Don't Use Drain Snake in Toilet. Best Way to Unclog Toilet Bowl
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Well it's 5:00 a.m. and I'm watching a toilet video .....good stuff
I'm going to buy an auger after watching this. No joy with the plunger, but the last time I had a service call it was $180. Single woman here, and the videos have made me a can do Homeowner! Thank you!!!
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Yeah, using a plunger usually works. So does putting bleach and waiting. But it is a mystery why some stoppage doesn't clear. After paying $300 I say let's get an auger and diy.
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Man as a plumber, it's crazy the assortment of things I've fished out of people's toilets. Funny one was a pair of dentures a guy lost a few weeks earlier while throwing up and didn't realize they came out. He was so happy to see them, he grabbed them from me, with his BARE hands lol. He seemed fully intent on using them again, I'm pretty sure he wasn't thinking about how many times he flushed crap past them😆
Just needs to be soaked in soapy hot water for a day would be fine. I have seen county inmates put food items inside the toilet to keep it fresh.
He be talking shit after that.
I hope he boiled them with bleach before using!
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Actually as a plumber ... you should always chew your fingernails to save on vaccine costs .
Very informative. My husband used to take care of all of our plumbing needs. I used to say I was his journeyman. I guess he learned his skills in the US Navy; although he was supposed to be working on the radar 🤔. Anyway I learned by helping him. He died a couple years ago so I've promoted myself to chief cook and toilet plunger. Problem is I can't find the plunger 😅
Sorry to hear! I'm sure he's watching from above smiling at how you've taken your new duties on with such a great attitude. :)
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You have me a bit worried. We had a rather large clog. Got the shower drain with minimal plunging, the hand wash bowl wax easy. But the shower drain kept hiding. Eventually we decided there must be multiple routes. I didnt want to plunge where the shower drain went. That and hot water made something loosen up. Wouldn't be a rich plumber i think I did it 3 times and i think something to soften would have been better. Creepy going into the shower afterwards, despite repetitive cleaning but by the end i think there is a free flow.
Great argument for always keeping the toilet lid closed between uses. Makes the chances of accidentally dropping small items in that'll plug up the works far less likely.
Yep and also don’t be like me and have sink holes open with no protection plug for drainage. Those metal or plastic sink plugs with the holes in them work great to stop things going down the sink. My laundry sink didn’t come with one built in and I think a spring from the Tap fell down my sink and it’s been the worst block I have had ever cos I know it’s not just loo roll etc.
@@NMW80 We had a blockage in the line between the laundry and the kitchen. I tried a cheapo snake from Harbor Freight but it didn't reach the clog. Then I got some caustic drain cleaner and still no good. Finally a beefier and longer snake from the hardware store broke it free.
Another customer I met at the store enlightened my why the drain cleaner was useless - instead of a greasy blob it was lint and dog hair and sand from clothes that formed the blockage.
i alwyas say this especially with 3 of our homes toilets have shelving above it
I'm a single parent and new homeowner. Thank you for your tutorial it helped me tremendously!!!
Hey Friend I watched this video almost to the end before I realized it was you!!! I recognized the voice and sure enough it was you Chuck, the guy who taught me how to create a natural pond. Thanks again for being there and helping guys like me that are on a budget and try to do all of my own home repairs.
the auger worked like a charm.
starting out the auger barely went in a foot or so.
kept on turning it for about 3 minutes; started to see some dissolved paper. kept on turning and that auger went in a little more.
here I started shoving the auger in and out to attack the blockage and then spin some more and the auger went all the way in the whole 3 feet. total 6-7 minutes.
you might feel like giving up after 3 minutes if nothing happens; keep going don't give up cause you have the right tool.😀😀😀😀
This guy is so positive and easy going. I wouldn’t wanna learn how to take apart my toilet from anyone else lol
This dude looks and sounds a bit like Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber. I couldn’t stop laughing thinking about the infamous toilet scene. The guy has won two Emmy awards but is best remembered as the guy with explosive diarrhea from a 25 year old movie. Laughs!
I remember him best from when he was in 'Something Wild' :)
I spent two hours looking at every video on the internet , you made me feel like I was in a wood shop class. Awesome video. You got some great talent!
I agree your calm tones and cheerful voice make the task less stressful. Thank you Chuck for the effort that went into this public information and instructional video. I feel empowered to get it done with confidence. It happens way too often at my house.
Man I can tell when a guy found his calling ! Thanks for the excellent breakdown !😊
Your a wonderful person. Thanks for showing me how to protect my home.
