasts the clog out. The Drano and such have never worked for me.

Answer 8

If you do not have a snake...Try baking soda and vinegar. Do not premix. Pour the baking soda in first then pour in the vinegar. It will bubble and may go down. I have done this for small clogs.

Answer 9

I am a hairy beast, and it cleans up the hair clogs in my shower every couple weeks like a charm. Don't know about bigger clogs.

Answer 10

I have had better luck with the least expensive drain cleaners. They smell like - horrible --- but they have worked for me.

BTW ..... baking soda and vinegar have NEVER done a darn thing!