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thought I'd just say, I'm 20, living on my own with very little money, and I watched this video and it's helped me so much with my shower cleaning! I absolutely loved doing something like that since I've never done it before and this video was a HUGE help! thank you Charlie for your help, 7 years later 😂
Honestly my mind was blown when you got the screw out and separated the pieces. I have the same one and did not know it separated I've been struggling for so long! So glad I watched
Watching this at 5am as it’s been a struggle I’ve been battling with in my previously slightly neglected flat since I moved it (which has had 3 previous owners in the last ten years) So satisfying to watch! Love how homemade and affordable the solutions are - so simple 😊 Thank you 🙌🏼
Thanks man!! I am a teenager willing to help my parents and i searched for this video, and this was the first one on the search list and it looks exactly like my drain! What a great tutorial!! Thank you soooo much!
@@uziloveslolis555 Yes, she does understand English, I think she means how tf does it take 2 decades to figure out how to use a shower... You df haha 😂
I got sick & tired of cleaning my shower trap so have decided to rip it out & replace with a bath tub or install a high rise shower tray - only IF I can use a shallow/regular P trap on it instead of these poxy shower bottle traps.
I've just moved and have one if these in our shower, which wasn't draining. Thanks to you posting this I can now remove and give a clean. Thank you. You've probably saved me many ££££ from calling out a plumber for a blockage.
Thanks Jane, really glad you found it useful. Yes this needs to be done every few months as a bit of hair can quickly reduce the water flow rate through the waste. 👍
Aw, so glad to hear you found it useful. Just remember, when you find yourself standing in water, that's your drain telling you it needs declogging again - which will probably be every few months!
I know this was made 6 years ago but we just recently moved to Belgium and I was wondering how to clean my shower drain. I’ve never seen this type of drain trap before. Thank you so much for the detailed How To!! I’ve also noticed that I may need to buy a new one since I don’t have all the parts in my drain 😢 I appreciate you for making this video. 😊
👍🏽 After finding lots of shoddy work by a local so called handyman, I'm now having to put right a issues that he claimed he'd sorted. Your video has saved me a lot of aggro and money to fix our shower 🚿. Thanks 👍🏽 and keep the video coming.
Excellent thank you. I just cleaned ours because of a drain smell, I didn't do it as well as you ! So now I will be out with the vinegar and brush to do a better job! Thank you!
Good and clear video Charlie. The only extra step I do with ours is to give it a final few plunges with one of those super-size plastic hand plungers that sort of concertinas down as you press it. Given they don't have any rubber seal or anything (just plastic throughout) their suction power is phenomenal. I find it helps pull up a load of dirt from further down the waste pipe which i can then just wipe up with some kitchen roll.
thank you so much, I struggled praising chrome cover off (female pensioner with athritis) BUT rest was super clear and easy to do. screw was bit corroded so need to investigate that. very pleased.
Thanks so much for this video. I recently moved into a new build house with this type of drain cover and had no idea how to clean it properly until I watched this 😊
Excellent (though unavoidably a bit stomach churning!!) description of how to clear a shower drain of hair etc, but even after that my shower tray still I think rather slow and as it’s shallow I often get a little spillage outside. What can I use to clear the area and pipes below?
I would use a drain cleaner (a 'drain blaster' device) that uses a plunger to drive lots of water rapidly down a drain pipe. Fill the drain to back up as much as possible (i.e. keep the shower water running fast) and then blast the drain line by quickly locating the blaster on the drain inlet at the shower tray and operating the plunger! Probably hair or even builder's debris in the line. Repeat as necessary.
Thanks so much Charlie! I recently moved into my new house, and had never encountered a shower drain like this before, and was struggling to work out how best to clean it, as it seemed to be getting filthy every other week!
Useful tip. If you take all the gunge, no need to disassemble, and simply hold in whilst flushing in a clean toilet the water jet will remove most of it. An old toothbrush with Cilit Bang helps also to scrub the junk out!
