Unclog Old Bathtub Drain

How to unclog a bathtub drain using baking soda and vinegar.

Unclog old bathtub drain. Use a washcloth or paper towel to remove any excess hair or soap scum that has accumulated around the strainer and the stopper. In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. A how to video for old tub drains. Feed a drain snake down the overflow hole.

Drano for example requires you to pour half of a bottle 32 oz down a clogged drain. Tubs essentially have two drains. Most modern bathtubs have a p trap which is a curved section of piping located just below the tub s drain. Drum traps are like a metal box or enclosure that connects to two sections of the tub s drain.

Use pliers if necessary to pull the plate linkage rods and stopper out from behind the tub. It s paid for so why move. See below for tools subscribe to this old house. Why can t you unclog a bathtub drain using the same method everytime.

I would never have expected it to be so easy. Some bathtubs may only have a stopper and no strainer. Our bath tub drain has never been cleaned. Before we get into the methods of unclogging the bathtub drain we should talk a little more about the drain.

You can easily unclog your bathtub drain with a standard cup style plunger but you have to seal the overflow drain first. Unscrew the overflow plate from the end of the tub. Remove the strainer and the stopper. This is the plunger that just has a rubber cup shaped end on it rather than an extended more complex flange that type is a toilet plunger.

The effectiveness of a method depends on the type of the clog location of the clog size of the clog and many other factors. Thank you very much for the video. We have been in the same old house for 45 years. Renovating and old home built in 1970 exoman cleans a tub drain with a plunger and a flexible plastic snake.

On the other hand crystal lye drain opener requires you to only pour 1 tablespoon. It drains so sloooooow now that i know how to do it it ll be draining like crazy. This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. The bottom drain in the bathtub is the.

An old fashioned cup style or sink plunger is another great tool for unclogging a bathtub or shower drain without chemicals. When a bathtub that has a drum trap forms a clog removing the clog and restoring the tub s draining ability may present extra steps and effort. There s the familiar one at the bottom of the tub that you close to fill up the tub with water. Be careful to not splash the chemical cleaner as you open the bottle and pour the chemicals into the drain.