Bathtub clogged.
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Originally Posted by wstevens
Not surprised if it were pubes. There are so many pubes in my bathroom that I can make pictures with the ones on the floor while I'm on the toilet.
I read thats where DaVinci got his inspiration for the Mona Lisa. She originally had a pencil thin pube mustache but people thought it was a little over the top for Leo and talked him out of it.
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Originally Posted by DRM600
is it stopped up completely or just slow? try some drano max first. if that doesn't work, open the tub's clean out and snake it.
How do you "open the tub's clean out and snake it."?
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There are a couple of things you can try.
First see if you can take the drain assembly off of the bottom of the tub to clean it out.
If that doesn't work go to the silver plate under the bathtub faucet. It should have two screws and it may have a lever on it so you can make the stopper go up and down. Unscrew this assembly and pull it out. You can then clean the portiton of the assembly that that goes into the water drainpipe. You may need to adjust this assembly to allow more water to drain out of the tub. Often times this assembly is not adjusted correctly so the water can't drain as fast as it should. Once you get the assembly out you can figure out how it works and what to do by looking at it.
Good luck!
First see if you can take the drain assembly off of the bottom of the tub to clean it out.
If that doesn't work go to the silver plate under the bathtub faucet. It should have two screws and it may have a lever on it so you can make the stopper go up and down. Unscrew this assembly and pull it out. You can then clean the portiton of the assembly that that goes into the water drainpipe. You may need to adjust this assembly to allow more water to drain out of the tub. Often times this assembly is not adjusted correctly so the water can't drain as fast as it should. Once you get the assembly out you can figure out how it works and what to do by looking at it.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by sipark
Completely stopped as of last night. There's about an inch of dirty water.
How do you "open the tub's clean out and snake it."?
How do you "open the tub's clean out and snake it."?
this is the clean out:
some may have just a plate without the stopper lever.
remove that part and insert a snake (or auger) down in there. it should remove all the hair, splooge and gunk.
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Interesting. Interesting.
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Originally Posted by wstevens
Not surprised if it were pubes. There are so many pubes in my bathroom that I can make pictures with the ones on the floor while I'm on the toilet.
But no easy way to "wipe" away the picture.
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Originally Posted by wstevens
Not surprised if it were pubes. There are so many pubes in my bathroom that I can make pictures with the ones on the floor while I'm on the toilet.
Beware of leakage
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Originally Posted by wstevens
Not surprised if it were pubes. There are so many pubes in my bathroom that I can make pictures with the ones on the floor while I'm on the toilet.
Beware of leakage
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From: Shreveport, Louisiana, just east of nowhere
Originally Posted by wstevens
the pictures I draw are mostly of penises.
Do you stand over them when your done to admire your work, or get the pushbroom and mess them up again ?
so wrong but likely true.
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http://www.plumbingworld.com/images/snake01.gif
or
http://imagex.homedepot.com/f/248/13...12943631_3.jpg
There's actually a plastic strip that is smaller than both of these, has little hooks on either side. I don't know the exact name of it, but it's like $3 at Lowes/Home Depot and will do a better job than any drain cleaner. It's called a mini-auger...i tried to Google it, but no luck. I use it & it's worth it's weight in gold(my GF has long hair & it comes in handy). Since I've had it, I've never needed draino...
or
http://imagex.homedepot.com/f/248/13...12943631_3.jpg
There's actually a plastic strip that is smaller than both of these, has little hooks on either side. I don't know the exact name of it, but it's like $3 at Lowes/Home Depot and will do a better job than any drain cleaner. It's called a mini-auger...i tried to Google it, but no luck. I use it & it's worth it's weight in gold(my GF has long hair & it comes in handy). Since I've had it, I've never needed draino...
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From: Swansea, MA
Originally Posted by DRM600
this is the clean out:
some may have just a plate without the stopper lever.
remove that part and insert a snake (or auger) down in there. it should remove all the hair, splooge and gunk.
some may have just a plate without the stopper lever.
remove that part and insert a snake (or auger) down in there. it should remove all the hair, splooge and gunk.
Gotta check this out next time it clogs...
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Geezus I'm glad I'm a chick and I don't have to deal with this kind of shit. :shudder:
My dad once filled a plastic grocery bag with all the hair he pulled out of the shower drain in my bathroom.
Well, it wasn't full, but it was close. Yuck.
My dad once filled a plastic grocery bag with all the hair he pulled out of the shower drain in my bathroom.
Well, it wasn't full, but it was close. Yuck.
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Originally Posted by Caliadria
Geezus I'm glad I'm a chick and I don't have to deal with this kind of shit. :shudder:
My dad once filled a plastic grocery bag with all the hair he pulled out of the shower drain in my bathroom. Well, it wasn't full, but it was close. Yuck.
My dad once filled a plastic grocery bag with all the hair he pulled out of the shower drain in my bathroom.
Well, it wasn't full, but it was close. Yuck.
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