Brilliant Charlie you have been a lot of help to me I have cleaned my shower tray drain watched you do it I was going to call a plumer done it my self I can’t believe it Thanks I will be watching your channel in the future you explain things very clearly brilliant job done 👍😊😊
Hi water in bottom of shower isn't draining it's the plastic white shower cap cover it comes out all as one expect the water cup lol will try vinger thing.fingers are crossed
Excellent! A proper hands dirty video instead of pointing at a sparkiling new trap and saying where you "might" find some soap scum and hair. Thank you Charlie. That bloody screw, by the way should, in my opinion, be undone over the bathroom sink with the plug firmly in to stop it going down the drain. Also, when putting that screw back in, be patient. Losing that screw will turn a ten minute job into a trip to screwfix!
Thanks... drain sorted 😀 I didn't know there was a secret waste compartment!!! 😆 It looked like a solid piece but actually, thanks to your video, I realised it must be there. Wish the plumber had shown me when he fitted it! Thanks
Hi Charlie, great tip to unscrew the chrome part as I find this very hard to clean! Can you please help further as it's actually the drain that's blocked and really difficult getting into clean it, any help to resolve this would be excellent?
Thank you so much for the video, I was scratching my head thinking how I will re-attach the drain top but watching your video I realised it was a screw holding it all down
Thank you Charlie, was driving me nuts as could not remove the top and felt like it was going to break! After watching this have got it out and all cleaned and gleaming now :)
Really glad to hear that Ellen 👍 You'll probably have to do it every few months, or when you find it's not draining properly. A bit of a pain but the design is quite clever because it stops all the hair going further down the drain where you can't get to it.
I've never tried to properly clean the entirety of the system before. I just removed some hairs from the white cylinder and called it a day, without realising the hair trap was clogged. Now I understand why my shower keeps smelling and can't seem to stay unclogged for more than a week!
Never knew you could unscrew that part. I'll be adding a screwdriver to my cleaning bag. Vinegars.great but I never use because the smell isn't pleasant! The trying to clean it without unscrewing that makes it hard so knowing how to take apart you can use another product. I still think they could come up with a better design. I clean people's everyweek any many of them stink 7 days later however thoroughly cleaned and with whatever product cleaned with (tried them all). Only thing that helps somewhat is taking removable part out after every use and sitting it on shower floor.
I was about to try and snake the drain as I thought I'd cleaned it all... But I didn't know you could remove the odor trap and there was a bunch more gunk to clean! So thank you!
I have a similar type of drain and your tutorial is very useful. However, I have a problem in so far as the cover of the drain does not come off as easily as the one on your video. The seal is so tight that the drain cover cannot come off without exerting a lot of force. I’ve already broken two drain covers trying to lift them off. Any tips ?
We had our bathroom completely gutted and new shower in, the old one never had this type of filter and the new one was blocking up, ended up leavjf it lying out when having a shower to stop the water from blocking. So I'll def give this a go over the weekend 👍
Yes, you don't want to do that for too long Keith as then the hair etc will bipass the filter and block the pipe. You have to clean these every few months ideally.
Hi I have a shower very similar to this. I removed the drain cover and the shower tray waste trap simmilar to how you have done on this video to clean everything. I then clean the rest of the shower and and turned the shower on before resembling everything to get rid of cleaning soloitiob and soap suds. The next thing I knew the water started leaking out of the ceiling in the room below. Is this just because the shower waste cup wasn’t back in? I’m calling a plumber asap x
Is there anything that can be added to the drain to help keep the hair from getting sucked down in the first place? With normal tub / sink type drains there is a plastic mesh that I put over the hold that kept the worse out but not sure how to do the equivalent with this type of drain in the new house I’ve move into. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
my brother and i share a bathroom and my goodness let’s just say it needed A LOT of TLC. currently cleaning the drain of the shower and had no clue about how it can become clogged and dirty - i must have just assumed the heaps of hair i’d wash down would magically vanish or something. anyways thank you for this video, very informative, just have to find the right screwdriver!
