new way to clean out hair-clogged drain

[knarfeng]

Doggone it! I was so impressed by this stupid thing I had to post about it.

My daughter has long hair and a couple of times a year manages to clog the sink drain with it. This morning was one of those times. I was at Home Depot to get some other odds and ends and decided to get some drain cleaner there instead of getting it at the grocery store like I usually do. I couldn't find it so I asked a clerk. He asked what kind of clog I was tying to fix. When I told him, he said, "Oh, you don't want drain cleaner, you want one of these." It was a silly little plastic strip with hooks on it. Cost me a couple of bucks. Worked like a champ.

I found a you-tube on it. I had less problems using it than the guy on the video, but the results were just as impressive.

Recommended!

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[Gollnick]

Yup, those things work.

The clog is just about always in the trap just a foot or so below the sink, so that two-foot-or-so long thing is all you need. It's better than messing around with strong chemicals and faster than disassembling the trap. And if you're worried about odor and such, just have a bucket of water handy to put the thing in so you can take it outside to hose off.

 

[grunt soldier]

that is pretty smooth. my wife has extra long hair and so does my daughter. i will have to get one of those

 

[enderwiggin]

Those do work pretty well! Better than getting the 25' snake out of the garage and dealing with the spin-off, and they'll pull out most clogs just fine.

...Including whatever Wookie your girlfriend/wife/etc. has managed to save up in the drain.

 

[biggun3006]

That is at the top of my list for the next trip to the hardware store. I'm ready to trash the metal screens that are on everything around here.

 

[otis williams]

heh. i just cut a couple feet off my spool of 14 ga. wire and bend a hook on the end. works perfectly.

 

[bmilla35]

Wow that's gross...

How long have these been around? I made a similar (and admittedly slightly less effective ) tool out of a really big zip tie that I cut little notches into to clear a drain at my camp. That was about 4 or 5 years ago

 

[Ebbtide]

Honey I found the cat!