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Posted by kturnerga on February 7, 2007, 11:22 am
On Feb 6, 9:51 pm, "Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61-
&spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Today after my shower, the drain didn't drain the water. I had
> several things to do, so left the water in the tub. About an
> inch, so what.
>
> Home, and the drain still isn't draining. It's 8F outside, and
> blowing cold. I tried several things.
>
> But what finally worked was to take a two galon water sprayer and
> fill it with the hottest water I could get out of the faucet.
> Unscrew the pop up drain plug, and put the water nozzle into the
> drain. Pump up the tank, and blast hot water as far down the
> drain as possible.
>
> Gonna leave the hot water dripping tonight. One drip in the
> kitchen sink, the other drip in the bath tub.
>
> One web site suggested some salt crystals in the drain. Both to
> melt the ice plug (hey, it works on sidewalks) and also to keep
> the drain from freezing.
>
> --
>
> Christopher A. Young
> You can't shout down a troll.
> You have to starve them.
> .
Stormin:
I think you have a poorly draining drain or one that is too small.
Insulate the drain pipe all the way to the ground. If this fails- and
I'll bet this is an issue at the root of things- you have a partial
obstruction of the drain and you should chemically try to unclog it.
Avoid using Liquid Fire; it eats through thin metal and plastics.
KAT
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