Plumber needed

[Knipps]

My bathroom sink is clogged and we've tried the chemical drain cleaners but it doesn't seem to be working. Anyone on here a plumber? It'd be great if we didn't have to fork out a few hundred bucks to call someone out of the phonebook. Thanks

[GP99GT]

thats what happens when you crap in the sink...i warned ya

[maroman88]

****ters full!!!!!

[emolineaux]

not a plumber by trade but i do some plumbing work because i work maintenance at a retirement home.

i deal with clogged sinks every day.

[FlyingDutchman]

shut the water off and pull it apart!

comon if you can change an optispark you can unclog a drain

[emolineaux]

dont even have to shut the water off. just dont hit the handles when the drain is apart

[emolineaux]

but if your within an ok driving distance im sure i can borrow the snake from work one weekend.

[FlyingDutchman]

btw that bend in the bottom, basically gonna smell like ass

[Knipps]

I'm in 07430 and I'd need it done asap. I've got it apart right above the bend and we have a snake but I just can't get anything out of it.

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally Posted by Knipps

I'm in 07430 and I'd need it done asap. I've got it apart right above the bend and we have a snake but I just can't get anything out of it.

well what did you drop?

[Knipps]

nothing was dropped down afaik, it's just prone to clogs.

[chrisfrom nj]

the prob could be in the main pipe in the basement

[FlyingDutchman]

if its prone to clogging, just buy a snake then lol

[Knipps]

Originally Posted by Knipps

I'm in 07430 and I'd need it done asap. I've got it apart right above the bend and we have a snake but I just can't get anything out of it.

Originally Posted by 97camaro

if its prone to clogging, just buy a snake then lol

[FlyingDutchman]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my bad

i musta skipped over that line . . .

[thunder]

Knipps has yet to fail at pointing out someone not reading something. Doctor thunder recommends a girlfriend.


haha jp

[Tru2Chevy]

If nothing else is backed up in the house, and the trap under the sink is clear then the backup is most likely where the drain attaches to the main line. How much of the snake are you feeding into the drain?

- Justin

[The Fixer]

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

If nothing else is backed up in the house, and the trap under the sink is clear then the backup is most likely where the drain attaches to the main line. How much of the snake are you feeding into the drain?

- Justin

You may have to go a good distance with the snake to clear it out. We just had that problem with our kitchen sink; everything else is flowing fine, but the kitchen was backing up. We wound up going in 15-20 feet with the snake to get it clear.

[Knipps]

Yeah, I've got the snake in a little more than a foot (starting under the sink at the bend) but I'm hitting a point where the snake just isn't going any further, I'll have to just keep trying

[The Fixer]

Is yours the kind that attaches to the end of a drill? Those work pretty well. And just so I'm thinking straight, you took off the p-trap (little elbow thing) and are now going into the straight pipe in the wall?

[Knipps]

I'm starting at the the elbow, I took off the pipe that connects it to the sink drain. It's not one that connects to the drill either, it's like a really long dipstick with something on the end

[Savage_Messiah]

Originally Posted by Knipps

Yeah, I've got the snake in a little more than a foot (starting under the sink at the bend) but I'm hitting a point where the snake just isn't going any further, I'll have to just keep trying

sounds like a personal problem...