Just came across this video and it's so helpful, thank you!! My components are the same except I have a hex key screw instead of a Phillips and I cannot get it out to clean the parts😢
Great video - thank you 🙏 Every time I remove my hair trap there is always water sitting below. Should this drain away somewhere?... because it's not. Also just had a bath in middle floor bathroom and its caused my en suite on the top floor to smell of rotten eggs. I don't think it's a coincidence. Praying its nothing major.
Yes you mustn't remove that water. It serves a very important purpose - to stop smells coming up the drains. That might be why you can smell rotten eggs.
@CharlieDIYte wow thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I haven't removed the water but I've just tried the vinegar/water combo and given it a good clean. Fingers crossed the egg smell goes away. Thanks again, such a helpful guy and much appreciated 🙏❤️
Hi Charlie...great video thank you...But even after cleaning it all.. the water still seems to take too long to drain. I've tried a snake tool on the pipe (no blockage) and also unscrewed the maintenance cap outside to see if it was blocked..and it isn't! Any ideas please. Thanks
Our shower has a different fitting. When you take the chrome cover off there's isn't a trap connected to it, just a thick horizontal pipe in the drain with no apparent opening or anything to remove. It connects to the plastic surround of the drain opening with two screws. I removed the screws however that just dropped the pipe down about ten mil max with nothing apparent for unblocking. There was some debris under the chrome cover but not enough to cause the blockage. Any ideas? I'm thinking maybe a plunger.
Just a guess, but maybe it's like here in my house where the waterlock is in the floor instead. Then you have to move the whole shower to get to the waterlock underneath it.
@@sumbalyousaf7273 I didn't sady. I tried using one of those spring/bendy cables to collect hair etc however once it's in a few inches I can't find where the water is supposed to drain from. In the end we just use a plunger about once a week to force any buildup down.
@@KennethGundersen Only just saw this sorry. You could well be right. We've been using a rubber plunger about once a week and that's been keeping it clear.
Sadly my inherited tray waste like you show is heavily scaled 😢 if I take it to pieces can I soak the plastic bits (minus the chrome top) in kettle descales? TIS
Pretty sure I’ve got this exact one myself but I’m trying to pull the cover off and I just feel like anymore force will possibly break it, just won’t pop out. Any ideas?
Hi Charlie - thank you so much for this video! I followed your instructions but there is stale/standing water below the outlet pipe. In your video there was none/it was dry. How can I remove this stale water? Do you think this is a faulty drainage unit? Many thanks in advance
No, the only reason there was no water is that I had cleaned it out. As soon as you turn the shower back on it will return and it's crucial as it stops smells coming back up the drain from the sewers.
Hi! Thanks for this video! We moved house a year ago and I couldn’t figure this out! The previous owners had lost the screw connecting the cover to the trap so it’s always separate. However, the water container bit is stuck and I can’t remove it to clean that gunk off, which I’m sure is blocking the drainage! Any tips?
Unless it's a different type of trap Janelle 🤔 You can also buy replacement covers that include the chrome lid and container bit. I'm afraid I can't help you with removing the container without knowing what model it is.
The chrome of the top of my shower drain has gone bad due to the caustic product used. Is there anyway we can replace it from the top? Can you buy it without the attached drain? Not sure how you called the different part. Thanks
I have the same design of drain but a little different fitting. The difference is that there’s not any screw that locks the plastic with the silver tape, so when I pull the silver tape it doesn’t opens correctly and It’s like stuck in the bathtub the plastics. Any idea about this ?
We recently bought a house that has this exact shower drain, and it really smells despite us cleaning the parts shown in the video. Do you have any tips at all for cleaning the pipes further in?
It's important you leave water in the trap after each use as otherwise you'll get foul smells coming up the pipe. D'you know where the pipe goes outside? I have been known to pass a hose pipe through the window and flush out the pipe with that. But you shouldn't really need to if you keep the shower trap clean.
