Unblocking a bog.
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Got a phone call from the wife this morning to say that one of the bogs at home is blocked, she's tried caustic soda and Mr Muscle drain cleaner but they won't shift it. "It" being toilet paper I assume, I didn't ask 
Anyway, got any tips for unblocking it? She wants to call Dynorod but they charge £70 for a call-out
I'm not paying that if it's something I can do in 2 minutes when I get home tonight!
Anyway, got any tips for unblocking it? She wants to call Dynorod but they charge £70 for a call-out
I'm not paying that if it's something I can do in 2 minutes when I get home tonight!Had the same recently. Went to my local trader plumb centre and they sold me a litre of something much stronger than you get at homebase etc.
It took to attempts, but it basically ate the tissue. I was told to wear gloves, avoid getting it on the floor etc, as it was fairly powerful.
It took to attempts, but it basically ate the tissue. I was told to wear gloves, avoid getting it on the floor etc, as it was fairly powerful.
Edited by illmonkey on Tuesday 11th January 12:43
Flush bog to getbowl full of water, then get a ols towel or similar, push it to the bottom of the bowl and use it like a plunger. Not the nicest but definately the cheapest.
This always works on our downstairs bog, it has one of those flexi soil pipes to connect it to the main pipe and paper seems to get backed up in the flexi part.
This always works on our downstairs bog, it has one of those flexi soil pipes to connect it to the main pipe and paper seems to get backed up in the flexi part.
I guarantee this will work:
Plunger and a plastic bag. Read about on the internet, doubted it (of course) but tried it and it worked first time having tried gloves, coat hangers, various liquids that are supposed to work.
Tighten the pastic bag around the plunger but let it hang losely. Push the whole thing down and a few up and down movements and whoosh, its all gone!
Plunger and a plastic bag. Read about on the internet, doubted it (of course) but tried it and it worked first time having tried gloves, coat hangers, various liquids that are supposed to work.
Tighten the pastic bag around the plunger but let it hang losely. Push the whole thing down and a few up and down movements and whoosh, its all gone!
Sometimes it's just a bunch of loo paper (And maybe something else), just past the "U" bend, glove on, hand up bend, have a poke around.
Good luck.
Looks like I was thrashing the keys when you posted, so ignore, I was going to add if its her blockage, hand glove to her
Good result.
Good luck.
Looks like I was thrashing the keys when you posted, so ignore, I was going to add if its her blockage, hand glove to her
Good result.
Edited by Vipers on Tuesday 11th January 16:23
illmonkey said:
Yep, it was sulphuric acid. 98% apparently. Cost £10 from the local plumb centre.
I've always wondered about the usefulness of chucking this down once in a while just to keep the system clean (referring to the toilet, not knocking back a litre of sulphuric acid to keep my bowels moving).ShadownINja said:
illmonkey said:
Yep, it was sulphuric acid. 98% apparently. Cost £10 from the local plumb centre.
I've always wondered about the usefulness of chucking this down once in a while just to keep the system clean (referring to the toilet, not knocking back a litre of sulphuric acid to keep my bowels moving).Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff