Clean Out Tub Drain

Clean any hair and debris from the drain bail.

Clean out tub drain.

This video will show you a quick and easy w. Next pull the drain assembly out of the overflow pipe. Then boil four cups of water and pour half of it down the drain. Hit the switch on your tub or unscrew the.

Flushing the drain with boiling water. Start by removing the screws on the drain s overflow escutcheon plate. Fortunately it s usually a simple problem to fix. Read the instructions on the back of the cleaner.

Chemical drain cleaners unclog drains with chemicals such as potassium. While you can go out and buy chemical cleaning products more likely than not you have everything you need in your kitchen to tackle your mold problem immediately. Remove your drain stopper. Clean the drain opening with a sponge and either a bathroom cleaner or a 50 50 blend of vinegar and baking soda.

If you find nothing run some hot water and see if the problem resolved itself. Next we will cover how to replace a bathtub drain. Pour half a cup of bleach down the drain and let it sit for approximately one hour. About once or twice a year my bathtub drain gets clogged up with hair and debris and starts draining very slowly.

There should be a main line fairly close to the tub drain very often within the 15 or 25 limit of most small drain snakes. These are the manufacturer s instructions and all drain cleaners. Baking soda is a great ingredient to use because it has a lot of hidden power. See below for tools subscribe to this old house.

According to amarco plumbing when you mix baking soda with salt in a ratio of 2 1 it creates an ideal cleaning agent for unclogging your drain pour the mixture down the drain use a larger ratio like 1 cup baking soda to 1 2 cup of salt for a stronger clean and let the powder sit in the drain for a few hours. Open your drain stopper. After you have about five feet into the tub drain pull the drain snake back out. If the problem still exists run the snake a bit farther.

Tubs have different types of drain stoppers. A slow running or clogged tub drain can be really annoying and turn your bath or shower into a less than idyllic experience. Feed a drain snake down the overflow hole. This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub.

Buy a chemical drain cleaner from the store. How to clean a bathtub drain method 1 of 4. Remove any standing. Using chemical drain cleaners 1.

Use pliers if necessary to pull the plate linkage rods and stopper out from behind the tub.