Hi We have a problem when we let the bathwater out and we get water coming from the shower Have cleaned shower trap and used soda and vinegar Works a bit but still fairly regular issue Do i need a plumber or is there something else to try? TIA
Hello, With one of these shower traps, do I assume there is not the familiar 'U'bend arrangement to stop smells coming back up the pipe, we seem to have a smell problem despite regular cleaning, thanks
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I've had this type of shower drain for 6 months. I thought it was broken - but now i know! All cleaned, thank you :)
Well done Sarah, and thanks for the comment 👍🏻
watching this at 2am after battling with my shower for two hours. Thanks!
Hope you sorted the problem... 😬
thought I'd just say, I'm 20, living on my own with very little money, and I watched this video and it's helped me so much with my shower cleaning! I absolutely loved doing something like that since I've never done it before and this video was a HUGE help! thank you Charlie for your help, 7 years later 😂
Honestly my mind was blown when you got the screw out and separated the pieces. I have the same one and did not know it separated I've been struggling for so long! So glad I watched
Can you remember what kind of screw driver you used?? Mine looks like an Alan key but I can't get proper grip on it to unscrew it
Watching this at 5am as it’s been a struggle I’ve been battling with in my previously slightly neglected flat since I moved it (which has had 3 previous owners in the last ten years)
So satisfying to watch!
Love how homemade and affordable the solutions are - so simple 😊
Thank you 🙌🏼
Thanks for the comment. Best of luck with the drain and massive thanks for watching my vids. Yes I'm cleaning mine out probably every 2-3 months.
Thanks man!! I am a teenager willing to help my parents and i searched for this video, and this was the first one on the search list and it looks exactly like my drain! What a great tutorial!!
Thank you soooo much!
You're very welcome, my friend. Your parents are lucky having you around, and now's a great time to start your DIY journey 👍
Bless you. You’re an inspiration to the young folk of today. 🙏
This is what they need to teach you in school so it doesn’t take 2 decades for you to figure out how a shower works!
Lol what
@@sweta2u what do you mean what don’t you understand English
Quite agree Ali.
A few more decades in my case.
A lot of useful stuff on TH-cam, thank goodness.
@@uziloveslolis555 Yes, she does understand English, I think she means how tf does it take 2 decades to figure out how to use a shower... You df haha 😂
I somehow have been struggling to do this for a year without ever realising I could undo the screw and actually do the job properly. Thanks.
Brilliant video, modern drains are much more complicated! You’ve made cleaning my new drain simple. Thanks 🙏🏻
You're welcome, thanks for the comment 👍
Just moved to the UK and was unfamiliar with these low profile drains! Thank you for the tutorial! Super clear and good tips.
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.
Thank you!
I didn't know about the screw and have tried all sorts to get the hair out!🛀
I got sick & tired of cleaning my shower trap so have decided to rip it out & replace with a bath tub or install a high rise shower tray - only IF I can use a shallow/regular P trap on it instead of these poxy shower bottle traps.
I've just moved and have one if these in our shower, which wasn't draining. Thanks to you posting this I can now remove and give a clean. Thank you. You've probably saved me many ££££ from calling out a plumber for a blockage.
Thanks Jane, really glad you found it useful. Yes this needs to be done every few months as a bit of hair can quickly reduce the water flow rate through the waste. 👍
Watched this just to see how to get the screw back in after struggling with it for 2 years. Just done it! Easy peasy- brilliant!
Glad to hear it Valerie 👍🏻
Brilliant! You're a genius! Thanks to you, I've unblocked my shower drain. I owe you a pint!
Yes! Glad to hear you've sorted it!!
Thank you I have been trying to clean my shower plug but didn't know how to get the hair trap off. Thank you so much, I am going to tackle this now.
You are my hero, been battling with this for months, was so disgusted that I didn’t look inside before - so easy!
Aw, so glad to hear you found it useful. Just remember, when you find yourself standing in water, that's your drain telling you it needs declogging again - which will probably be every few months!
