A few weeks ago our shower started to occasionally drain slowly. As it got worse, I thought I’d have to get out the snake or call a plumber. Then the other day I thought ‘why not just try the plunger?’

30 seconds of plunging, and I suddenly felt the blockage break loose, and the 8cm of standing water drained immediately.

Gotta love simple fixes that work.

  • Landless2029@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    TLDR: I had a slow drain turn into about $1k

    My bathroom sink was slow and I tried to plunge it. Ended up clogged right after. Wife and I now have to brush in the kitchen. Wife not happy.

    I go to open the clear out under the sink. It’s glued in… Never seen that before. Old ass house…

    So I call a drainage tech. He snakes two runs in the basement. Doesn’t clear it. Tries to snake the bathroom sink. Explains the lack of access prevents him from clearing it out.

    He recommends a plumber. He calls the guy, sends pics, gets me a quote. I get 3 more qoutes. End up with the first guy. Upsell to a sink as well.

    I turned off the water under the sink and the old knobs decide to start leaking. Yay. Add that on too.

    So bathroom now has a new sewer clear-out, standard elbow removal, new sink, new sink water shutoff and new laundry shutoff (because fuck it, the old one was too high up)

    So that’s how I had a slow drain turn into about $1k