howes1387
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Any ideas how to unclogg a shower drain? My FIL's mh has a major blockage, they have tried some hot water, a plunger, draino and have not had any good results. Any ideas?
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therink
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Plumbers snake or compressed air. Could also try garden hose with good seal around the drain opening. High Flow of pressurized water may clear it out. That's all I got. Good luck.
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robatthelake
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Have You/They tried to remove the Drain Screen? It Pries out of the Drain Pipe . Once out it is much easier to pull out the Hair that is no doubt causing the problem. Then it takes a good flushing with Boiling Hot Water to wash out the Drain Pipe!
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Does it drain real, real slow or not at all?
If not at all, are you sure you have the gray water tank that the shower leads into empty?
If it drains real slow, some type of build up junk or blockage.
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Unlike sinks, shower drains are normally plugged with hair and soap residue. Hot water doesn't have much effect on either. Since the plunger didn't work, I'd suggest as the others suggested and remove the drain plate and use a garden hose (with a expanding plug available at a hardware store), or a snake. Acid would work but it requires special handling and can be dangerous.
The expanding plub attaches to the end of the garden hose and has a valve on the end that won't allow water to escape until it expands and blocks the pipe from blowing water back at you. Unfortunately, if your plumbing isn't strong enough, the water pressure may burst a pipe or cause a fitting to fail. Hopefully, the debris is the weakest link and that won't happen.
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We had a similar problem with our home shower. Common bleach will disolve the organics in common soaps and conditioners. Our plumber recommended a monthly soaking once her removed the initial clog. Works like a charm. If you can't remove the hair this will help unil you can.
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dupreet
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Hi,
If you can pop the drain screen, go to Wal-mart or any home improvement center and get a Zip-it drain cleaner for $3.00. Its an 18" plastic probe with teeth. Slide it in the drain and it may pull the clog out. Be careful as you might have leftover drain cleaner in the pipe.
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I would also make sure the gray tank isn't full. When it overflows, the shower is the place.
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Nobody has mentioned what could be the real issue.....check the vent stack on top of the RV and make sure it isn't clogged from debris or a nest etc., if the vent isn't working right it won't drain right
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dupreet wrote:Hi,
If you can pop the drain screen, go to Wal-mart or any home improvement center and get a Zip-it drain cleaner for $3.00. Its an 18" plastic probe with teeth. Slide it in the drain and it may pull the clog out. Be careful as you might have leftover drain cleaner in the pipe.
Todd
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