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29-01-2005, 12:34 PM
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Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
I have used general purpose shower drain cleaners from Ace Hardware, and
several types from Home Depot, and Lowe's.
The last one I use was the Enforcer 10 Minutes Hair Clog Remover.
These mild liquids help a LOT for a week or so (or sometimes just a day or
so) then the drain begins to drain very slowly again. I assume I am not
getting much "cleaning" in the first place.
Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My drain
is not stopped up, but is just slow.
Thanks !!
--James--
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29-01-2005, 01:55 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
James Nipper wrote:
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> I have used general purpose shower drain cleaners from Ace Hardware, and
> several types from Home Depot, and Lowe's.
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> The last one I use was the Enforcer 10 Minutes Hair Clog Remover.
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> These mild liquids help a LOT for a week or so (or sometimes just a day or
> so) then the drain begins to drain very slowly again. I assume I am not
> getting much "cleaning" in the first place.
>
> Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My drain
> is not stopped up, but is just slow.
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
>
Hair clogs don't respond to drain cleaners because hair is
virtually indestructible, unless you use very powerful acids
and risk dissolving the waste piping too.,
Might try a plunger; that works once in a while.
You may have to snake it out.
Jim
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29-01-2005, 02:01 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:ffCdnZLlLuOjR2fcRVn-3Q@comcast.com...
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> I have used general purpose shower drain cleaners from Ace Hardware, and
> several types from Home Depot, and Lowe's.
>
> The last one I use was the Enforcer 10 Minutes Hair Clog Remover.
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>
> These mild liquids help a LOT for a week or so (or sometimes just a day
or
> so) then the drain begins to drain very slowly again. I assume I am not
> getting much "cleaning" in the first place.
>
> Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My
drain
> is not stopped up, but is just slow.
Next time you are at Home Depot, take a look in the plumbing department for
a newer product to clean the drain. It is a thin, 1/2 inch flexible tape
with barbs on the edges. You push it down the drain and when you pull it
back, the barbs catch the hair. It only costs a couple of dollars and I
have seen it on end caps.
Here is a link:
http://doitbest.com/shop/product.as...1701&sku=495956
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29-01-2005, 02:44 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
Thanks, I will look for that at Home Depot !!
--James--
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29-01-2005, 02:57 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My
> drain
> is not stopped up, but is just slow.
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> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
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If the drain is cleaned does it flow properly? If not, there is a problem
in the piping.
Rather than waste a lot of money on chemicals, use a mechanical cleaner
and/or plunger. If there is a clog in the horizontal section of the drain,
the chemical will seep along the bottom and make a small opening but not
touch the rest of it. A few minutes with an auger will clear it.
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29-01-2005, 03:17 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:ffCdnZLlLuOjR2fcRVn-3Q@comcast.com...
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> I have used general purpose shower drain cleaners from Ace Hardware, and
> several types from Home Depot, and Lowe's.
>
> The last one I use was the Enforcer 10 Minutes Hair Clog Remover.
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>
> These mild liquids help a LOT for a week or so (or sometimes just a day
> or
> so) then the drain begins to drain very slowly again. I assume I am not
> getting much "cleaning" in the first place.
>
> Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My
> drain
> is not stopped up, but is just slow.
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
>
I was in a box store the other day and saw a plunger device with a
pressurized cartridge attached to it. Similar to the ones used in paint
ball. It was reasonably priced. Has anyone had experience with this?
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29-01-2005, 10:44 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
For as long as I can remember, I never had anything good to say about liquid
drain cleaners...until I discovered Drano Gel. It cleared my slow shower
drain! I didn't have to use my snake!
I applied a dose, not too too much, but I let it sit overnight. Then I
chased it with a pan full of very hot water, heated on the stove. Who
knows, maybe my soapy hair clogs are just being moved further down the line.
If you shed hair, then a big strainer at the drain is a good idea.
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30-01-2005, 01:05 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"John B" <jb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> If you shed hair, then a big strainer at the drain is a good idea.
