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(02-16-2018, 01:07 PM)Ravenswood Chicago Wrote: I'm tired of calling a plumber every time my shower or bathroom sink gets clogged. I'm looking to invest in a decent electric auger.
Can anyone make a good recommendation?
The only issues I have with the bathroom sink and shower clogging is because of my wife and daughters hair. You don't need an auger, you need a piece of wire with a hook bent in it.
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02-16-2018, 02:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2018, 03:33 AM by Lynden.)
Most of the time I use a garden hose on sink and shower drains. You need a 2-foot length of hose, a female hose end and a shut-off valve.
https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-01F-Nylon...nds+female
https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-03V-Garde...0M8EMRMS1B
Push the hose down into the drain as far as it will go. Wrap a wash cloth tightly around the hose where it enters the drain.
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My house was built in 1953. It has 2" steel drain pipes. I was told when I bought the house that I would eventually have to replace the pipes with new pipes and apparently the 2" diameter is no longer to code.
I have not done it yet, but sometimes my shower drains slow and I might have to do it some time soon. I think it is a big job.
I don't know what effect the powered snakes have on pipes with walls rusted thin.
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02-17-2018, 03:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2018, 04:08 AM by Lynden.)
A manual drain auger will do everything an electric auger will do. Plumbers use the electric ones because time is money and they're cleaning drains every day. I have a manual Erickson Comet but there are cheaper ones available. The Erickson is all metal and heavy duty.
https://www.draincables.com/category/152
http://www.ericksondraincleaner.com
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I have one that can be used manually or attached to a cordless drill.