A clogged toilet is a common problem. Correcting the situation on your own can be quite difficult. However, if you know how the sewer system works and what tools can provide effective assistance in cleaning pipes, then it is quite possible to save money and quickly restore the normal operation of the sewer system, which is mandatory in every modern dwelling.
So, if there is a blockage in the toilet - you will learn what to do from our article.
Clogged toilet quick fix - hot water and baking soda
Two simple methods have proven effective in cleaning pipes from simple blockages:
- Before removing the blockage in the toilet, it is necessary to heat a bucket of water to a boil and pour this water into the toilet, creating a strong pressure - the bucket must be raised so that the water flows into the toilet at a right angle and quickly. Performing such simple actions allows you to effectively deal with simple blockages. In the event that the water, after cleaning in this way, began to gradually leave, you should re-pour a bucket of hot water into the toilet. If the blockage was small, then this method will quickly and effectively help to cope with the problem.
Pro tip:
Despite the simplicity of the actions, eliminating the blockage of the toilet in this case will require compliance with safety measures.
- It helps well when flushing the sewer with ordinary soda, familiar to every housewife. If, when a blockage occurs, dissolve ½ of a pack of soda in the toilet bowl, then the active alkali formed in this case can quickly correct the situation. As a rule, soda provides quick help if the blockage was uncomplicated.
Household chemicals for blockages
All educated modern people understand that an effective remedy for clogging the toilet should be looked for on the shelves of household chemicals stores. Special products in the form of liquids, powders, granules and sprays allow you to quickly deal with an unpleasant problem. In addition, the chemical industry produces various means for preventing the occurrence of blockages, the use of which allows you to control the condition of the pipes and ensure a long period of their normal operation.
Tools for solving the problem of clogging the toilet mechanically
Vantuz and its analogues
If boiling water, soda and chemicals do not have a noticeable effect on the blockage, then before cleaning the blockage in the toilet with the help of plumbers, you can try using a plunger with a 10-centimeter diameter rubber bowl. To ensure effective operation with a plunger, excess water from the toilet must be removed so that the water covers only the rubber part of the tool.
Pro tip:
To prevent this part of the tool from getting stuck in the toilet sink, jack-off studs are used to nail the bowl to the plunger handle.
If there is no plunger, but a blockage has nevertheless arisen, in this case, you can use home-made tools, which, despite their primitive appearance, often turn out to be a very effective means of solving the problem:
- a plastic bottle cut off from below, which is lowered into the toilet with a cut end and sharp pressure is applied to it;
- "puppet pusher" made from a stick and rags.
Plumbing cable
A flexible special cable, which is a rigid hollow axis equipped with a rotating handle, is a professional tool that every plumber can find. At the end of such a tool, a pointed nozzle or a spiral-shaped process of thick wire is fixed - such equipment allows you to destroy the blockage.
How to break through the blockage with it:
- The spiral end is lowered into the toilet until it stops and the handle is rotated clockwise - thanks to such actions, the cable is pushed into the water seal.
- The cable may hit an obstacle. The options for this may be different:
- If it rests against the opposite side of the dished bowl (when the cable is not completely immersed in water), then before removing the blockage, continue pushing movements until the cable slips along the inside of this section of the toilet bowl.
- If a vertical wall of the riser appears in the path of the cable, in this case a cable is required, the length of which must be more than 1.5 m.
- If the toilet has a direct outlet, then the cable is pushed along a horizontally located sewer pipe to the inner surface of the riser - difficulty in advancing the cable may arise if the tip of the cable comes across a blockage. How to remove blockage in this case? Move back and forth to push it into the riser.
Blockages in sewer pipes at the beginning of operation, as a rule, do not occur.
Pro tip:
During long-term operation of the system, it is necessary to protect the pipes from debris. In addition, preventive cleansers, such as Mole, effectively help.
To decide how to clean the toilet from blockage, you need to have a good understanding of its device and have simple tools to help you flush the pipes yourself. However, if it turned out to be impossible to restore the patency of the system on your own, then you will have to turn to the help of specialists.
