DIY Unclogging: How to Clear a Clogged Shower Drain in 5 Easy Steps

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  • @daisyy99
    @daisyy99 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    He is a professional, I am sure he knows what he needs for safety and cleanup.

    • @fatman4346
      @fatman4346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Professional or not you USE gloves!
      He probably uses the tootbrush after as well😂

  • @brorpaulhjelm6187
    @brorpaulhjelm6187 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I unclog my drain pipes and sewer pipes with a garden hose run it through an open window connected to your outdoor faucet and put in the drain or sewer pipe start at a low flow and gradually increase the flow of water run it for 10 minutes or more in your drain pipes up to an hour in your sewer pipes this is a great way to prevent a major blockage from happening my father taught me this when I was a boy I have cleaned out slow drain and even some major blockages in the sewer line but that requires feeding the garden hose into the sewer line and keep going as far as you can feed it

  • @christianvolpe
    @christianvolpe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great, calming delivery. Well done!

  • @zuzuspetals9281
    @zuzuspetals9281 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I do this at least once a month when I'm in the shower by sitting on the floor. I have a set of those special tools and even hemostats for pulling out the long hairs that get past my tiny hole strainer. I hate the gunk buildup so use a toothbrush and cleaner to get that cleaned out and on the strainer too, it's easier than a rag or sponge.

    • @frommatorav1
      @frommatorav1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do it once a year, if you like. That was months or years of junk he cleaned. My sink tend to clog up and I clean the pipes out with towels every 6 months to a year. My shower, I've only had to clean it out once, since moving in, in 2015. it was about a year and a half ago.

    • @sodotta
      @sodotta 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@frommatorav1 to be fair the frequency of cleaning really depends on the length of ur head hair, how quickly you tend to get dirty/how often you clean, and how big ur pipes are. chances are, u have short hair for it to build up so slowly

    • @frommatorav1
      @frommatorav1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sodotta I would agree that there are variables. My current shower has the big pipe, like the one in the video. When we had a narrow pipe, cleaning would have to be done much more frequently, about every 3-6 months.

  • @KEENDARLING
    @KEENDARLING ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you I have an old drain from 1960 but I think it's kinda the septic tank thing
    But also I was able to clear out a lot
    It does have some maybe mineral or calcification on the sides but not much
    Probably hasn't been cleaned in decades
    So thank you! Saved on having to call a plumber!

  • @pateicialane4740
    @pateicialane4740 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Yes I’m going to try this I know baking soda and white vinegar reacts together and clears stuff so thanks for tip! ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

  • @TheDsy1
    @TheDsy1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Plunger worked great after about 5 minutes of diligent work

  • @kelliedunn5155
    @kelliedunn5155 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was about to give up when I decided to try the plunger technique....it worked in seconds 🙏 thank you!

  • @samitharaj4878
    @samitharaj4878 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for posting this! No other videos actually show how to remove the grime

  • @Graysail0r
    @Graysail0r 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey - good job and I like your delivery - not boring and dull! And quick!

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @jamesrichardson771
    @jamesrichardson771 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks" for taking the time to help others, and sharing your skills, and experience with us. That my friend, is a Very commendable, God given trait !!!

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Appreciate the kinds words! We’ll have more videos coming out soon. Been so busy building showers lately!

  • @angelvillalta5698
    @angelvillalta5698 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you! I just unclogged my own shower. Plunger did the job 😁

  • @berylbattrick1246
    @berylbattrick1246 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    GOOD SHOW, THANK YOU.

  • @omariagraciela
    @omariagraciela ปีที่แล้ว +65

    What about using protective gloves?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It’s up to you. We’re used to touching nasty mildew all of the time, and just constantly clean our hands. But gloves are always a good idea!

    • @PUCKI125
      @PUCKI125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is probably a private apartment.

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PUCKI125 It was on the 2nd floor of a residential home.

    • @PUCKI125
      @PUCKI125 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BathNow Then disgusting and years old.