Had this exact problem a few years ago. Tried everything. Removed toilet, took it outside just like this gentleman said and found a Lego construction worker. He was wedged in there real good. Had push him out from bottom. What was surprising is he was still in perfect shape after all the chemicals, plunging and angering.
Of course my lil guy didn't know how it got there.
Damn Lego!
Yeah me too. I think 2 or 3 years ago. I think in my case its a happy meal toy.
I saw your little guy threw it in there and walked off.
Muhammad Steinberg? Really? 🙂
I worked in a prison 20 years. That toilet auger is the #1 tool the plumbers use. Usually it's Raman noodle bags lol
What about t-shirts and old underwear. You know when they intentionally want to clock it.
Wow! 😲😒
I was a guard and had to open a pipe chase and saw all kinds of stuff in there.
...and tattoo motors, and Nutty Buddy wrappers( I know its Nutty Bars, but check it...it's Nutty Buddy, now if that's not some Mandela Effect shit idk what is), and of course the little aluminium flavor packets in soups and Thai Noodle packages.
Nice video..very helpful..thanks
Thank you for this. We have 6 people in our house and I'm the honorary plumber. Toilet was backed up and I couldn't get the snake to go, but I followed your aggressive approach to the augger and it worked. Lol.
This by far one of the Best Home repair video's you can find...It so simple and yet those not in the know will only think to use a plunger or chemicals to solve their slow drain problem.
Did this Two nights in a row with twin boys🤪. Over 30 years ago. Same toy culprit both nights.
Hey! Thanks so much for this video! The strangest thing we had to pull out of a toilet was a stick (in its plastic container) of deodorant! Maybe most people know this next trick. I don't keep anything sitting on the lid of my toilet. If I flush and the water starts to rise too much, I yank that lid off and push the flapper over its hole. No more water enters the bowl, and there's no overflow mess.
@maureen o'brien Just thought about this maneuver early this morning. Thanks for the confirmation!
I learned your push the flapper down trick 30 years ago from a plumber and I have never overflowed a clogged up toilet since.
This is a great video. I have rehab my last 3 homes and hired many Pros to assist. I am over 60, but m best friend for the past 10 years is a retired plumber, and everything in this video is great! I learned so much about it because I had got gut a home or two and fix many rental properties that I owned. That said, it's STILL a SHITY job, and I HATE doing plumbing work!! Even idle water stinks! Thanks for the reminder. LOL. I am selling my LAST home in 2 years, retiring and the wife and I are renting and traveling the world, i hotels. 🙂
Videos like this will live forever
Nice demonstration. I am a plumber and this video is spot on. I have also unclogged many commodes using a strong wet vac, like a 5 gallon Rigid wet vac.
Any chance your in pheonix??
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Thanks to people like yourself providing these instructional type videos, youtube is the incredibly useful tool that it is today. Thanks for taking the time to do this video and post it.
Any thing you can think of Dan anything cheers
Man, just the effort of making that video and educating a lot of people as a result. I gotta sub to your channel. thanks.
You, sir, are a national treasure. Just fixed a similar situation with your help.
Smart suggestion, and showing it's not that hard to disconnect the toilet and see what's in there for your self 👍
EXCELLENT tutorial. Tried each step (after returning the ill advised snake) ended up taking the toilet off it's base. A TOOTHBRUSH in the same location as the toy!!! How did it get that far down!!! Thanks I was able to return a $100 toilet and a $30 plumber's snake.
Thank you Chuck! After many unsuccessful attempts, I watched your video. Your tips helped me understand how to use the auger correctly and I was finally able to unclog the darn thing! Thank goodness my son can finally use his bathroom again instead of mine!
Thank you!! This video just saved me a call to the plumber. It was so simple to remove and replace and your video gave me the confidence to do it!
Great demo Chuck. The worst situation I've dealt with was too much toilet paper and the Auger took care of it. I tell my youngins to courtesy flush and don't let it pile up, my water bill might a little expensive but I won't have to call the plumber...lol
Exactly. The stupid loo I have at home won’t flush properly unless you stand there and hold the button down which is annoying but so many times ppl just press it once and walk away and that doesn’t flush good enough. From now on I am legit going to pour buckets of warm soapy water down the loo every few days to give the pipes a good clean cos of my stupid loo just doesn’t flush good enough. Even when ya hold the button down it just won’t flush very well. It’s something the government done to conserve water but it’s just ridiculous and it’s unhygienic to have them buttons on our toilets 🚽
In Middle School we just put cherry bombs down those toilets.
