Comments on: We’re Stuck

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:51:39 +0000

Hey April,

That’s awesome! So glad it worked for ya. Doesn’t it feel like you’re the king of the world?!

xo,
s

By: April

April — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:09:59 +0000

I just have to say… our bathroom sink was at a standstill like this, been snaked, drano’d, enzymed, etc… and I broke down and bought the clog cannon from FlyLady’s website, not really expecting too much, but eternally hopeful… I pulled it out of the box, went to the bathroom, and with my husband watching while covering up the overflow hole, pumped it up and pulled the trigger. It took 4 shots, and all of a sudden our oh-so-slow draining sink went WHOOSH! and the water was gone! It is the best investment I have ever made!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:21:56 +0000

In 24 years in the same house (built 43 years ago) we have had our share of plumbing issues. We’ve tried it all. Over time, a ‘film’ builds up inside the pipes. When there is a back up, the lowest points fill up first – the tub, then the shower (really bad the first time – backed up to the kitchen sink too).

The best fix has been something called the “Drain King”. It’s about $10 and connects to the end of your hose. You open the nearest clean out (yes, you have to go under the house usually), insert the Drain King and have your ‘assistant’ turn on the water. It has a bladder that expands and occludes the pipe. Then it pulses and blasts the blockage out with water. You just let it run for about 10 minutes and voila!

Only once we had to call a plumber as the blockage was due to tree roots. They cleaned the line out clear to the sewer line.

Only once I had to this myself…after dear husband poured countless bottles down throughout the week as he didn’t want to go under the house. He came out to the back yard just as I was coming out from under the house. A new piece of jewelry now adorns my finger! ;)

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:59:15 +0000

spill the beans, youngsters! the bathroom sink is at a dead standstill as I type…

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:44:11 +0000

‘Oh no we di’innnt’ hahaha I laughed for 5 min after reading that! You have to hurry up and tell us what worked because I have water standing in my extra bath room but AS I TYPE!! Help!

By: Katie C

Katie C — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:56:54 +0000

Thank GOD That wasn’t your hairball!!! That was by far the most disgusting video ever!! He said “it smells like death”, hahah Oh my, I love your blog to death. That had me laughing out loud.

By: maggie

maggie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:37:29 +0000

that video makes me want to throw up….ewww

By: greta

greta — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:01:44 +0000

I have REALLLY long hair, its down to my hips. I have to clean the drain 3-4 times while showering to keep water flowing. I have lots of back up issues, my trick…SALT. wait 5-10 minutes the flush with boiling water. i haven’t tried it in standing water over an inch so not sure that it would have helped with a ton of water.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:59:15 +0000

We live in a rental built in 1950 and have this drain problem from time to time in the shower. My husband works for a Hardware store, so he brought home Floweasy Drain opener. I will warn you, poor it down the drain and you guys take Burger out for the day. Its powerful.

By: Alaina

Alaina — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:29:19 +0000

Glad you got your problem solved…we had a similar problem and a plumber friend of ours suggested that we not waste money by buying Liquid Plumr and the like but instead pour plain bleach down the drain (probably not healthy for the environment, I guess), followed after about 10 minutes by hot water. It worked after nothing else did.