    • @helenaczekanska3513
      @helenaczekanska3513 ปีที่แล้ว

      HE IS DISGUSTING MAN 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢

  • @charlesbaker575
    @charlesbaker575 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks so much!

  • @v8pilot
    @v8pilot ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remove hair and blockage then pour in sodium hydroxide crystals. After one hour pour in a bucketful of water.
    All the showers I know of have a U-tube (=siphon in French) a few inches below the grille so no need to unblock further than that.

  • @davidwayne9982
    @davidwayne9982 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ive used commercial stuff like Draino- etc. tried the home made stuff like baking soda- salt, etc.. Can't get the top off-- the grout etc. from the tile is covering it partially. It drains but VERY slowly--

  • @patriciagarcia2766
    @patriciagarcia2766 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What is the amount of baking soda, peroxide, & water ratio?, if you don't mind?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Doesn’t have to be exact, but i would use about a half cup of peroxide with 2 tablespoons of baking soda, then fill the rest to a half gallon with very hot water.

    • @patriciagarcia2766
      @patriciagarcia2766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @BathNow thank you, I will try, this.

  • @decideswell6699
    @decideswell6699 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank
    You!

  • @riaandoyle8196
    @riaandoyle8196 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you,sir

  • @evankeefer5321
    @evankeefer5321 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    K. How much water how much baking soda how much peroxide

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesn’t have to be exact, but i would use about a half cup of peroxide with 2 tablespoons of baking soda, then fill the rest to a half gallon with very hot water.

  • @OPTIONALWATCH
    @OPTIONALWATCH ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My formula is Drano. It works all the time 100%

    • @corymcclaine1506
      @corymcclaine1506 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gonna mess ur septic tank up watch out

  • @PhlogPhanatic
    @PhlogPhanatic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So we have a really old shower drain cover and the previous people in the apartment have destroyed the screws so we cannot open the drain and the holes are too smaller for all of the barbed brushes and debris removers I've tried. We also tried a bunch of different volume plungers and they have helped a little but the drain is still draining very slowly.
    Do you have any tips about the best non-invasive or chemical cleaners to unclog blocked drains?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      There are tools like “Speed Out” stripped screw removers that you can use to get the screws out. Otherwise, the best non-invasive chemicals are baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.

  • @6time686
    @6time686 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can you use Liquid Plumber to clear a shower drain?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      You can use Liquid Plumber or Draino type products to clear a clog, but I would personally only recommend it as a last resort. Those products contain many harsh chemicals that can damage your plumbing and/or septic tank.
      Those chemicals can disrupt the bacteria in your septic tank that breaks down waste.
      Your drain pipes can become weakened, cracked, or corroded depending on if they are pvc or metal.
      They make a variety of specific products for specific parts of plumbing like toilets vs sinks, etc. Supposedly if you use the correct variety, they claim it won’t harm plumbing. But it’s ultimately up to you.

    • @6time686
      @6time686 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BathNow I have PVC pipes and have used it to unclog a sink with no problems afterward. I was curious about using it in a shower drain. Thank you for the response.

    • @terrybuckalew6874
      @terrybuckalew6874 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BathNow IT SAYS SEPTIC TANK SAFE THOUGH ON PKG

  • @johnreese7291
    @johnreese7291 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank for the great tips!!! Ok, Is it me or does Jeremy look like a young version of Bill Cowher???!!! I know I’m partial because I’m a Steelers fan and live in the Pittsburgh area but this guy really looks like a young version of Bill Cowher!!😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣

    • @BKKNOW1
      @BKKNOW1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You must live a really boring life, good luck I hope things change for you 😁

  • @juanitadunn6850
    @juanitadunn6850 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm dealing right now as we speak I have tried vinger and dawn dish liquid with hot boiling water, I have tried salt and water boiling water and peroxide and baking soda I am getting very frustrated what do I do I have tried the wirer hanger I'm out of options

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like a serious clog. You could try a drain snake. A snake will go very far into the drain if needed, and you can rotate/ram at the blockage to try to move it.

