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Would it be okay to pour boiling water down my shower drain?

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Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: Queasy
I think it will piss off all the Fraggles. You don't want to piss of the Fraggles. They can get the Doozers to do things to you.
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:laugh:

What a glorious show. 🙁

To the Fraggles! :beer:
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Pa Gorg: Junior, are you sure this isn't another one of your dumb hair-brained schemes?
Junior Gorg: No, Pa, this is one of my smart hair-brained schemes!
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:thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Be a man, use concentrated HCl.
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They sell that at walmart... it will eat toilet paper, flushed rags, and everything...
you just have to vaseline any crome on your drain prior to dumping it down the drain.
powerful sh1t, but it works.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: Captante
In most cases it won't hurt the pipes, but it won't do much good either.

What were you hoping to accomplish?
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Create a cloud of steam in his shower, and a pool of scalding water?
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Then he'll be in good shape! 😛
 
Erm. How about unscrewing the stopper and taking out the blockage? The blockage is probably sitting right inside the drain. Unless of course you managed to stuff something large through such tiny holes. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Poulsonator
I had to snake my shower drain just this past weekend. It was so clogged hardly any water was going down...lake Poulsonator in my shower, complete with soapy foam top. Pulled out some disgusting stuff, but now it drains so well that it's hard to tell it's actually draining (besides the fact water isn't actually pooling up).

Definitely snake it. It's free, usually will fix your problem (definitely more effective than boiling hot water), and is considerably less toxic than Draino (or whatever).
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It's only free if you already own a snake...
 
If any women live there, It's probably hair clogging the drain.
Maybe all you need to do is plunge it to get the hair out ....
 
Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
If any women live there, It's probably hair clogging the drain.
Maybe all you need to do is plunge it to get the hair out ....
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Yea, get some type of a hook thing made out of metal-wire hanger and pull the blockage out .. eww 😛
 
so, this method actually worked for me...
like a half cup of baking soda packed into the drain, add vinegar until the reaction stops, then add about a quarter bottle of dawn or similar emulsifier with hot water from the shower. Should clear up most of the crap.
 
snake from Home Depot ftw.

I called a professional in and watched him use it. Just a lot of gunked-up-grease down there (wow we must be dirrrrty.. or it's the products). Not a lot of hair like you'd expect.
 
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
A 50/50 mixture of Ammonia and Clorox should do the trick.
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I got banned for a month for a crack almost identical to that one 🙁. Amazing what kind of nasty stuff you can make with household chemicals.
 
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Another vote for ZipIt :thumbsup:

The best price I've seen is around $2.38 at Walmart in the plumbing department.
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Eww.
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It isn't pretty but it's effective without using harmful and expensive chemicals.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPyEEAtJoE
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This video is cuter.
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Hey n00bcake, someone already posted that 10 minutes ago.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Another vote for ZipIt :thumbsup:

The best price I've seen is around $2.38 at Walmart in the plumbing department.
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Eww.
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It isn't pretty but it's effective without using harmful and expensive chemicals.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPyEEAtJoE
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This video is cuter.
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Hey n00bcake, someone already posted that 10 minutes ago.
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I edited it all-knowing one. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Another vote for ZipIt :thumbsup:

The best price I've seen is around $2.38 at Walmart in the plumbing department.
Click to expand...

Eww.
Click to expand...

It isn't pretty but it's effective without using harmful and expensive chemicals.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPyEEAtJoE
Click to expand...
This video is cuter.
Click to expand...

Hey n00bcake, someone already posted that 10 minutes ago.
Click to expand...
I edited it all-knowing one. 🙁
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It's about damn time :thumbsup:
 
At our old house the shower drain was always getting clogged due to the design of the hole and angle of the drain pipe... Most of it was usually just stuck right near the neck of the drain just below the tub so I used to unscrew it and take out that nast junk sitting right there.

Other times I used a product called PEQUA (sp?) that I got from HD. Its in a white bottle with Maroon print. Worked wonders everytime, but its damn expensive.
 
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