Advice please...blocked bath!!!

Jan42

Hi. Can anyone help...please.
My bath is currently blocked. I'm thinking it's a build up of hair but can't be sure!! I've tried cilit bang and soda and vinegar. Neither worked!! I'm scared of using caustic soda but this seems to be the only option left...does anyone have any other advice?
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Also how much would a plumber cost?
Thank you so much

Furts

If you take the bath panel off it is likely the trap under the bath can be removed just using a firm hand grip. If the blockage is here then simply tip it out, then put the trap back on. Check for leaks by running water through the drain then put the bath panel back on.

A plunger on the plug is another option.

molerat

Mine usually clears with kettle of boiling water and a plunger, have found the expensive chemicals a waste of time and money. https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUSTER-POWERFUL-PLUNGER-REMOVER-SHOWERS/dp/B009E6AHF4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1481477838&sr=8-3&keywords=bath+plunger

EssexExile

Furts wrote: »

If you take the bath panel off it is likely the trap under the bath can be removed just using a firm hand grip. If the blockage is here then simply tip it out, then put the trap back on. Check for leaks by running water through the drain then put the bath panel back on.

Bail out the water first!

getmore4less

a plunger that can suck as well as push can be very effective along with a drain wire to pull out stuff that refused to go away.

if it's hair chances are it will keep happening so investing in the kit is worth while to do it before it blocks completely.

DigForVictory

If you have a wire coathanger, you *may* be able to sort any hairball issues yourself.
Definitely baling the bath out First is time well spent...

cherydee

I used a plunger to remove hair block. I really gave it a good go plunging, next thing I heard husband shouting water was coming through kitchen ceiling. I'd dislodged the pipe underneath, trying to get bath panel off a corner bath was a nightmare as was seated in the wall with tiles around it. Never again will I use a plunger.

FreeBear

Jan42 wrote: »

.does anyone have any other advice?

A wet vac over the plug hole, but hold a damp cloth over the overflow fitting.

If you can get to the water trap, unscrew it, but make sure you have plenty of towels underneath along with a bowel to catch the icky water that will flood out.

Chromic Acid is also good for removing organic deposits, but few will have some on the shelf and there are strict controls on disposing of it down the drain...

Grenage

cherydee wrote: »

I used a plunger to remove hair block. I really gave it a good go plunging, next thing I heard husband shouting water was coming through kitchen ceiling. I'd dislodged the pipe underneath, trying to get bath panel off a corner bath was a nightmare as was seated in the wall with tiles around it. Never again will I use a plunger.

I imagine that's a combination of incredibly bad luck, and very poor plumbing.

C.C.L.

If it's hair that's blocking it, squirt some hair removing cream down. It works.
I get the cheap stuff from the pound shop or savers.

cherydee

Grenage wrote: »

I imagine that's a combination of incredibly bad luck, and very poor plumbing.

Your probably right, that's why we use a different plumber nowadays