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The problem now is that when I flush, it won't go down so you'd assume there's a clog. The water comes all the way up, but doesn't overflow and just sits, like a clog.
I left if overnight and this morning, all the water had drained out of the toilet. So I figured the clog was gone and I flushed, but the same thing happened again.
Will the soap and hot water trick work for this?
By Maureen from Staten Island, NY
By
03/08/2011
Just saved $200+ using the Dawn trick to unclog a toilet.
I've been a landlord for years and have spent $$$ on drain service. I know basic unclogging with a plunger or auger. But this toilet was stuck down the line. If I waited a half hour the line would empty of water and I'd get two or three flushes in before the water backed up.
That means the clog is down the line and will cost $$$ for a mainline drain snake by a plumber. New houses have cleanouts for access but on older homes the plumber has to go onto the roof and go in through the vents. $$$
After some Googling I found the Dawn trick and figured I had nothing to lose. I put about 10 oz of Dawn down the toilet, added a few glasses of hot water to move it down the line and waited over night.
The next morning a few more flushes cleared out the line. Let's be logical - Dawn is great at cutting grease and grime and it is slippery stuff. If paper or waste is stuck in the pipe there's a good chance of it working. Obviously if a kid threw a toy down there you're out of luck.
TIPS
1. If you have cast iron pipes be careful to use soluble toilet paper. Do not use the thick, soft stuff. That will hang up on the pipes more easily. Old cast pipes get rough on the inside.
2. Check your flapper. Our flapper was designed to conserve water. That means the flush only released part of the water needed to flush the waste, especially with that heavy toilet paper. Be sure you are doing a full flush or two for solid waste, especially in older homes.
3. Try the Dawn trick. Cheap and easy to try and saved me a couple hundred bucks.
By
01/29/2011
It really worked! I just saved $120 for a plumber or at least $40 for an auger! Thank you thank you thank you!
By
01/15/2011
Here are some additional resources:
http://www.ehow.com/video_383_unclog-toilet.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4984841_unclog-toilet.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Unclog-a-Toilet
http://www.wikihow.com/video/wht/242912/how-to-unclog-a-toilet
Also the "snake" is now called an Auger.
By
01/15/2011
Have you tried using a snake to go down the toilet and see it you can unclog it that way? Sometimes the clog is further down. It might be helpful to have a plumbers savings account. It really helps to have at least a little aside when they come over! Do you have a septic tank that might need to be pumped? Toilets, I know how they are. I have an old old old old one at home.
Blessings, Robyn
I read somewhere about unplugging a toilet with dish soap. I'm not sure what to do.
By RAM
By Poor But Proud
07/15/2011
http://howtounclogatoilet.net/how-to-unclog-a-toilet-with-dish-soap/
I found a ton of info on Google. I would think that perhaps the glycerine has something to do with it. I imagine it works pretty good to have so many sites.
Quick Tip for Toilet Clogs. If your toilet is clogged and you can't find a plunger or a plumber; just squirt in some liquid dish detergent. . .
How do you unclog a toilet using dish detergent?
I have a stopped up toilet, actually two. I want to try the Dawn detergent solution.
How do you unstop a toilet with dish detergent and hot water?
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