Snaking A Shower Drain
If you have a flange plunger with an extra ring of rubber around the bottom fold the extra ring into the cup.
Snaking a shower drain. Remove the drain cover and put the rubber cup of the plunger over the drain opening. Tub drains tubs and tub shower combos are snaked through the overflow drain of the tub. If you ve noticed that the water in your tub tends to drain slowly you may need to snake your shower drain.
To clear a clogged tub first check to make sure that there is no collection of hair stuck in the cross hairs of the tub drain. Clean off any hair or debris that may be clinging to the grate. Snaking is the process of using a plumber s snake to clean out all of the old hair and soap residue that collects in a drain.
The snake will collect hair and gunk clogging the drain and then pull it back out of the pipes. A plunger with a simple rubber cup attached to a wooden handle is the best tool for the job. Do not snake through the drain.
The whole difference between snaking the bathtub and the shower drain is that in case of a bathtub you should never snake through the drain. Plumbing snake drain auger 25 feet professional sink snake for removing sink clog snake drain for bathtub shower drain comes with gloves. Home maintenance clogged shower drain plumber auger by froggy snake attempt all work at your own risk.
Use a cup plunger for shower drains if standing water won t drain. How to unclog a shower drain with a plunger a plunger can also clear shower drain clogs. You are probably wondering why the bathtub is so special and where we should put the snake then.
Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. You may need to remove the tub stopper to access the cross hairs. The plunger will bring up whatever is clogging the drain.