We got a better toilet after we got sick of plunging every 2 or 3 weeks. American Standards claim to be able to flush 10 golf balls on a single flush. I don't shit golf balls, so that is good enough for me and kids and 2 other adults.
The worst one ive ever dealt with was the toilet was full of poop i had to reach in from the bottom with a gloved hand to pull it out
No you didn’t have to you chose to…wtf
Why not use that toilet auger?
Never thought I'd watch a toilet clearing video, but very informative and always a good to keep in the back of my head....watched right to the end!
So, did you just buy a home before watching this video? Asking for a friend.....😆
Thank you for this video! Who knew I'd been using the plunger wrong my entire life! This method worked like a charm!
Thanks for the memories. My autistic kid put so much bizarre stuff down the toilet, so often, that I could remove & replace a toilet in 15 minutes flat. wooden TP dispenser spindles and apples were particular challenges because they float in the trap causing intermittent blockages.
New meaning to outdoor plumbing.
Thanks for an above & beyond demonstration.
Watched this several days ago. Today I used the first auger you demonstrated. It worked. Less than 5 minutes. Back to perfect.
On behalf of me and my family, thank you so much for this video. We were really banging our heads because out of nowhere our toilet wasn’t flushing. Thanks to you I built the courage and lift that toilet up. Found a couple of toys and some sunglasses. Works great now thank you again sincerely for teaching me to be a do it yourself plumber.
Thanks Apple. we pulled our toilet and a hairspray cap clogged it. No one wants to admit to dropping it int here and flushing. The cap was a 2 inches in diameter and was in the same place as that toy.
This man is a classic badass.
Toilet with a view, my dreams have come true
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If it's crap or paper block, one trick that has Never failed me is:
Fill a bucket with hot water & with a soapy detergent, like dish washing liquid, squeeze a copious amount into bucket...
stir well & pour into toilet...Worked every time🤟
Retired plumber here... The strangest thing I have ever gotten out of a toilet was a lightbulb a completely intact lightbulb rolled out of the bottom of the trap onto the driveway. I was using the big Rigid toilet auger!!!
Can’t thank you enough for this video! I had to remove the whole toilet before it worked again. It was a hassle, but saved me hundreds of dollars in plumbing fees and gave me a boost of confidence that I can fix things myself!
So true, I didn't know there were nuts to detach the commode until I watch this video.
@@user-wu1jc7zr4y lol!
I'm a GC and even though I've been in the trades for decades there's always tips to share and more to learn. Been watching tons of Apple Drains teach-ins on storm drainage systems and they're so informative. Chuck has the best attitude, he's smart and humble. Another Pro tip from Chuck-Perfect!
I work on a building with 180 toilets, but I've also always done tradeswork on my days off.
There are some brands of toilet that are designed in such a way as to make the auger cable turn around within the toilet. One I remember as American Standard model "Plebe".
I could add a lot more, but won't in an old thread.
One of our plumbers lost his front teeth with an toilet ager - I see in this movie exactly how that could happen. Excellent teaching video.
Magic eraser, Tampon applicator and the mystery plastic coffee stir stick. The later would clear and flush fine until you added toilet paper..Had me stumped. Pulled the toilet to find the stir stick stuck in a crease in the ceramic toilet trap.
I actually tried the technique of pulling up while plunging and it worked for my clog! Thank you so much! You saved me a lot of money!
Absolutely the best and most helpful instructional video. Thank you for being thorough and including all possibilities. I know your demo took alot of time and effort and for those of us that need your help its very appreciated. Wish all instructional videos were this well thought out.
In California in base housing (Marine) we couldn't poop in one of the toilets. It kept backing up. Occasionally we had to call to get sewer service. They would try to clear the outside sewer line. Lived there three years. The base started to renovate all the bathrooms in the base housing. In our last week in the house they changed the toilet and found a soap dish.
i'm a 45 year landlord. i pulled the stool and took out a nice t bone steak bone. i told the tenets not to put their food scraps in the toilet. lol nice demo!!!
Thank you. I had no idea how to use my auger until i watched you use yours.
Loved this guy! Simple to understand and his voice is just calming. He should definitely do more videos!
3 years later and this is still helping! I just did it and pulled out all the stuff that shouldn't be there! Saved us hundreds of dollars
Thanks for this video. I was plunging wrong. When I plunged then PULLED it worked like magic.
