If you are unclogging the tub you should never put the snake through the drain but through the overflow plate.
Using snake to unclog bathtub drain.
In theory there are some snaking devices that can bend over 90 degrees so they do not harm your pipes and can be used through the tub drain but it is only few devices.
You must thoroughly clean this end for it to be effective.
Using bleach to clear clogged drains.
Pour 1 cup of undiluted bleach down into the drain and wait for around 15 minutes.
There are several ways you can unclog a drain so don t automatically lose hope if using a drain snake doesn t work.
The gallons of stored water in a dirty clogged tub will thwart many of the usual diy unclogging tricks such as baking soda and vinegar or boiling water.
Usually if the drain snake does not do the job of unclogging a drain it is time to call in the professionals.
A clogged bathtub drain can be cleared in several ways.
You are forcing the drain snake.
I then snaked a lot further through the overflow.
I tried removing the trap and using a drain weasel.
If you are using a new drain snake this will not apply since the end is presumably clean.
Your stopper does a good job at trapping hair etc.
How to unclog a bathtub drain without removing the stopper.
Finally i plunged the.
Other than a plunger the only viable diy option for a bathtub clog fix is to use a plumbing snake.
When unclogging a bathtub with bleach first get all of the water out of the tub by either waiting until it has drained or by removing the water with a cup or bowl.
Good news is that there a re 2 ways to unclog a bathtub drain without removing the stopper.
Then try to run some hot water down your drain to see if it.
Right underneath your drain before it gets further into your pipes and into the p trap.
Nothing happened to the tub water when i flushed the toilet which was reassuring but if i ran water in the sink disgusting gunk would burble up through the tub drain and the water level would rise.
But drain snakes that have previously been used may still have the old clog still embedded in the corkscrew end.