Maybe you could do a search on youtube and see videos
of this.
Joyce
------- Original Message -------
From : Frank Ruggiero[mailto:frankruggiero@me.com]
Sent : 6/28/2012 8:35:54 PM
To : DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Cc :
Subject : RE: Re: [DIY] Bath Tub Clogged
Hi Ron.
When you refer to the gasket, is that something that
is connected to the trip lever? So when I pull the
trip lever out, will the gasket be connected to it?
Thanks for you help.
Frank
On Jun 28, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Ron Johnson wrote:
The way to run a snake down the tub drain is to
remove the overflow cover (it usually has a trip
lever for stopping the drain) then running the snake
down from there. One thing you have to worry about
is that there is a gasket between the tub and
overflow pipe that, if it drops, you've got to go buy
another one. It's there to keep the water from
spilling out if the level ever gets to that point
(which sometimes happens when you take a back and
relax in it).
Make sure you put plumber's grease on the bucket
(that little doo-dad that actually stops the water
when you used the trip lever) before you put it back in.
If you don't want to go through that, the copper
2-chemical liquid plumber works fairly well. It not,
I would try sulphuric acid but pour water down fairly
quickly after - if the pipes are not too good, you
could be ripping out sheetrock. If not more.
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
From: frankruggiero@me.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:46:32 -0400
Subject: [DIY] Bath Tub Clogged
Hi Experts.
Does anyone have some advice? I hope this is common.
I have a bath tub that is becoming clogged up. I
tried to run a snake down it, but as you can see, the
snake does not fit because of this cross section.
Take a look.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6dinb2h3l80law/Bath%20Tub.jpg
What would you recommend? Is there some safe chemical
that wont ruin my pipe system? This bathtub is on the
top level of the house. I can not access it from below.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Frank
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