How to Snake Out a Bath Tub
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
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In this video I am going to show you how to snake out a bath tub. I am using a Gorlitz snake machine. You can do a quick google search to find your nearest snake machine rental location.
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Hands down, this is the best video out there for unclogging a bathtub drain. Straight forward, logical, & concise. I really appreciate the explanations of WHY you should do it this way & the tip to grease the fittings before reassembling isn't found anywhere else. I fixed our bathtub this morning following your instructions to the letter and it works like a champ now. You just saved us a ton of money, assuming I could even get a plumber to come out here in the snow. Thanks! A 65 year old handy-wife.
I can’t get the snake to go further than the trap.
You are a wonderful person thank you so much for your tutorial!!!! I used a 15ft manual Drain cleaner cable and I followed your instructions your awesome the problem was solved and money was saved!!! I’m a single mother of three so I highly appreciate this presentation!!! My kids and myself Thank you for sharing your video!!! God bless you!🙏🏻
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I've been researching this issue lately and this is the only video I came across which is clearly explaining the difference between the two drain openings in a bathtub. Thank you so much for this valuable contribution.
This guy is a life savior. Straight saved me money on a plumber thank you so much!!
You just made my day, I’ve had this clog of hair in the drain for days and I got a Manuel auger snake to handle it. Until I saw your video, I didn’t realize I was getting stuck in the pipe trap! So with the help of my mom turning the auger and me applying pressure in the pipe, we finally got it through and fished a monster hair clog!!! I cannot thank you enough!!!🎉🎉🎉❤
Thanks, I got mine working better than when we moved in 5yrs ago, it was always a slow drain until it recently became a NO drain. I just used the cheap manual 50ft snake for under $40. I didn't realize how hard it was to get through the trap until watching this. And that twisting method worked beautifully.
Thank you so much! I have been fighting with the bottom drain for weeks. I followed your instructions and I was able to remove the clog with a mini manual hand auger. I really appreciate you taking the time to give a thorough explanation of how everything works and how to do this properly. Thank you!!!
I've watched several of these and this is the first one to say you need to snake from the "top." Good tip.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, I purchased a cobra skinny snake and followed other tutorials and got the result you demonstrated with the snake going up. Yours was the only tutorial I saw that showed to do it that way. Again thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video . I didn't end up needing a snake, just a good plunging. It's a good feeling fixing a problem like this yourself, but I couldn't have done it without your video.😁👍
This helped me solve a problem I'd just been living with for WAY too long. Thanks!
You saved me soooo much time and effort. I thought I was going to have to remove the drain insert. Before watching your video I purchased a new one from the big Orange store for $25. I'm not a plumber so I never thought of going through the overflow. I didn't pull any gunk out, i just kept going a few more feet and ran hot water.
Oh my God this really helped me! I just unclogged my stoppage! I was 👌🏾 this close to calling and paying for a plumber to fix! Thank u!
Second video of yours that I've seen. Great content, great editing, and really super helpful. I pick up all kinds of tips that I wouldn't have anticipated. Thanks.
Very helpful tip about applying pressure to get the snake into the trap. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Great video and info! Just had a bathroom remodeled and kids were complaining of a slow drain while showering. Turns out the bell was seating too low in the open position. Took off the cover and made the adjustment now drains like a charm. Thanks!
This happened to me exactly like this! Didn't know anything about the bell, works like a charm!
I can't get a screw driver over the blockage it must be the bell on my tub as well
I was in this same situation and trying a drill and snake and it was too powerful . I ended up getting a handheld and pushed it through and it worked great. You saved me at least 300. Thank you.
You just saved me a lot of money!! Thank you so much........This was the best video!
You can say that again,trying to unclog a tub through the tub shoe is almost if not practically impossible.The way that I was taught to unclog tubs is through the overflow tube/standing waste tube.Good video my Brother.
Great video, that showed the steps in detail and the problems that can exist on each step, and how to solve them. Thanks.
Great video, Danny. I watched quite a few but you were the only person to provide the secret to getting the snake to go down the shower drain. I tried for hours and no go. Then I saw that you said to bend the tip of the snake a little like you have yours bent. And, bingo! down the drain the snake went. Before it just kept bottoming out and stopping and I couldn't push it in anymore. But with the bend, I was able to snake about 20 feet of pipe and pull out the hair blockage and clear the drain. Thanks, Danny, great stuff!
Same here! And thanks for your comment as well Jim because I skimmed over that part of the video until I read it.
@@andyburchardt2055 you're welcome!
Good advice on where to start never knew that. Thank you!
+John Mal you are very welcome! Thanks for watching!!
Very helpful video. Especially the tub you working on is almost an exact match with mine. Thank you for the video.
You did a great job roughly how much would that job cost? For Professional work
I’ve snaked my outside clean out on my main bathroom tub for awhile now. I tried the tub once.. to no real avail.. this video did the trick! A ton of old hair from the last home owner! Thanks for saving me money!!
Great, thank you. I'm going to do that tomorrow morning. Bought the manual auger, crossing fingers.
Thanks for details instructions, very helpful!!!
Wow man your awesome , thank you soo much , had this tub clogged for 3 months was afraid to try unclogging it , did it your way with a $30 drum w/drill adapter and walls it’s done . Saved me $175 easy
Wow, that is so professional.
Awesome, not every plumber take the time to go in detail like that. Thanks
Thanks for the thorough instruction. I feel confident using my drain cleaner to do a proper job.
