Blocked plughole in bath

scottishspendaholic

Hi folks,

I've had a quick check of the cleaning index, but I can't find anything.

Can anyone please tell me an old style receipe for unblocking a plughole - everytime we have a shower, its not very nice wading through all the dirty water by the end! I did consider buying the Mr Muscle thing, but then saw the price!

Thanks very much

scottishspendaholic x

moggins

If it's in the bath it could be hair blocking the hole, try unwinding a wire coat hanger and using the hook bit feed it into the plughole and fishing out any balls of hair that might be blocking it.

If that doesn't work try a sink plunger but cover the overflow with a cloth whilst you're plunging.

**purpleprincess**

Something I do is put a few teaspoons of bicarb of soda down the plug hole, then pour some white vinegar down it, then WHOOSH!!!! Leave it for about 30 mins then pour hot water down the plug hole. That normally works for me in the bath.

scottishspendaholic

moggins wrote:

If it's in the bath it could be hair blocking the hole, try unwinding a wire coat hanger and using the hook bit feed it into the plughole and fishing out any balls of hair that might be blocking it.

If that doesn't work try a sink plunger but cover the overflow with a cloth whilst you're plunging.

I thought of this - but no wire coat hangers to be found anywhere in my house, would you believe!

Will try the bicarb/vinegar/hot water thing.

Thanks very much to both of you!

scottishspendaholic x

Nile

No wire coat hangers? You must be posh.:D

I bet you've got some tweezers though. It's a slow and grimey job but you can pull up the gunk and hairs with the tweezers. Wear rubber gloves and have some tissue paper to wipe the gunk off the tweezers with.............and your sink plug hole will soon be clear again.

To help to prevent a build up of hair in the future, buy a mesh sink cover. Most supermarkets or Wilkinsons stores sell them for a couple of pounds.;)

Happy digging.:D

Nile

Gingham_Ribbon

This has only happened in our kitchen sink and bicarb then vinegar does the trick. If it's hair etc in the shower, then a bit of digging around should help, followed by good ole bicarb then vinegar.

robnye

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

This has only happened in our kitchen sink and bicarb then vinegar does the trick. If it's hair etc in the shower, then a bit of digging around should help, followed by good ole bicarb then vinegar.

there are some products available from diy stores (ie homebase, b&q) which do the same thing, but cost more than the above solution.

it is the fizz that does the trick, soap gloop and hair are notorious for blocking plugholes.

give the bicarb and vinigar a whirl.....

thyme_2

Try household soda followed by really hot water - about two tablespoons and then repeat if that has not done the trick.

culpepper

You could try plunging .Dont forget to block the overflow with cloth,put a couple of inches of water in then plunge. My dad used to use washing soda crystals when ours got bad.

dhug

My bath plug has a screw in the middle I just undo it and pull out the hair on one big slimey gooey lump :rotfl: the sink plug I use a pair of tweesers to pull out any hair it has to be one of my least favourite jobs though

echo

happened to me a few wks ago.tried everything that is suggested here-soda crystals always the first.plunger no worked either.borrowed one of those GIANT plungers and it did the trick.no idea wot caused the problem cos there was hardly ne hair and i only use liquids-soap/shower gels.