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Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:08 PM
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The bathtub in my master bathroom is clogged to the point that water does not budge. It used to drain very quickly. Then slower. Then really slow. Now nothing moves. I have had two different plumbers come out. Both worked on it a couple of hours and then threw their hands up and said I don't know and left. I don't know what else to do. I am sure I am out several hundred bucks by this point and no better off than when I started. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do next? My dad brought me a bottle of acid but both plumbers asked me not to use it.....
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:17 PM
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Is that the only slow drain in the house?
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:19 PM
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Did either of them try to snake it with a machine? Did they offer a camera service? If the answer is no to either, then chances are they weren’t very good plumbers.
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:19 PM
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Yes. All other drains work as expected.
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:21 PM
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Both tried snaking it. The first offered to use a camera but wanted $250 just to stick the camera in the drain. At this point I wanted another opinion, hence second plumber.
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09/26/19 08:22 PM
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Vent stack clogged with a real snake or rat?
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09/26/19 08:31 PM
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They both said vent was clear and the clog is below the tub.
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09/26/19 08:33 PM
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Is it completely clogged or will it leak down over several hours/day?
Also, is there not a way (certainly for a plumber, at least) to put air pressure to it to push the clog?
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 08:38 PM
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09/26/19 08:44 PM
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Assuming you have tried liquid plumber etc.?
Sounds like a camera etc. is the next step.
Is it a slab home?
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09/26/19 08:47 PM
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I’m not sure what to say, other than run a camera down there. In my experience plumbers are about the highest paid trade out there. It’s crazy what they charge to run a camera down a pipe. But it does show you where and what the problem is. Sorry man.
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09/26/19 08:59 PM
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Harbor freight sells the cameras for under $100. If your a diy'er go get one.
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09/26/19 09:11 PM
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The water does not leak down at all - at least not noticeably after several days. I just bought a waterproof endoscope camera with 50ft cord from amazon for $30. I'll tape that sucker to a fish tape and see what I can see. If that doesn't work I'll pay for the real deal. Yes, this is a slab home. I grew up in a pier and beam house. I would have cut the pipe out days ago if I had a crawl space. Slab homes are a pain in the @$& when it comes to plumbing. I'll report back on my camera findings. Hopefully I don't get it stuck in the pipe too. LOL.
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09/26/19 09:23 PM
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They make a hose end spray thingy that swells up to seal off and sends pressure down the line. The big box hardware store has them. I have used them with good results. I would try that first.
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09/26/19 09:23 PM
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my a/c drip pan in the attic drains into the sink piping next to the shower and has clogged this sink twice in 20 years, i went and bought a new pooper popper (plunger) and while it had sitting water, i went at it and it worked both times. is your a/c in the attic above your shower?
rc, i've also been told to try to avoid using chemicals in the drains
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Re: Plumbers (or anyone who can help) - Get In Here!
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09/26/19 09:43 PM
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[i][/i]Here it is, Called a drain bladder. https://www.homedepot.com/s/drain%2520bladder?NCNI-5
You might want to pick up a shutoff valve so you don't have to run back to the faucet.
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09/26/19 10:29 PM
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A couple of years ago, I had a similar problem. My line was broken under the concrete foundation. It cost $4,000 to fix it. I sincerely hope that's not your case.
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09/26/19 10:47 PM
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If you do enough to finally get it to drain at least slowly you might try a product called Clean Shot. There are two versions, one that was sulfuric acid. This one is some other less dangerous chemical. It worked great the two times we have had a stopped up drain, or that was mostly stopped up. I got this at Lowes.
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09/26/19 11:08 PM
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Put firecrackers down there.
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09/26/19 11:10 PM
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A couple of years ago, I had a similar problem. My line was broken under the concrete foundation. It cost $4,000 to fix it. I sincerely hope that's not your case. Broken or crushed pipe.
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09/27/19 12:09 AM
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I wouldn’t use any chemicals on old iron pipes.
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09/27/19 12:10 AM
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And you’re saying you had 2 ACTUAL licensed plumbers throw their hands up?
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09/27/19 12:13 AM
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Sounds like one heck of a hair ball
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09/27/19 12:16 AM
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Or maybe a Razor blade wrapped in hair, sealed off with shampoo. Clogged vent will eventually drain and your description of it getting worse over time is a tell-tale sign of that. Mechanical removal is always best with a hand or drill snake so you don’t blow apart any fittings with pressure. If they tried a snake before, it’s probably not going where they think it is so they’re nowhere near the clog, they done turned right Clyde!
Just be ready to be grossed out.
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09/27/19 12:19 AM
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The water does not leak down at all - at least not noticeably after several days. I just bought a waterproof endoscope camera with 50ft cord from amazon for $30. I'll tape that sucker to a fish tape and see what I can see. If that doesn't work I'll pay for the real deal. Yes, this is a slab home. I grew up in a pier and beam house. I would have cut the pipe out days ago if I had a crawl space. Slab homes are a pain in the @$& when it comes to plumbing. I'll report back on my camera findings. Hopefully I don't get it stuck in the pipe too. LOL. I did that once with one of the REAL expensive cameras. It went past the break and caught it on the way back and I wasn’t digging down 8’ in Addison. SNAP. Whoops.
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