I know this was made 6 years ago but we just recently moved to Belgium and I was wondering how to clean my shower drain. I’ve never seen this type of drain trap before. Thank you so much for the detailed How To!! I’ve also noticed that I may need to buy a new one since I don’t have all the parts in my drain 😢 I appreciate you for making this video. 😊
👍🏽 After finding lots of shoddy work by a local so called handyman, I'm now having to put right a issues that he claimed he'd sorted. Your video has saved me a lot of aggro and money to fix our shower 🚿. Thanks 👍🏽 and keep the video coming.
Excellent thank you. I just cleaned ours because of a drain smell, I didn't do it as well as you ! So now I will be out with the vinegar and brush to do a better job! Thank you!
Good and clear video Charlie. The only extra step I do with ours is to give it a final few plunges with one of those super-size plastic hand plungers that sort of concertinas down as you press it. Given they don't have any rubber seal or anything (just plastic throughout) their suction power is phenomenal. I find it helps pull up a load of dirt from further down the waste pipe which i can then just wipe up with some kitchen roll.
Thanks Chris. Great thinking. I used to have one of those plungers. I need to buy a new one. I agree, they're enormously effective 👌👊
thank you so much, I struggled praising chrome cover off (female pensioner with athritis) BUT rest was super clear and easy to do. screw was bit corroded so need to investigate that. very pleased.
Thanks so much for this video. I recently moved into a new build house with this type of drain cover and had no idea how to clean it properly until I watched this 😊
Excellent (though unavoidably a bit stomach churning!!) description of how to clear a shower drain of hair etc, but even after that my shower tray still I think rather slow and as it’s shallow I often get a little spillage outside. What can I use to clear the area and pipes below?
I would use a drain cleaner (a 'drain blaster' device) that uses a plunger to drive lots of water rapidly down a drain pipe. Fill the drain to back up as much as possible (i.e. keep the shower water running fast) and then blast the drain line by quickly locating the blaster on the drain inlet at the shower tray and operating the plunger! Probably hair or even builder's debris in the line. Repeat as necessary.
Thanks so much Charlie! I recently moved into my new house, and had never encountered a shower drain like this before, and was struggling to work out how best to clean it, as it seemed to be getting filthy every other week!
Sorted mine in 10 minutes. Thanks for the upload mate. Much appreciated
You're welcome. It'll probably need doing every few months.
Now thats what I call a training video. Amazing! Thank you so much specially for showing over the ‘actual drainage’.
You're very welcome. Thanks for the comment. 👊
Thanks so much for this. I've just bought a house with one of these and had no idea how to clean it.
Christine Hayvice You're very welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
New shower put in but then wondering how to clean it in the future. Thank you for detailed clear instructions
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I found your video really clear and helpful and that I think your channel in general is awesome so thank you!
Hi Manu - massive thanks for letting me know - I really appreciate that!
Useful tip. If you take all the gunge, no need to disassemble, and simply hold in whilst flushing in a clean toilet the water jet will remove most of it.
An old toothbrush with Cilit Bang helps also to scrub the junk out!
Brilliant Charlie you have been a lot of help to me I have cleaned my shower tray drain watched you do it I was going to call a plumer done it my self I can’t believe it Thanks I will be watching your channel in the future you explain things very clearly brilliant job done 👍😊😊
Aw, thanks Yvonne 👍🏻 Yes you will need to clean it every few months or so. Satisfying though, watching the water flood out again, isn't it!
Thank you for sharing I have been successful in clearing my shower drain simply by following your video Greatly appreciated 😁👍
Worked for me. Excellent video. And yes, as Bee Smart said, USE RUBBER GLOVES
Thank you so much for this! I've never cleaned a shower drain before and your video made the experience a lot less traumatic
Hi water in bottom of shower isn't draining it's the plastic white shower cap cover it comes out all as one expect the water cup lol will try vinger thing.fingers are crossed
Excellent! A proper hands dirty video instead of pointing at a sparkiling new trap and saying where you "might" find some soap scum and hair. Thank you Charlie. That bloody screw, by the way should, in my opinion, be undone over the bathroom sink with the plug firmly in to stop it going down the drain. Also, when putting that screw back in, be patient. Losing that screw will turn a ten minute job into a trip to screwfix!