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, if it happens to be on the first floor of a crawl space, someone could go under the house and replace part of the drain if the blockage is located.

  • @cherylhaskell9830
    @cherylhaskell9830 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @saravananganesh9271
    @saravananganesh9271 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In what ratio do you mix hot water, baking soda and vinegar? And what strength vinegar?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Doesn’t have to be exact, but i would use about a half cup of peroxide with 2 tablespoons of baking soda, then fill the rest to a half gallon with very hot water.

  • @Carl-LaFong1618
    @Carl-LaFong1618 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks dude.

  • @kuroe-chan5190
    @kuroe-chan5190 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mines draining fine but ugh when we bought the house last year the drain was pristine now it’s black ugh looks like this one. Not much hair but grimy mildew and icky Since I started using native the build up is insane. Gonna go home and clear it out today

  • @kimberlybeeson3613
    @kimberlybeeson3613 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in an older home and my drain pipe is shaped like a L it’s very hard to clean.

  • @TwistedLyfofTV
    @TwistedLyfofTV 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use that first one on my bathroom sinks, prevents me from removing the stopper because I never gets those back in correctly

    • @kuroe-chan5190
      @kuroe-chan5190 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol that’s me I can’t figure out how to get my stopper out :( but it needs heavy duty cleaning

  • @Dannysworlddd
    @Dannysworlddd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any recommendations for getting sand out of the shower drain, was hand washing a wet suit and now my drains slowly draining 🙏🏾

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only thing i can think of is that maybe a lot of sand is stuck in the bottom of the p-trap. If your bathroom is on the first floor of a home, then i would go underneath and cut out the p-trap and replace it. If it’s on the 2nd floor, you could always cut a hole into the ceiling and fix it there. But if the drain is in a commercial building or in concrete, i’d try shooting high pressure in the drain. They make high pressure toilet plungers that shoot compressed air in the drain. Maybe that would shoot the sand out.

    • @jeanetteibrahim
      @jeanetteibrahim ปีที่แล้ว

      Will a high pressure plundger cause any damage? I live on the 2nd floor

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeanetteibrahim They shouldn’t damage anything, that’s what they’re made for. With that being said, there’s always the possibility of something going wrong.

  • @charlesbaker575
    @charlesbaker575 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would be helpful to know how much of each item to use. Thanks for a good video though.

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Doesn’t have to be exact, but i would use about a half cup of peroxide with 2 tablespoons of baking soda, then fill the rest to a half gallon with very hot water.

  • @elmalifico3708
    @elmalifico3708 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a shower that I haven’t used for a while and am now noticing it drains slowly. I do notice that there is some scaling around the drain. Does that happen inside pipes as well?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it’s possible, especially with metal drain lines like galvanized. But if the shower is not in use, i wouldn’t think there would be much change going on in the drain.

  • @LoadedG
    @LoadedG 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GigiChad showing us about tha good drainage

  • @JFFIT00
    @JFFIT00 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long am I’m letting the hot water , baking soda and vinegar sit for ?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Let it sit for a few minutes. Between 3-5min minimum. But you could repeat this a few times and leave it for much longer if needed. All depends on how bad the blockage is. If the hot water solution is breaking down a blockage, the baking soda & peroxide (or any other drain cleaner solution) will need to eat away at the stuff in there.

  • @FeelingerongTheologian
    @FeelingerongTheologian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How much baking soda?

  • @DanielGonzalez-d7n
    @DanielGonzalez-d7n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mine has no screws

  • @yatleung1560
    @yatleung1560 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The title should read unclogging and cleaning of shower drain

  • @allancerf9038
    @allancerf9038 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    BathNow, thanks for this. Unfortunately I may have to call a _od dam_ed plumber. Still a great video.

  • @gordonpeterson678
    @gordonpeterson678 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can we eat it then?

