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By Denise M. from Eaton, CO
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01/31/2012
Thanks for posting the dishwashing liquid and hot water remedy for a clogged toilet! I had to use a different brand of dw liquid, but it worked! Yea!
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08/29/2011
I have a brand new water-saver type toilet, the newest version, and it clogged up bad! Dish soap, nada! Plunger, nada! So I did the Dawn soap thing and followed it with a gallon of (tap) hot water 5 times. Nada! Then I waited about 5 minutes and filled my 12 quart soup pot with hot water and dumped it in. 10 seconds later, whoosh! Clean as a whistle and emptying fast like a frantic freight train coming down out of the mountain at full throttle!
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01/27/2011
OMG I feel the pain, 3 days of back breaking plunging and still drained slowly. I read this article and I thought, yeah right, no way. I didn't have money to buy a snake or pay a plumber so laughed as I poured the dish soap into the toilet added hot tap water, plunged a few times and to my shock it went right down. What a life saver this article has been, not to mention your toilet bowl looks all shiny and smells good when done, too. I don't know if generic dish soap would work, but I used the scented dawn dish soap and went down with ease ;). Thank you again for this wonderful tip. I can't wait to tell my dad after years of him breaking his back.
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12/17/2010
After 2 days of plunging I was at my wits end looking for answers. I came across this site, saw the 1/4 cup of Dawn dish detergent, followed by a few gallons of hot water remedy, tried it & after two goes, it worked! I wouldn't have believed something so simple would actually work. After reading the other posts, I too would recommend hot tap water, not boiling water, and would wait for the porcelain to cool to room temp. before flushing the toilet with the cooler water in the tank.
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08/27/2010
The dish detergent and hot water did the miracle after almost two hours trying to unplug a nasty toilet. I did not use boiling water just hot water from the faucet and it work. Thank you for this wonderful idea!
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07/21/2010
You most likely got some tree roots going on. They plug the outlet going to the street. Tree roots can burrow into many things, pipes, brick. Just spent $4,000 on digging up son's yard (rents from us) as tree roots live a long time under ground even when the on ground trees are gone.
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07/17/2010
Get yourself an auger, aka a snake. You just need to crank it until it extends itself into the plumbing, and then reel it back in (with whatever is plugging). Sometimes it will also push whatever is causing the backup too. Most chemical drain openers are not for use in a toilet-just so you'll know. Good luck!
What can I try to unclog a toilet? I have plunged it for two days, but the water still just fills up.
By Bonita
By lindal
01/08/2012
There are at least 2 kinds of plungers-the red ones with a "bowl" shaped head, and black ones with a sort of bowl and rounded nub on it-the latter work best. Use it and if the bowl contues to drain and then fill turn off the water (handle/know should be just below tank. Plinge to get as much water as pssible out of toilet. Then pour in either a good handful of baking soda followed by cheap white vinegar, allow to work for 20-30 min, add more vinegar (this will foam but is not at all harmful to you, repeat as needed. Then try letting water back in, plunge again and it should clear. Or again, plunge to empty, turn off water etc. pour in soem liquid dish soap followed by a kettle of boiling water. (Don't burn yourself on the steam!) Repeat as above w/ vinegar and soda. This works for me and I have never had to call a plumber. However, if the blockage is a GI-Joe, legos, or Barbie apparel you'll need to catch it with a snale or call a plumber.
My toilet gets clogged all the time. I plunge it and get it to empty slowly. Could really use some suggestions of what I could do to correct this problem.
My 3 year old flushed a banana down the toilet. Now when I flush it, it drains down slow and it will back up.
My 3 year old flushed a banana down the toilet. Now when I flush it, it drains down slow and it will back up. If any one has any ideas on how to unclog it please let me know.
My daughter dropped half the plastic toilet paper roll holder down the toilet. Now of course the toilet will not flush.
Please help me out. My commode has clogged because of baby diaper. I tried to clear the clog with soap and hot water and with a toilet snake. Nothing has work out, please save me from this trouble.
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