Never thought of installing my toilet over the French Drain. What a great idea!
Seriously though, this is super helpful. I have 4 kids, all in the "what happens if I flush this down the toilet" age.
RedfishCarolina As long as the "oldest" one doesn't try to flush the "youngest" one, you're golden!
My 3.5 year old twins just flushed a large rubber duckie today 😭😭
I never thought a video on unclogging a toilet could be so engaging and wholesome
This is my favorite fishing show.
So my daughters toilet was extremely clogged and by looking at it i think it hadnt been flushed in at least a month. She was afraid to tell me. So we followed everything in the video and the 3 foot auger was only 13 bucks at lowes and we did it and she learned something new. Thank you very much!
Hey Chuck. You're so concise. I love ones at other CZcams videos but could not understand them. Stumbled on yours and, thank you, you explained it and showed how its actually done. Fantastic job. Thank you again from Australia
A tube or tooth paste, that’s what I found in the bottom of the toilet, an auger wouldn’t push it out. Took toilet to the back yard. This video is the one that helped, thanks!
Thanks man, I really have never seen a toilet auger and thought I was an expert with a plunger I even snaked the vent, but ultimately went and bought a toilet auger and within minutes I pulled out apparently an award-winning turd. Thank you
This guy really knows what he is talking about. Best video on this subject I have ever seen. Thank you for making this video!
As a plumber myself, I've found the best thing in 95% of cases is just time. As blockages are usually poo and paper, they break down after a couple of hours and you don't have to resort to anything. Just flush it again when the water level goes down. If it doesn't go down, then it's probably a toy. If the customer is a doctor, I tell them to chuck two paracetamol in there and call me again in the morning if it hasn't cleared.
Do you resort to more invasive options if the paracetamol didn't work? 😂
@@Eric-xh9ee I guess it'll be a colonoscopy then.
50 years ago I remember seeing my dad take the garden hose and stuff it down the toilet turn the water on full blast. It worked every time.
Still finding value in this video. Thanks Chuck.
Chuck, you are the best! After watching your series on catch basins, I had the confidence to dig a 50-foot trench, using only a pick and shovel, and install my first ever drain. Works like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you for the step by step demonstration!
Chuck, I am trying. Say a prayer for me because I don’t want to remove the toilet. Rolling up my sleeves again in the morning. Great video.
Wish I had seen this video before I went to Lowe's and bought the auger with the reel. I learned the hard way it doesnt work well.amd scratches the toilet 😢
Thank you for your video. You've armed me with all the tools I need to unclog our toilet.
Awesome video, you went over and above your normal job duties,,
to show us all the possibilities that could happen from a clogged toilet, Thank You...!!!
You literally saved me from calling a plumber! Thank you soooooo freakin much!!!
Thank you. This is the only video needed for fixing toilets partially draining.
Thank you, excellent video! I just may tackle this but I'm not sure as I'm a youthful grandma and don't want to be left with something I can't finish. Very clear and informative, please disregard the rude comments. 😊
Thanks SOO much because I’ve been demanding a plumber to come by with a snake!!! I am SOO glad to see you before I made a gigantic mistake. God bless you Chris AND thank you exceedingly
abundantly!!! Amen!!!
I have tried the dish soap and hot water and it didn't work. My toilet is a mess if you know what I mean. I also tried vinegar and baking soda but that doesn't work. The water never goes down. On top of that the plunger I got off Amazon doesn't work. I should have gone to the store after it happened this morning and get a new plunger. Now it's the next morning and nothing has changed. I could cry but I dont want to bother my manager if I can help it so I'm trying to fix this. The stores where I live don't have those big augers so I guess I will try getting a small one. This is like the most irritating thing as a person to have to deal with.
Tried many of the techniques suggested by you on your video to fix my clogged toilet nothing seem to help. Until I saw the use of the toilet auger! The tool made the difference. So easy to use and not expensive at all $15.00 at my local Ace. Thanks for helping me resolve this problem.
I know this is an old video, but dude the auger is the best thing ever. My kid flushed his spongebob pajama pants lol. That thing did it, they came right out.
Thanks for the great video. I installed a toilet years ago and your video was a great refresher course. Awesome job and thanks for keeping it simple.
