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Q: What product to unclog shower drain?
My mini-bathroom gets mini-flooded every time I take a shower now for some reason. I've checked the drain and there's nothing blocking it on the surface.
Anyone know what kind of product might unclog it - Chinese characters of the brand would be of great help!
Ammia: The drain may look clean on the surface, butunder the cover plate on the floor there could be lots of hair and soap deposits, besides dirt.
You could try two things: one will be to remove that coverplate, and with a straightened wire hanger try to "fish out" some of the junk obstructing the pipe flow.The second thing will be touse an air blast toremove deposits from pipe, but that will require that you get an air compressor, a holding pressure tank withan on/offvalve, and a hose. Or someone who hava those. In my building, the Admin office does.
Another way will be WITH WATER RUNNING and slowly add some acid to it, then shut water off and allow acid to eat the grease away and after a waiting period water flush it. Back home I used sulphuric acid but you have to know how to use it, could be very dangerous. Here, I use "bleach" just pour maybe a cup down the drain and wait for 1/2 hour, then allow water to run and use one of those suction cups with a handle to pump some air thru the pipe.
maybe there are something inside the pipe block the water drain, one way you can use straightened wire throughed the pipe as HappyEXpat said.
on the another way, you can buy a tool chinese name "水拔子"(shui ba zi). use this gadget cover you pipe hole and push it down and up. then the stucked stufff will be suck out by pressure. try it. and if you don't know how to use it ask seller demonstrate for you.
good luck
philbravery:
in english we say plunger.wich is a simple way like the coat hanger also when you use the plunger make sure the water hasn't all gone down the drain as you will need a seal that the water makes
