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Slightly blocked plug-hole - Advice?

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  • Jay-Jay_4
    Jay-Jay_4 Posts: 7,351 Forumite
    On the 'slimey gunk and hair congealed in a disgusting lump' theme...... try a wire coathanger squashed into a diamond shape with the 'hangy bit' squashed flat into a slim hook. Shove the hook down the plughole and twiz it about a bit then pull it out. You'll be amazed at what comes out _pale_.


    .....works best in the bath plughole ;)
    Just run, run and keep on running!

  • Yes, I suggested the wire coathanger on a similar thread. The amount of uses these things can be put to....I've even used them to pick up stereo FM radio.
    If you don't have a wire coathanger, try a meat skewer instead.
    Small change can often be found under seat cushions.
    Robert A Heinlein
  • myrnahaz
    myrnahaz Posts: 1,117 Forumite
    All the suggestions above are good - the only thing I'd add is that it's certainly worth clearing 'slight' blockages straight away - or you'll end up with a massive, smelly blockage.
  • ioscorpio
    ioscorpio Posts: 2,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've just cleared a slowly emptying baTHROOM basin WITH soda crystals, now the water is flying down
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