What is that tool that people use to unclugg the toilets....?

Question

I need the name so I can rent it. It's an electric thing that you insert in the toilet. Sorry guys but I need to know.....

Answer 1

We always called them Roto-Rooters -

Why?

They're a long coil thing inside a sleeve. At the tip, is a thingie with claws that rotates. As it's fed into the toilet bowl, you spin the roto-rooter part and it can cut through any clog it encounters. When it gets down into your sewer pipes, it can also cut through Roots. That's why we called it a Roto-Rooter.

The Big Electric one's you can rent at the Rental place. But do you really need a Big one?

If you only have a clogged toilet, you can buy a small snake-type roto-rooter at your hardward store - home-depot, lowes - for under $20 bucks. It's hand spun. And I've seen one's you can connect to your home drill - battery operated.

The Big ones at the Rental Place are for major clogs - like those in the Pipe going out to the Sewer or your Septic/Cesspool tank.

Oh -when you use one - keep a BIG BUCKET of clean soapy water nearby so you can deposit any "Gunk" that comes out with the Roto end. And/or put the Roto-end into when you remove it from the toilet. You don't want that stuff dripping all over your home, do you?

Good Luck!

Ken

Answer 2

A plumber's snake is the wrong answer/wrong tool. What you need is a toilet auger. Its kinda looks like the letter J with a hand crank on the long end and you insert the curved end into the toilet and push the cable and turn the crank at the same time if your toilet belches your done. You can find a auger at home depot prices are around 15 to 50 bucks. A snake is too small and will just punch thru tissue or other stuff and makes a small hole and it is not for toilets.....good luck

Answer 3

You need a tool called a toilet auger. It's shaped like a "J", with the auger part coming out of the small curved end. It will have an offset handle on an about 3' piece of coiled cable sticking out the top end. Place it down into the toilet hole and push the auger in as you twist the handle, then flush. It should work if the paper towels are all that's clogging it. And don't put anything other than regular T.P. down there from now on. If you are in a rural setting and have a septic system the paper towels take forever to decompose.

Answer 4

You should be able to unclog a toilet with a hand powered snake. Ask at the hardware store. If that does not work, you may want to consider removing the toilet and unclogging it. If the problem is in the drain pipe below the toilet an electric tool may be necessary.

Answer 5

The electric tool is called a pipe auger. Unless you plan to remove the toilet and then use this tool, it is not what you want. It will scratch the bowl badly and could crack it. Try a Closet auger first. This is a hand tool with a large end on it and a plastic protector to prevent scratching the surfaces. It will clean out the entire bowl passageway. Normally, hand operated snakes will not clear a toilet.

Answer 6

The plumber snake. It's a took that you put in the toilet and you can basically make this "snake" reach deep down into your pipes and pull any type of clog out.

You can rent these at any hardware kind of store.

Answer 7

I'm not sure about the electric thing, but my Dad uses a metal circular wire that's called a snake. However, he uses it for unclogging our bathroom sink.
Maybe you could call Home Depot or Lowes and be transferred to the plumbing department. Good luck!

Answer 8

Toilet auger. Drain snake. Pipe snake. There's different types of machinery for different types of drains, so just go to your local home improvement store and tell them you need to unclog your toilet and they'll make sure you get the equipment you need.

Answer 9

Rent a snake at the rent all place. It's not a plesent job!

Answer 10

I think you mean a plumber snake