Thank you! It worked very well!!!
This is an excellent video! Thanks.
Excellent, step by step, nothing left out.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for showing this technique. Going thru the trap and down with just a closet auger, I was able to pull a giant hair clog out. Tub drains now. Family happier.
wonderful job my friend, congratulations
Outstanding thank you!! I was having problems getting around trap. I thought it was the clog. Steady presure was the key!!
Thanks that fixed it , very easy !
Thank you! If this does not work for anybody, keep trying to push it further in. We thought it was not working but then tried harder and got through.
Thank you so much for posting.
you did a great job
Great video 👍
Great video ,you are the best. God bless you
Súper informative and helpful. This is very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you for the demo. I just unclogged my drain!
U went out and bought that??
Very informative video. Thanks for the tip 👍
REALLY, REALLY good video. Thank you.
Fixed the drain using this technique, thanks!
very good video, now it you have any hints on a back to back tub setup. I had 2 plumbing companies come and both failed to get their cable down the drain properly.
Thanks. I had success with the just the hand held crank type snake. Pushed in slowly with little force, at the same time turning like mad.
very helpful, thanks, hope to see more.
Great video. Great music.
Great video. Thanks!
love your course are you creating anymore
Nice demonstration
This guy is a pro!
Gracias maestro por realizar este instructivo vídeo de enseñanza de plomería!
You are a life saver, thank you
The best video!!! Fixed me right up!
This is awesome, thank you. Can I buy a long snake cable like that at Lowe’s?
Great video. Let me ask you. Is rodding it out better? Will it last longer? Also, I never take baths so why do I need the bell?
thanks for post your vídeos.l learned so much..
Very helpful
Follw directions and it work
Can the cable damaged the drain pipe because pressure is applied to push the cable through the trap area?
Great Job! Thank you kind sir.
tried it. it worked perfectly.
Thank you how long of a cable do you need?
🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!!!
Good Job 👍👍👍👍👍.
Great video! Problem was I thought once it stopped that was as far as it could go. Then I saw your video yo keep feeding the cable and rotation while pushing forcefully . I kept doing that back and forth next thing I knew the water started to go down. Prior to your video I was fighting with the auger for an hour and half. After your video 20 mins And I pulled up so much disgusting gunk. Thank you 😊 very informative.
Nice!
Will a wire coat hanger work? The dollar tree has this drain Rooter and it does a fantastic job. But it won't reach down that far.
Very thorough!!!!!
Great video 👍🏾
hi there , great video Dan the man.
Nice video!
great video - thx
can a manual snake work the same?
Danny, Great job. Learned a lot. You are a real pro.
Thx man I am a maintenance worker and this has happened alot in the low income area I am in charge of
What if i have a stand up shower. I only have a drain. Can i use snake through drain or is there another way to feed line
thank you for the video. i have a plastic strip with barbs to remove hair. I have used CLR chemical but not much improvement. i find more chemicals, if no improvement will look for small snake machine....thank you for encouragement. happy new years 2023!
Thanks for sharing
I'm gonna try this hope it work
Oh my God you totally saved me thank you, I was doing it totally wrong 🤪
Good job
good tips, thanks
Any chance of damaging the pvc while applying heavier pressure?
Thanks body beautifull job and video👆
Hi, my plug is not working. Water is draing over hours after shower. I pulled the bottom drain shield thingy. I cant get the top off..but when i try to snake the bottom hole there is something hard there. I thought plug was stuck up... But after watching your vid im not sure what it could be .. ill keep trying to get top screws off.
Also what kind of Hrease r u using please. I saw in one vid a guy using CLR an boat grease.
Can you tell me what you use sir. Thank you for your vid.. i also dont have a mechanical spinny thingy.. ill have to try to snake by hand once objec is out of way. Do you think it might be the bell on the plug..broke off?? Or dangling from trying to unplug an release water.. 😢😢😢 mom ..in horrible situation. Ty
I use a gallon of nitroglycerin. That way the pipes are completely oblivious to anything. Just be sure and weare safety glassses.
I wounder if u could use carbolic acid and a jetter hose nozel.
Thanks for the information really helped I go to trade school for PROPERTY Maintenance that's located at 4042 Indiana Ave.
Bravo amigo keep up d good work
Dude, that part at the end where you are jamming your bare hand in that shitty toilet is straight gnar
gnar AF bro damn
That's why plumbers get the big bucks ;-)
I could have gone my WHOLE life without seeing that.
GOOD DEMO TEACHER
What type of grease are you putting on the plug?
Thank you!
Thanks for posting! I would’ve given up when I couldn’t get past the trap! Very helpful 🙂
I recently had a sewer cleanout company come by and they snaked from the basement to solve some overflowing sinks on my first floor but they ended up not fixing the plug with the snake in the basement and had to tip out a toilet on the second floor and now as a result or maybe not as a result the second floor bathtub does not drain and not sure if the bell mechanism that stops the tub had fallen down my drain pipe, can you advise on how to remove that?
Six months ago the same thing happened where my first floor sinks were overflowing and I was able to snake the very same bathtub using a manual handheld snake but this time I can only get the snake to come out the bottom drain hole and not feed it down into where the Trap / plug is, and I'm speculating that the bell is plugging things but it was draining reasonably before the sewer drain clean-out company came on Monday? Thanks
Nice vidio.
Hey my tub don't have a trap tub switch is that a problem?