how do i unclog a severly clogged bathtub drain without a plumber and using household ingredients?

Question

i've poured bottle after bottle of draino and tried boiling hot water..

the tub drains verrryyy slowly, i think it's due to my hair clogged in the drain

Answer 1

There is a thing called a "snake" that you can get at the diy store, it's a long metal coil and it should be ideal for a pulling out a hair plug in your drain....

Answer 2

It sounds to me like there is a few woman in your house that is causing your problem or you let it go too long. Or you could have a few sons with pony tails. What I am getting at is HAIR. This is the biggest problem with bathroom drains (Sinks and tubs). If you can, remove the small drain in the tub (maybe a small screw) hold it tight to keep it from dropping down and get a thin wire with a small hook on the end and try removing the hair that is caught in the drain. You will see that the hair is long and covered with soap scum build up. To prevent this you can cover the drain with a copper scrubbie used for pots and pans or see if the Orange Box sells something to cover the drain and capture the hair. Some sing drains have a plunger that is used to open and close the sink drain. This is a little coplicated as under the sink there is a spirng that holds the rod for the drain that has to be removed. Usually the techs at Home depot or Lowes will show how its done. Once it s removed the drain can be lifted uot and the hair and junk removed. Hot water and drano only remove some of the soap scum and not the hair . Take a trip to the Big Boxes and talk to the people in the plumbing section and have them show you how the drains work and how they come apart for cleaning. Prevention is the number one helper. It looks complicated but after looking and see how its done it is easy

Answer 3

Put on a glove first. Then loosen the screw in the drain part that is on the side of the tub. Pull the drain out of that opening and clean off any gunk and hair sticking to it. Now try your pouring chemicals routine. If it was me I would avoid the chemicals and get a drain auger that you can stick in the side opening and catch the clot of hair and grease.

If it is the kind that takes rubber plug or metal on the bottom instead, use a screwdriver to remove the top of that drain and go for the gunk again.

Answer 4

If you have a lever on the tub that closes the drain usually two screws and pull it out and clean it usually full of hair and then replace it. Now try the drain and see if it is OK if not have someone take a wet cloth and hold it on the overflow and take a plunger and see if you can clean the drain this should clean the drain if it does not you might consider a Plumber. Hope this helps God bless

Answer 5

Do you have one of those water stoppers that go up and down by the drain. If so, have you removed it? I know on mine, it comes right up and the linkage is gross with hair and stuff, then I put it back in and its fine.
Also, it may not be hair, it may be other objects that are in there, that drano will not dissolve, like hairties or other rubber, plastic stuff. It can also be soap scum, which drano isn't good at removing. They sell other drain opener products meant for soap scum, maybe try that. Get a professional strenght one from a plumbing supply store. Last but not least, you may have to open the trap in the basement, or wherever it is, and snake out the problem.

Answer 6

You should be able to put a couple inches of water in the tub and use a plunger to pull up any kind of clog you have. We have to do it occasionally in our tub and shower both. Since you've used Drano, try to avoid any splashing! The black gunk should start loosening up and coming right out and it should start draining normally again.

Answer 7

Get a wire hanger. And snake it down the drain Kind of turning it as you go along. Maybe you will break up any hair wads in the drain or snag it on the hanger and pull it out.

Answer 8

IF POSSIBLE TRY TO REMOVE THE HAIR FROM YOUR DRAIN. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY USING EITHER A VERY SMALL CROCHET HOOK OR TAKE A LARGE PAPER CLIP AND OPEN IT UP ALL THE WAY, BUT BEND THE BOTTOM OF ONE SIDE TO MAKE A SMALL HOOK. THEN TRY TO GET OUT ANY HAIR THAT IS STUCK IN THERE. IT TAKES AWAILE BUT USUALLY WORKS. THEN YOU CAN YOU THE LIQUID DRAIN OPENER.

HOPE THIS HELPS.

Answer 9

device at local stores. It looks like rubber black baloon that can connect to your hose. It force the clogs out fo the drain.

Answer 10

there's this stuff you can get at any hardware store called "instant power" it comes in a big black bottle thats also in a bag. it says that it "disolves hair and makes heat to melt grease". all i know is that it works great. i suggest wearing gloves when you use it.