how to unclog a toilet

in unclog •  3 years ago 

Being the person that always must call a repairman or plumber when the toilet gets clogged is not a fun thing. If you are this person and don't want to be anymore, having several simple tools and a little bit of know-how can allow you to unclog that toilet every time.

No matter what sort of house you've, whether it is an apartment or a single family home, you will need to have several tools to greatly help along with your plumbing problems. The toilet plunger is probably the most common. They come in numerous sizes for use in unclogging sinks, toilets and bathtubs. For the goal of how to unclog a toilet however, you will need to have the fundamental size toilet plunger. Other tools that you should have on hand really are a plastic pail and a plumbing snake. With one of these three items; the plunger, the plumbing snake, and a pail; you'll in a position to easily clear any clog that affects your toilet.

To start with, you would want to try the toilet before you do anything---and I mean ANYTHING. When you do anything, consider the contents of the toilet bowl. If the toilet has more water inside than normal, someone may have clogged the toilet and may cause you drastic results if you are using the toilet before fixing the problem. An abnormal level of water in the toilet may be reason enough for you yourself to err quietly of caution and plunge the toilet before you use it.

Watch how the water flows when you have flushed the toilet. can it be a slow trickle or does it empty out quickly? If the water is not flowing out of the toilet during the 2nd flush, this could be the time and energy to grab that plunger and using all your might, plunge furiously. In the event that you can't have the clog plunged out quickly enough, you may want to complete some clean-up when the toilet overflows. That is where in actuality the pail comes into play handy. As soon as you begin to see the water (and other items) in the toilet bowl not heading down, you are able to start to scoop them out into the pail therefore it is more straightforward to plunge without building a mess how to unclog a toilet.

If none of it will help, the next option is to use your plumbing snake it's a machine an expert drain cleaner would use. A plumbing snake is just a long coiled wire that is easily pushed through the countless turns of your bathroom plumbing pipes. You'd start with shoving one end of the snake into the toilet bowl and pushing it through and soon you have reached whatever is clogging your toilet. When you have reached the blockage, begin shoving and twisting the snake back and forth and soon you have poked a hole through the clog. This can help have the water flowing normally again during your toilet.

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