  • @KristianLuong
    @KristianLuong ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I clear a 90 degree angle shower drain?

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว

      Try a drain weasel or drain snake

  • @aymensalih4830
    @aymensalih4830 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mines not working and water is backing up help meeeee

  • @crystaljohnson1027
    @crystaljohnson1027 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've done this a few times over the past few weeks and I'm still having issues draining my shower. I don't know what else to do.

    • @rubenr681
      @rubenr681 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Use a snake from Ace, True Value, Home Depot, Menards, Lowes. The auger that you got hold in 1 hand & spin with the other hand.

  • @yts4106
    @yts4106 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1:01 my shower has way way worse stuff than that 🙃

  • @lemon_j
    @lemon_j ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks. Now I just need to drain my right ear.

    • @babewhowalks
      @babewhowalks 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ear wax remover from your local walmart, works like a charm, you will hear the neighbors whispering

  • @lindakressh7222
    @lindakressh7222 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please lower the music so we can hear you

  • @ControlAltPete
    @ControlAltPete 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    If you drop that toothbrush you've got a new problem.

    • @2112Larry
      @2112Larry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought the same thing lol

  • @marianne1959
    @marianne1959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Music is too loud and dostracting.

  • @thawlar715
    @thawlar715 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    That's gross! Where is the damn gloves? 🙄

    • @jasondelaney2975
      @jasondelaney2975 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      No worries, his hands are waterproof!

    • @Mike-wt9bk
      @Mike-wt9bk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      *are

    • @MrsRealene
      @MrsRealene 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      💀

    • @ant-boi13
      @ant-boi13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cry

    • @skipdog9912
      @skipdog9912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      If it’s his drain, who cares. 😂😂😂

  • @dlebreton7888
    @dlebreton7888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You speak softly, the music covers some of what you say.

    • @BathNow
      @BathNow  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the feedback. We’ll do better next time.

    • @MrJawnyNumFive
      @MrJawnyNumFive ปีที่แล้ว

      He's drained. 🤭

  • @j.Few88
    @j.Few88 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They killed man .! Rs bro the powers that be killed yo .

  • @Woeisme2
    @Woeisme2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You need go find a DIY video of how to fix your audio so both ears can hear your voice

  • @m1geo
    @m1geo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Too much music

  • @psfgtech
    @psfgtech 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Off to plunger, and if no help, the plumber, I'm in a condo, yikes

  • @MauricioOcon-p5t
    @MauricioOcon-p5t ปีที่แล้ว

    You got to be joking😊😊😊

  • @savagexzombiex9467
    @savagexzombiex9467 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No gloves is WILD! Lol

  • @christinepage181
    @christinepage181 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would you let your shower drain or basin get into that state in the first place?

    • @babewhowalks
      @babewhowalks 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It happens out of nowhere

    • @christinepage181
      @christinepage181 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@babewhowalks No it doesn't, if it is cleaned at least once a week it won't get into that state.

  • @Animals55patty
    @Animals55patty หลายเดือนก่อน

    I could do without the music

    • @firulaislover
      @firulaislover หลายเดือนก่อน

      the music is the best part what r u on!!!!!

  • @b.l.8755
    @b.l.8755 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This almost made me throw up just to watch. Idk if i have this in me

  • @joeeoj6187
    @joeeoj6187 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plunger. Stop working so hard

  • @richarddorsch7275
    @richarddorsch7275 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Get rid of that irritating music.

    • @KADaulton
      @KADaulton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'll translate.. thank you for taking the time to produce a video to help us with this problem.

  • @helenaczekanska3513
    @helenaczekanska3513 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    GLOVES ! GLOVES ! GLOVES ! DISGUSTING !!!

    • @MrJawnyNumFive
      @MrJawnyNumFive ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly!
      Should actually be step 1.

    • @v8pilot
      @v8pilot ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The gunk will wash off your hands. But cleaning solutions can be caustic and cause serious skin burns.