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Drain auger Eigenvector 12-29-2006
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Posted by DK on December 30, 2006, 4:21 pm



Remove the P-Trap and enter your line from the p-trap outlet.
.



On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:17:08 -0800, "Eigenvector"

>Good Lord that was a pain in the rear!
>
>I bought a 14 dollar drum snake and went at it. Getting it past the P trap
>was a major frustration and I bent the cable getting it past it.
>Fortunately once it gets past it moves nicely and I immediately hit the most
>foul looking clog of hair I never wanted to see.
>
>I pulled up a chunk of it and went back to plunging - got it down. A few
>gallons of hot water and the drain works perfectly.
>
>At least I didn't have to resort to toxic chemicals or dismantling the
>plumbing.
>
>>
>>>
>>> Eigenvector wrote:
>>>> After reading all about how to use a drain auger I have a question about
>>>> it's use.
>>>>
>>>> Are you trying to PUSH the clog, or are you trying to HOOK the clog and
>>>> pull
>>>> it out?
>>>>
>>>> Based on what I've read it sounds to me like it's a little of both
>>>> actually,
>>>> but since I've never used on before I didn't want to start ramming the
>>>> auger
>>>> into the clog and wind up making it worse.
>>>
>>> You are just trying to push the line into the pipe until you hit a
>>> clog. Whether you hook it or not is a bit of luck. Try to get it wedged
>>> into the clog real good but don't risk breaking the line. It is then
>>> time to pull the line out and see. Remove the clog, if any, and then
>>> snake it again and keep snaking it until you have reached the capacity
>>> of your tool. I one time removed a dozen clogs before it came out
>>> clean. Hair and grease.
>>>
>>> If you can't hook it then smearing it along the walls of the pipe seems
>>> to be what happens. At least the line is clean to the diameter of
>>> the snake and that's the best the tool will do. A have a 50' Milwaukee
>>> drain cleaner it is a good one.
>>>
>> Okay thanks. Sounds like it's really just a matter of doing it and using
>> whatever works.
>>
>> I only have to unclog about 6 feet of drain line until I meet my main
>> septic line so I don't have forever to go. My big fear is that my clog is
>> really rust buildup in the galvanized drain line and no auger is going to
>> break that loose without causing some damage to the pipes.
>>
>


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Posted by Eigenvector on December 30, 2006, 4:52 pm



>
> Remove the P-Trap and enter your line from the p-trap outlet.
> .

Can't remove the P trap without major surgery. My plumbing system is all
galvanized plus some plastic at the tub. I seriously considered this until
I took a long look at what would be involved - no thank you.

>
>
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:17:08 -0800, "Eigenvector"
>
>>Good Lord that was a pain in the rear!
>>
>>I bought a 14 dollar drum snake and went at it. Getting it past the P
>>trap
>>was a major frustration and I bent the cable getting it past it.
>>Fortunately once it gets past it moves nicely and I immediately hit the
>>most
>>foul looking clog of hair I never wanted to see.
>>
>>I pulled up a chunk of it and went back to plunging - got it down. A few
>>gallons of hot water and the drain works perfectly.
>>
>>At least I didn't have to resort to toxic chemicals or dismantling the
>>plumbing.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eigenvector wrote:
>>>>> After reading all about how to use a drain auger I have a question
>>>>> about
>>>>> it's use.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you trying to PUSH the clog, or are you trying to HOOK the clog
>>>>> and
>>>>> pull
>>>>> it out?
>>>>>
>>>>> Based on what I've read it sounds to me like it's a little of both
>>>>> actually,
>>>>> but since I've never used on before I didn't want to start ramming the
>>>>> auger
>>>>> into the clog and wind up making it worse.
>>>>
>>>> You are just trying to push the line into the pipe until you hit a
>>>> clog. Whether you hook it or not is a bit of luck. Try to get it wedged
>>>> into the clog real good but don't risk breaking the line. It is then
>>>> time to pull the line out and see. Remove the clog, if any, and then
>>>> snake it again and keep snaking it until you have reached the capacity
>>>> of your tool. I one time removed a dozen clogs before it came out
>>>> clean. Hair and grease.
>>>>
>>>> If you can't hook it then smearing it along the walls of the pipe seems
>>>> to be what happens. At least the line is clean to the diameter of
>>>> the snake and that's the best the tool will do. A have a 50' Milwaukee
>>>> drain cleaner it is a good one.
>>>>
>>> Okay thanks. Sounds like it's really just a matter of doing it and
>>> using
>>> whatever works.
>>>
>>> I only have to unclog about 6 feet of drain line until I meet my main
>>> septic line so I don't have forever to go. My big fear is that my clog
>>> is
>>> really rust buildup in the galvanized drain line and no auger is going
>>> to
>>> break that loose without causing some damage to the pipes.
>>>
>>
>



Posted by mm on December 30, 2006, 11:32 pm


On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:17:08 -0800, "Eigenvector"

>Good Lord that was a pain in the rear!
>
>I bought a 14 dollar drum snake and went at it. Getting it past the P trap
>was a major frustration and I bent the cable getting it past it.
>Fortunately once it gets past it moves nicely and I immediately hit the most
>foul looking clog of hair I never wanted to see.
>
>I pulled up a chunk of it and went back to plunging - got it down. A few
>gallons of hot water and the drain works perfectly.
>
>At least I didn't have to resort to toxic chemicals or dismantling the
>plumbing.

If you had made a hole in the pipe, PC-70 will go on while a pipe is
wet, while it is dripping, and when it dries it's waterproof. I know
that first hand. I had to keep pushing the stuff back in place for
about 10 minutes until it stopped drooping, but after that, I just did
nothing for a day while the faucet continued to drip a lot or maybe it
streamed lightly. I was a subtenant and my roommates seemed not to
care if it got fixed. I don't think I was supposed to go to the
landlord directly, and they were sludges, so I just fixed it myself

I think their label says it dries underwater.

Strangely enough, it cleans up with water.

>
>>
>>>
>>> Eigenvector wrote:
>>>> After reading all about how to use a drain auger I have a question about
>>>> it's use.
>>>>
>>>> Are you trying to PUSH the clog, or are you trying to HOOK the clog and
>>>> pull
>>>> it out?
>>>>
>>>> Based on what I've read it sounds to me like it's a little of both
>>>> actually,
>>>> but since I've never used on before I didn't want to start ramming the
>>>> auger
>>>> into the clog and wind up making it worse.
>>>
>>> You are just trying to push the line into the pipe until you hit a
>>> clog. Whether you hook it or not is a bit of luck. Try to get it wedged
>>> into the clog real good but don't risk breaking the line. It is then
>>> time to pull the line out and see. Remove the clog, if any, and then
>>> snake it again and keep snaking it until you have reached the capacity
>>> of your tool. I one time removed a dozen clogs before it came out
>>> clean. Hair and grease.
>>>
>>> If you can't hook it then smearing it along the walls of the pipe seems
>>> to be what happens. At least the line is clean to the diameter of
>>> the snake and that's the best the tool will do. A have a 50' Milwaukee
>>> drain cleaner it is a good one.
>>>
>> Okay thanks. Sounds like it's really just a matter of doing it and using
>> whatever works.
>>
>> I only have to unclog about 6 feet of drain line until I meet my main
>> septic line so I don't have forever to go. My big fear is that my clog is
>> really rust buildup in the galvanized drain line and no auger is going to
>> break that loose without causing some damage to the pipes.
>>
>


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