Thank you so much for this. Im a caregiver for adults with disabilities and I am tired of dealing with clogged toilets from them lol They dont always use an appropriate amount of toilet paper. THIS TIME, I have been struggling to get the toilet unclogged. I took the toilet apart after watching your video and I found a vape pen covered in toilet paper lodged at the seal. smh
Thanks for the help buddy, i was minutes from calling a plumber - after watching your video i decided to take matters into my own hands, i unscrewed the toilet and lifted it, and vòila i found a fork! Removed the fork and now my toilet is back to normal, thank you!!
Great video! I know all that seems obvious to lots of folks but for those of us who have never had to know, it was a good tutorial.
Great video. I have two kids who often cause this to happen and the plunger isn't always the cure to this problem. And I love it. A bathroom outside where you're exposed to the elements! I can't imagine what that's like in the winter.
Back In the 90's I pulled out a Nintendo cartridge, that someone had broke up and tried flushing... Seriously! LOL
Outside toilets were the norm in the UK until the 1980s. My Dad grew up in a tiny terraced house in a mining village in South Wales during the 'thirties, with no bathroom and only an outside toilet. Imagine having to go out there during the harsh winters!
And his dad, a coal miner, would come home from work literally black and my gran would heat buckets of water on the kitchen hearth (a real fire), and fill a tin bath for him to have an all-over wash in the small room they called the parlour (their living room /lounge, and the only warm room in the house in those pre central heating days).
It's a cliche I know, but kids really don't know their born today - nor do many adults!
Great , fully informative video!! Ty . I can now remove a toilet clog and even put a whole new toilet in if I need with this video💪💪
Chuck's videos are the best, whether for plumbing issues or yard drainage.
Thank you! I learned how to use the snake the right way, by watching your video and I was able to unclog my toilet. 😅
My nephew find new game , through his hot wheels in toilet . I make a call , you saved me some money
My son did this same thing hes two. I'm trying to see what to do.
Excellent demonstration.
Your presentation is so great! You voice belongs on a radio, it’s nice and calming!
He was 100% correct. Glad I didn't overuse the spiral auger I would;ve scratched the heck out of the porcelain. Great video.
Thank you so much. You helped a rookie learn how to snake.. much love from a clueless millennial
Great Video! “Plumb” filled to the brim with expert advise!
Had the same issue with one of my toilets. Used the drain auger and the flush was still weak, but I didn’t use your method of winding the handle a bunch of times. So I took the toilet off the floor and found a 4” barrette lodged in the flange with about six inches of toilet paper all bunched up.
Next time I’ll try your method with the auger. Thanks for the video!
As a master plumber myself. Working at a university. Pens pencils pieces of 2x4 beeper cellphones. Name it it can be there. Now one thing that can tell you it is stopped up or partially stopped up is bubbles coming up from the trap.
Praising Jesus for you and providing this video!!! Thank you for suggesting the possibility of a toy!!! Polly Pocket plug!
Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for putting this together! You're a great teacher!
I had a cheap, 5 gallon wet n dry vac, that I used to totally empty the bowl and tank, to reduce any risk of spilling ugh water. 25 years later and that unit is still working!
That outdoor toilet is pretty cool. Cleans itself when it rains and you don't have to worry about missing your aim when it is dark. I am going to install one by my shed.
We keep an old shop vac on our trucks to evacuate the water, it’s a pretty handy tool to keep the water off the clients floors
Hey Chuck! Great video! Jeff at The Drainworks ✌️
When my kids were very young we had a clog that turned out to be a real monster. Finally I removed the toilet and took it outside. nothing worked. I just bought a new toilet. Took a hammer to the old one to see what the hell was in there. One of the boys took that wee-wee blocker thing from a potty chair and flushed it. The oval cup shape fit perfectly against the back of the toilet trap. It would let water by, but paper and solids didn't pass well. Flash forward to 2016 and we had another major clog. This time it was backing up the basement drain. A guy came out with a drain cam and snake (through the basement clean-out) and pulled up a pair of girls pantie's. Some things never change
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What the hell-
loooool🤣🤣🤣🤣 even with my toilet issues right now you made me laugh🤣🤣
I had that happen with a shampoo bottle cap. My first wife was always setting it on the back of the toilet. Kept warning her it would fall in to the toilet. It did. Spent one whole Saturday with the toilet in the backyard trying to get the damn thing loose. I finally managed to shatter the cap in to pieces and flushed the pieces out. What a nightmare.
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Thank you for your help! Just fixed a backed up flange. Never knew I wasn't plunging correctly. As soon as I started pulling up on each plunge it immediately drained out and it stayed cleared.
Love the finale. "Remember if you believe you can do something, you can do it"!