Thanks mate, really appreciate that. Yep, putting the plug in is a great tip . 👊
I never noticed the screw that connects the plastic plug to the metal part!! Thank you this video is exactly what I needed.
You're welcome. Cleaned mine again yesterday. Always worth removing the screw as you need to pull the hair out in the direction it came in. 👍
Thanks... drain sorted 😀 I didn't know there was a secret waste compartment!!! 😆 It looked like a solid piece but actually, thanks to your video, I realised it must be there. Wish the plumber had shown me when he fitted it!
Thanks
Great work Nicky. Ideally you should do this every few months. You'll know when as you'll be standing in water 😉 Thanks for letting me know. 🙏
amazing ! thank you ! cant belive there was nothing in the specifications for my tray this is the best video !
Hi Charlie, great tip to unscrew the chrome part as I find this very hard to clean! Can you please help further as it's actually the drain that's blocked and really difficult getting into clean it, any help to resolve this would be excellent?
Thank you so much for the video, I was scratching my head thinking how I will re-attach the drain top but watching your video I realised it was a screw holding it all down
I've needed this for 3 years. Thank you so much!
Amazing video…. Just figured out how to unclog my drain after many failed attempts. 👍
Thanks. Glad you found it useful. 👊
I think you the only person who know how to do work properly 👍
This was very helpful as I got a new shower and needed to know how to remove and clean the waste.
Thank you
Glad you found it useful and thanks for getting in touch 🙏
Thank you Charlie, was driving me nuts as could not remove the top and felt like it was going to break! After watching this have got it out and all cleaned and gleaming now :)
Really glad to hear that Ellen 👍 You'll probably have to do it every few months, or when you find it's not draining properly. A bit of a pain but the design is quite clever because it stops all the hair going further down the drain where you can't get to it.
Well done Charlie , blocked trap cleared !
Thanks man, I thought I needed some fancy drainage cleaner, but nah, this was all I needed!
I've never tried to properly clean the entirety of the system before. I just removed some hairs from the white cylinder and called it a day, without realising the hair trap was clogged. Now I understand why my shower keeps smelling and can't seem to stay unclogged for more than a week!
Excellent, very clear instructions on cleaning shower trap - thank you so much!
Great video - Even I managed to get the shower flowing freely again
Thank you so much! This has been haunting me lol. Gonna clean it properly at last! ... tomorrow.
Thanks for this, I have the same shower drain and thought I would need something more abrasive.
Not all hero's wear capes. Thanks for the video!
great 😀 can you tell us how to clean out the drain pipe further too?
I've had one of those for a year and struggled to clean it... no I know... thanks
Yhhh
Thanks again Charlie, followed your instructions and my shower is so much better at draining now.
Glad to hear it John, thanks for the comment. It's worth doing this every few months or so. 👍
@@CharlieDIYte will do 😎
Thanks!
Never knew you could unscrew that part. I'll be adding a screwdriver to my cleaning bag. Vinegars.great but I never use because the smell isn't pleasant! The trying to clean it without unscrewing that makes it hard so knowing how to take apart you can use another product.
I still think they could come up with a better design. I clean people's everyweek any many of them stink 7 days later however thoroughly cleaned and with whatever product cleaned with (tried them all). Only thing that helps somewhat is taking removable part out after every use and sitting it on shower floor.
I was about to try and snake the drain as I thought I'd cleaned it all... But I didn't know you could remove the odor trap and there was a bunch more gunk to clean! So thank you!
Me neither!
But I've ordered a snake anyway, just in case the gunk has migrated.
Yes well the trick with the screw was really helpful.
I have a similar type of drain and your tutorial is very useful. However, I have a problem in so far as the cover of the drain does not come off as easily as the one on your video. The seal is so tight that the drain cover cannot come off without exerting a lot of force. I’ve already broken two drain covers trying to lift them off. Any tips ?
Good shower tray waste cleaning vid Charlie! Thanks!
