Comments on: In Your Face, Clog

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:17:53 +0000

Wahoo! So glad it worked. We’re doing the victory dance in your honor.

xo,
s

By: Ms. Amy

Ms. Amy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:07:52 +0000

Holy Sherry, Mother of Awesome! It worked! We live in a rental house with “new”, but wonky bathroom plumbing. The shower drain has always been slow, but it was worse than normal yesterday, so I poured in a bottle of our go-to drain unclogger with no results. After it took 3 hours to drain from my hub’s am shower, I plunged in frustration, then I looked up your fix-it suggestions. The baking soda & vinegar must have done the trick because it works better than ever now. Thank you SO much.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:06:07 +0000

Great job! So glad we could help.

xo,
s

By: Sarah Alsey

Sarah Alsey — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:57:13 +0000

Thank you so much for the post! You gave me confidence that I could unclog the bathtub without my husband’s assistance, and without the use of harsh chemicals. I’m about to finish (waiting for the water to boil), and I’m already proud as a peacock about my work. :)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:26:37 +0000

Oh man so sorry it didn’t work out for ya, but good for you for giving it the ol’ college try! We’re sending lots of drain unplugging vibes your way. Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:59:24 +0000

I had such high hopes for our clogged bathtub drain after reading your entry, Sherry, but all the smack talk, hard core plunging, baking soda, vinegar, and boiling water did not do the trick!!! I even tried duck-taping the cloth over the overflow. Products like draino have never really worked and this was a natural fix that I was counting on…. Though the fact that when I stuck a hanger down the drain and it would not go any deeper than 1 inch, has me a bit perplexed…and wondering how water is even going down the drain at all! Yeesh. Thanks for letting me vent! BTW I love the new tile in your bathroom remodel!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:34:07 +0000

Hey Paul,

So glad to hear that it worked. We know how great it feels when you finally get to tell that clog who’s boss!

xo,
s

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:21:25 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I’ve tried everything and your tip finally solved my problem. Too bad I didn’t read your blog before buying a drain snake and getting it caught on the overflow coil. Both are damaged, but at least my shower drain is clog free.

By: Emi

Emi — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:15:51 +0000

For under $5.00, you can get a “hair catcher” for your tub so that you can catch about 90% of the hairs that could potentially fall down the drain.

http://www.amazon.com/Sinkware-5061-Stainless-Steel-Bathtub-Strainer/dp/B000196BJ4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1260159174&sr=1-5

http://www.amazon.com/Bathing-Drain-Strainer-Catches-Hair/dp/B001RML9QE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1260159174&sr=1-7

We use the mesh strainer in our tub when we take showers, and pop the regular drain plug in if taking baths. It’s a little bit of work, but there have been no bathtub clogs since!

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:09:36 +0000

oh man, I had the exact same problem you did and did the exact same thing!!
Dude it’s crazy, it’s like I shed like my dog and I have a mesh/strainer thing for my bathtub too LOL
Just make sure you brush your hair thoroughly before the shower because even if you do brush it, there’s still enough that fall out during the shower to clog a drain x]

Way to go girl :)