Easy way to unblock a toilet?

[mrk]

Use a proxy plunger.

 

[Energize]

I honestly never had this problem before one of those "eco-flush" toilets was fitted. Not really much economy if you have to flush the toilet fifty extra times. In any case I'll give the hot bucket of water a go.

 

[Hades]

Better hope it's only the loo that's blocked and not the whole drain

 

[Antony101]

I honestly never had this problem before one of those "eco-flush" toilets was fitted. Not really much economy if you have to flush the toilet fifty extra times. In any case I'll give the hot bucket of water a go.

Can't stand those toilets, I'll have a wee at a mates house and have to do the "little" flush about 9 times so it's not yellow.

God forbid what would happen if I chose to poo in one.

 

[VoG]

Go to your nearest Wickes & invest in a drain blaster. Clicky Clicky

 

[Rozzy85]

You haven't been flushing down baby wipes have you? So many retards do this and don't know the damage they cause.

 

[arekgreenman888]

I generally just leave it for the next person to deal with. At the end of the day, I've already used it and won't need to again for a while. So the next person either deals with it or ***** themselves.

Why does this sound not so bad... Why Antony?!?! WHY?????

 

[Mickie]

maybe he's from china and its actual babys..

 

[Hedge]

You can try using a mop with a round head. Works quite well. Like a plunger

 

[bitslice]

Would never recommend any form of plunger, almost inevitable that you are going to get a face full of something. Except a set of drain rods, because then you can stand well back

 

[boobaca]

Last time my toilet got blocked i had to fist it , probably not the best term to use but its the first thing that popped into my head.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

You can try using a mop with a round head. Works quite well. Like a plunger

This. I learnt this trick from a janitor. Old fashioned mop, not one of those supermop things. Pump it up and down a few times. Never failed me yet.

 

[Angilion]

You haven't been flushing down baby wipes have you? So many retards do this and don't know the damage they cause.

I called someone out years back for a blocked drain (further along somewhere - he used yards of rodding) and we talked about it a bit. He loved wipes of all kinds...because they provided lots of work for him. Especially the ones that say on the box that you can flush them down the loo. You can, yes, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.

 

[Angilion]

Would never recommend any form of plunger, almost inevitable that you are going to get a face full of something. Except a set of drain rods, because then you can stand well back

This, definitely. A plunger is likely to either fail to remove the blockage, spray you with filth or both. If you're going to plunge, you need to be able the ensure a seal between the plunger and the bowl and you're not going to get that with a mop head.

If you're going the mechanical route, a toilet auger is probably your best bet. Like pretty much anything, the right tool for the job makes it much easier. Drain rods for a drain, like bitslice says, but a toilet auger is better if the blockage is actually in the toilet. Although the blockage might well not be in the toilet - the first noticable result of a blockage in the drain is often a blocked (or partially blocked) toilet.

You could also locate the drain inspection cover (outisde, probably in your garden/yard near the outlet from the bathroom) and lift it to see if there's any sign of a blockage. If there is, it will not be pleasant. A lot of...stuff...can backlog there before the blockage causes symptoms in the toilet.

It might be easier to just call a pro to do the job.

Last thing - if you use any chemicals to try to unblock it and then call a pro out to do the job, tell them what you used. Even if it's just washing up liquid it's probably worth mentioning it, but definitely tell them if it's anything else (like the sodium hydroxide you've already tried). If you put chemicals down there and it's still blocked, those chemicals may well still be there and may pose a risk to the person unblocking the toilet.

 

[jcr]

A sanitary snake.

 

[Narj]

If you must use loads of paper, flush halfway through then continue.

Eating more fibre will help as well.

 

[TommyV]

Get your hand down there, imagine you're fisting a whale

 

[Nightglow]

I have a piece of 12mm conduit capping for the purpose of unblocking bogs.

It's flat, flexible & easily follows the contour of the bend,I have the end folded over just to give a bit more area to move obstruction.


Seriously thogh want to lift manhole outside & make sure drains aren't blocked.

Not a lover of the toilet auger, had a neighbour who rammed it down so hard, she disloged the pan connector, oh the mess, ankle deep in ****

 

[arknor]

I honestly never had this problem before one of those "eco-flush" toilets was fitted. Not really much economy if you have to flush the toilet fifty extra times. In any case I'll give the hot bucket of water a go.

yea the toilet where I moved to has a crap flush and I'm on what should be the 4th floor.
I used a friends toilet last night and the flush was atleast 4x as powerful and that's on the ground floor.....

you would think seeing as the water goes straight down it would have some extra force.... (my cistern fills to near the top to I tweaked it.. it just doesn't let the water into the bowl fast enough)

 

[pioneer2000]

This, definitely. A plunger is likely to either fail to remove the blockage, spray you with filth or both.

I'm so confused - I've always used a plunger (a bright pink one from Poundland in fact! ) and it literally takes 10 seconds to unblock a toilet without any back spray!