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I eliminated the problem over the past few years. 
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30-01-2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
Hi James
Cleaning your shower drain really depends upon what type of trap was
used when it was installed, and if the plumbing was installed
correctly in the first place.
There are two places clogs normally occur. The most obvious being in
the trap and/or waste line, not so obvious is an obstruction in the
vent, often at the fitting between waste and vent lines.
A plunger is most effective on P-Trap type traps, but offer very
little relief if a drum trap was used, and often what little relief
you do get is only temporary.
Assuming the drain used to flow freely and is now running slowly with
frequent clogging, if no foreign object is lodged in the trap, the
most likely culprit is simply a buildup of soap and hair in the trap
and/or waste lines.
Since your drain is only slow running, I would suggest pouring 3
gallons or more of near boiling water down the drain, pouring 1 gallon
then waiting about 2 minutes, pour the 2nd gallon and wait about 5
minutes, then pour the 3rd gallon of near boiling water. Then run
only the hot water tap for about 5 minutes to carry the waste all the
way to the street. A follow up of flushing the toilets will keep it
all moving and out of your waste system.
TTUL
Gary
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30-01-2005, 04:22 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
Thank you all for all of the good replies here !!
What a group !!
--James--
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30-01-2005, 04:55 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
In article <ffCdnZLlLuOjR2fcRVn-3Q@comcast.com>, "James Nipper"
<jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote:
> I have used general purpose shower drain cleaners from Ace Hardware,
> and several types from Home Depot, and Lowe's.
>
> The last one I use was the Enforcer 10 Minutes Hair Clog Remover.
> Is there a more powerful, specific brand that I might try next ? My
> drain is not stopped up, but is just slow.
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
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I've had the best luck with a long plastic gizmo from Home Depot - about
$2-3. It's flexible and has jaggysnaggy teeth (more like barbs) on it.
It's about two feet long and you push it down the drain as far as you
can and pull it back up. Wouldn't believe the cruddy hair clogs it
hauls out. Especially afte my long-haired son has visited.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.
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30-01-2005, 09:32 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
<< I've had the best luck with a long plastic gizmo from Home Depot - about
$2-3. It's flexible and has jaggysnaggy teeth (more like barbs) on it. >>
____Reply Separator_____
If you're squeamish, I wouldn't reccomend this.
It really pulls out some nasty $h!t.
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30-01-2005, 10:57 AM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"TOM KAN PA" <tomkanpa@aol.comic> wrote in message
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> << I've had the best luck with a long plastic gizmo from Home Depot -
> about
> $2-3. It's flexible and has jaggysnaggy teeth (more like barbs) on it.
> >>
> ____Reply Separator_____
> If you're squeamish, I wouldn't reccomend this.
> It really pulls out some nasty $h!t.
>
cool.
peggo
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30-01-2005, 02:31 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
"Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr."
Ummm, and this comes from the plumbing newsgroup, you're nuts.
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30-01-2005, 02:41 PM
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Re: Recommendation for good shower drain cleaner ??
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:57:28 -0600, "peggo" <peggo666@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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>"TOM KAN PA" <tomkanpa@aol.comic> wrote in message
>news:20050129163253.11085.00000331@mb-m18.aol.com...
>> << I've had the best luck with a long plastic gizmo from Home Depot -
>> about
>> $2-3. It's flexible and has jaggysnaggy teeth (more like barbs) on it.
>> >>
>> ____Reply Separator_____
>> If you're squeamish, I wouldn't reccomend this.
>> It really pulls out some nasty $h!t.
>>
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If you have to use a chemical liquid, I've had good luck with chlorine
bleach. Just poor it straight in and let stand for a few hours
before flushing with water. It does seem to work on hair clogs.
In my old apartment, the janitor would use sulfuric acid in the
bathtub drain for those situations in which Draino did not work. The
stuff was so strong it clear the drained ( and who knows what else).
The white porcelin of the bathtub was temporarily turned black because
of the fumes.
Beachcomber
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