Thanks Ian. Glad you found it useful. 👍
Thank you for that. I'll go and gather up my tools and get the job done
I need to do mine again 😉
We had our bathroom completely gutted and new shower in, the old one never had this type of filter and the new one was blocking up, ended up leavjf it lying out when having a shower to stop the water from blocking. So I'll def give this a go over the weekend 👍
Yes, you don't want to do that for too long Keith as then the hair etc will bipass the filter and block the pipe. You have to clean these every few months ideally.
Thanks you have really been a hero - couldn’t figure out my new shower drain! ❤
Ah, glad you sorted it and thanks for the comment. You'll probably need to clean it every few months 🙏
Brilliant very useful how to clean your shower drain, grateful for your videos.
You're get welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Hi I have a shower very similar to this. I removed the drain cover and the shower tray waste trap simmilar to how you have done on this video to clean everything. I then clean the rest of the shower and and turned the shower on before resembling everything to get rid of cleaning soloitiob and soap suds. The next thing I knew the water started leaking out of the ceiling in the room below. Is this just because the shower waste cup wasn’t back in? I’m calling a plumber asap x
I have the same shower drain and I'm gonna do this but today sewer smells have started coming up the drain, how do I fix this??
Very helpful ! I pulled out the trap and yes it was full of gunk.Thank you
Gary 6666 Hi Gary. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Glad you found it helpful!
Is there anything that can be added to the drain to help keep the hair from getting sucked down in the first place? With normal tub / sink type drains there is a plastic mesh that I put over the hold that kept the worse out but not sure how to do the equivalent with this type of drain in the new house I’ve move into. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
I haven't seen anything Tiffany but could you improvise with a similar mesh to what you've used previously?
I have standing water in the bit under the cover. Does this mean I have a blockage further down ?
No, the standing water is important as it stops smells coming up the drain.
Exactly what I was looking for . The water standing in my drain really smells, though…you did not mention that.
Really useful!
Thank you....I didn't realise there was another removable bit after the cover and insert had come off.
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Very useful and informative video,i also suffering this problem.thanks dear
my brother and i share a bathroom and my goodness let’s just say it needed A LOT of TLC. currently cleaning the drain of the shower and had no clue about how it can become clogged and dirty - i must have just assumed the heaps of hair i’d wash down would magically vanish or something. anyways thank you for this video, very informative, just have to find the right screwdriver!
You're welcome. Yes you really need to give it a clean every few months. Good luck with sorting it. 🤞
Thank you so much for this very helpful DIY.
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. 👊
Just came across this video and it's so helpful, thank you!! My components are the same except I have a hex key screw instead of a Phillips and I cannot get it out to clean the parts😢
Go on eBay Monika and get a set of hex key screwdriver bits. Something like this amzn.to/3nPb4Vo
@@CharlieDIYte thank you!!
unclogged it myself..thanks for ur vid😊
Great video - thank you 🙏 Every time I remove my hair trap there is always water sitting below. Should this drain away somewhere?... because it's not. Also just had a bath in middle floor bathroom and its caused my en suite on the top floor to smell of rotten eggs. I don't think it's a coincidence. Praying its nothing major.
Yes you mustn't remove that water. It serves a very important purpose - to stop smells coming up the drains. That might be why you can smell rotten eggs.
@CharlieDIYte wow thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I haven't removed the water but I've just tried the vinegar/water combo and given it a good clean. Fingers crossed the egg smell goes away. Thanks again, such a helpful guy and much appreciated 🙏❤️
How does he do it, well done chap. Legand as always!!!!!
Thanks 😉👊
Hi Charlie...great video thank you...But even after cleaning it all.. the water still seems to take too long to drain. I've tried a snake tool on the pipe (no blockage) and also unscrewed the maintenance cap outside to see if it was blocked..and it isn't! Any ideas please. Thanks
Is there much of a fall on the pipe?
Excellent, clear video & explanation. Thank you!
You're welcome. I've just done mine again. It needs doing every few months ideally.
