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I tried everything. I used a snake and it got a ton of stuff out. I poured hot water down the drain and afterwards, for some reason, it became COMPLETELY clogged. I've let it sit for like 15 minutes and it's not going down at all. I've tried a plunger and the snake a whole bunch more and nothing is happening. I don't know what to fuckin do.

Liquid Plumber, or an actual plumber. Only two options really.

https://a.co/d/7UTZGW2

Does your toilet, and other sinks in the house drain or are they, too, backed up?

Quit waffle stomping and use the toilet like a real person

Imit8m3 posted...

Liquid Plumber, or an actual plumber. Only two options really.

CrimsonWaffle posted...

https://a.co/d/7UTZGW2

I can't really do this since it'll just pool there. There's water above the drain and it's not going down.

Vicious_Dios posted...

Does your toilet, and other sinks in the house drain or are they, too, backed up?

they're all fine

DarthDemented posted...

Quit waffle stomping and use the toilet like a real person

but it's so convenient....

When in doubt, hydrofluoric acid

Imit8m3 posted...

Liquid Plumber, or an actual plumber. Only two options really.

Just to be snide, I will ask, what if the plumber is Mario, who can be both?

draino... yes but that is a last resort option since it kills the pipes.

When you plunged it did you make sure to block off other routes for the air to come back through? You might have to unscrew the plate with the shower/tub selector and stuff it up with a wet wash cloth.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/9/5/AAfc_TAAEsN_.jpg

universal plunger and some elbow grease

I can't promise it'll work for you, but when I have this problem, the thing that works best is to use a plunger on the drain just the same as if you were using it on a toilet.

edit: Just saw you've already tried that, as well as hot water. Well, try adding dishwashing soap to it also... might help loosen up whatever's in there.

Did you yell "Clog be gone!" repeatedly when you were plunging it?

kingdrake2 posted...

draino... yes but that is a last resort option since it kills the pipes.

Care to elaborate? I look forward to being a home owner one day and use a lot of drain cleaner. Well, I use a little a month to keep the drains clear

How far are you snaking?

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I can't really do this since it'll just pool there. There's water above the drain and it's not going down.

That's how clog removing liquid is designed though. It sinks through water to the drain and works better when there's a full on clog and the remover can sit on it.

I had something weird happen where there was seemingly some kind of solid block right under the strainer. Like I poked it aggressively with a coat hangar and there was no give or chipping. I have no idea what kind of backflow or whatever occurred to cause that. Everything else was working fine, though.

I made plans to pull the strainer the next day after work, but my uncle stepped in while I was out. The answer apparently was some chemical leftover in the house I wasn't aware of (forgot the name, wasn't Drano) + plunging + more chemical and hot water.
I thought the plunger would've made it worse by making it go deeper, but the combo just....worked. I kinda want to avoid chemicals, but I'll just have to take that.

pedro45 posted...

Care to elaborate?

it's 2nd hand knowledge from CE. somebody said it on this site and i believed it at the time. maybe it doesn't kill the pipe.

Green Gobbler

If the chemical unblockers don't work, then you may have a problem with limescale build up.

Everything you put down there just sits on the limescale, and you're going to need a plumber.

I think it's time for you to become an AngryOrangeCup and hulk out.

It kills the piles because it eats through everything, including (eventually) the material the pipes are made out of. But occasional use when nothing else works should be fine.

Depends on your drain. I dealt with a sink clog and our pipe went down literally like 90+ ft cuz of the way the house was weirdly restructured. Most places don't go beyond 50 ft, so renting a 25 ft snake and trying to pull away some of the hair stuck in there is a good first step.

Cuz if you don't... it'll cost you 200~1000 dollars. Those plumbers are not cheap

Thermite.

flussence posted...

Thermite.

Insufficient, the drain is a heretic. Glass the entire hive district. Failing that, collapse the hive's structural supports. If not that, then prepare exterminatus via cyclonic torpedo barrage.

Sariana21 posted...

it eats through everything

we're all eating through everything.

there's one very important thing one should never do. never pour grease down a sink or dump alot of tampons into a toilet. (both will get very clogged and cost alot of money).

Main line to the sewer might be blocked, may need a plumber. Do you get roots in your line? I usually have mine snaked every other year.

kingdrake2 posted...

never pour grease down a sink

I hate when people do this. My friends and I were staying at a nice penthouse near Vegas and one of them cooked us all veal parmesan. So he fried it all up and then poured like a dozen or so veal cutlets worth of grease right down the hotel drain. That shit immediately seized up completely and made the sink unusable.

legendarylemur posted...

Depends on your drain. I dealt with a sink clog and our pipe went down literally like 90+ ft cuz of the way the house was weirdly restructured. Most places don't go beyond 50 ft, so renting a 25 ft snake and trying to pull away some of the hair stuck in there is a good first step.

Cuz if you don't... it'll cost you 200~1000 dollars. Those plumbers are not cheap

if you're agreeing to pay a plumber 1000 dollars to snake a drain you have fucked up, my friend.

pedro45 posted...

Care to elaborate? I look forward to being a home owner one day and use a lot of drain cleaner. Well, I use a little a month to keep the drains clear

Drain cleaner is a caustic solution and it works by breaking down things, and things include your pipes.

Its not going to immediately dissolve your pipes when you use it but it does damage over time and most plumbing that people utilize is old to begin with.

Have you tried a plunger?

HudGard posted...

I hate when people do this. My friends and I were staying at a nice penthouse near Vegas and one of them cooked us all veal parmesan. So he fried it all up and then poured like a dozen or so veal cutlets worth of grease right down the hotel drain. That shit immediately seized up completely and made the sink unusable.

I get close to doing that when we vacation until my lady reminds me.
At home, I have bottles for new oil and used oil, so it's second nature to pour grease into the used oil and then rinse out the pan. Without the used oil, my impulse is just to rinse the pan until someone reminds me to not put it down the drain.
My local mechanics are getting to know me because i recycle my oil there. It feels weird pouring grease into a garbage when you're used to collecting it.

kingdrake2 posted...

draino... yes but that is a last resort option since it kills the pipes.

Green gobbler is less harsh on pipes.

royic posted...

When you plunged it did you make sure to block off other routes for the air to come back through? You might have to unscrew the plate with the shower/tub selector and stuff it up with a wet wash cloth.

THIS WORKED THANK YOU so much. I was at my tits end I didn't know what else to try then I saw this. Thanks again bro...

royic posted...

When you plunged it did you make sure to block off other routes for the air to come back through? You might have to unscrew the plate with the shower/tub selector and stuff it up with a wet wash cloth.

Thanks for being the Al Borland of this board!

Depending on how old it is, try taking the plug/unplug face off and see if there's a pipe with a hole in in it.....stuff a wet washcloth down there to create a seal and start plunging, should work fairly quickly

Cuticrusader09 posted...

nut gobbler is less harsh on pipes.

i heard she gets the job done. harsh on pipes.

pretzelcoatl posted...

if you're agreeing to pay a plumber 1000 dollars to snake a drain you have fucked up, my friend.

Well it's a good thing it wasn't a snake then. I'm fully aware of how much stuff costs. The method we had to do was a full pipe cleaning water jet. There wasn't a 100m snake around for some hundred miles, and if we ordered them, it would've cost us even more due to traveling fees and specialty fees.

The only thing fucked up is the fact that the pipes are DIY and heavily elongated due to a massive remodel that happened near the bottom floor of the house. There was no cheap option

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I can't really do this since it'll just pool there. There's water above the drain and it's not going down.

Use a bucket and a plastic disposable cup and scoop all the water out to get it lower.