Lifesaver absolute king 👑
Our shower has a different fitting. When you take the chrome cover off there's isn't a trap connected to it, just a thick horizontal pipe in the drain with no apparent opening or anything to remove. It connects to the plastic surround of the drain opening with two screws. I removed the screws however that just dropped the pipe down about ten mil max with nothing apparent for unblocking. There was some debris under the chrome cover but not enough to cause the blockage. Any ideas? I'm thinking maybe a plunger.
Just a guess, but maybe it's like here in my house where the waterlock is in the floor instead. Then you have to move the whole shower to get to the waterlock underneath it.
Did you find anything for that kind of shower?
@@sumbalyousaf7273 I didn't sady. I tried using one of those spring/bendy cables to collect hair etc however once it's in a few inches I can't find where the water is supposed to drain from. In the end we just use a plunger about once a week to force any buildup down.
@@KennethGundersen Only just saw this sorry. You could well be right. We've been using a rubber plunger about once a week and that's been keeping it clear.
This is a very easy thing, what will you do when there is a block down the line?
The point of doing this is you prevent the dense stuff building up further down the pipe but there are some good rodding tools on the market.
Sadly my inherited tray waste like you show is heavily scaled 😢 if I take it to pieces can I soak the plastic bits (minus the chrome top) in kettle descales? TIS
Pretty sure I’ve got this exact one myself but I’m trying to pull the cover off and I just feel like anymore force will possibly break it, just won’t pop out. Any ideas?
Hi Charlie - thank you so much for this video! I followed your instructions but there is stale/standing water below the outlet pipe. In your video there was none/it was dry. How can I remove this stale water? Do you think this is a faulty drainage unit? Many thanks in advance
No, the only reason there was no water is that I had cleaned it out. As soon as you turn the shower back on it will return and it's crucial as it stops smells coming back up the drain from the sewers.
Hi! Thanks for this video! We moved house a year ago and I couldn’t figure this out! The previous owners had lost the screw connecting the cover to the trap so it’s always separate. However, the water container bit is stuck and I can’t remove it to clean that gunk off, which I’m sure is blocking the drainage! Any tips?
Unless it's a different type of trap Janelle 🤔 You can also buy replacement covers that include the chrome lid and container bit. I'm afraid I can't help you with removing the container without knowing what model it is.
The chrome of the top of my shower drain has gone bad due to the caustic product used. Is there anyway we can replace it from the top? Can you buy it without the attached drain? Not sure how you called the different part. Thanks
I have the same design of drain but a little different fitting. The difference is that there’s not any screw that locks the plastic with the silver tape, so when I pull the silver tape it doesn’t opens correctly and It’s like stuck in the bathtub the plastics. Any idea about this ?
Old video but oh so helpful - thanks Charlie!
You're welcome, thanks so much for the comment 👊
@@CharlieDIYteBrilliant channel, brilliant content - will help this numpty no end! Subbed immediately 😁
Soapy/foamy water seems to drain very slowly even after cleaning. Is there a bigger issue?
Wow, this was very useful. Job for tomorrow taken care of.
Glad you found it useful 👍
We recently bought a house that has this exact shower drain, and it really smells despite us cleaning the parts shown in the video. Do you have any tips at all for cleaning the pipes further in?
It's important you leave water in the trap after each use as otherwise you'll get foul smells coming up the pipe. D'you know where the pipe goes outside? I have been known to pass a hose pipe through the window and flush out the pipe with that. But you shouldn't really need to if you keep the shower trap clean.
Great help thanks- my least favourite job around the house!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. I have to do this every few months and all the sink traps. Well worth it though.
Hi We have a problem when we let the bathwater out and we get water coming from the shower Have cleaned shower trap and used soda and vinegar Works a bit but still fairly regular issue Do i need a plumber or is there something else to try? TIA
Works for bath tubs with push-in plugs too (found so much hair in mine, kind of disgusting to touch it lol).
But satisfying when you'd cleaned it out!
Hello, With one of these shower traps, do I assume there is not the familiar 'U'bend arrangement to stop smells coming back up the pipe, we seem to have a smell problem despite regular cleaning, thanks