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blocked bath plug hole

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anyone any good tips for plug hole cleaning i used to buy the plug hole liquid stuff but its so expensive and ours seems to need doing every other week i have a thing over it that stops the hair but it still blocks up i've had the tweezers in there as far as they will reach to get some of the gunk out and poured boiling water down works for a few days only
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  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    It sounds like you need to get medieaval on it with an old-fashioned rubber plunger.
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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    bicarb and something (I forget what) is a good drain unblocker I believe - someone with Martins OS book to hand might be able to tell you! :grin:
  • whatatwit
    whatatwit Posts: 5,424 Forumite
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    I use a metal skewer to poke out any nasty bits lurking down the plug hole.

    Is your bath panel easily removed, as it may be that the u-bend in the pipe is blocked and needs cleaning. If the panel is well fixed on, then as an earlier poster suggested, out with the plunger.
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  • glitzy
    glitzy Posts: 257 Forumite
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    Hi try bi-carbonate of soda and add white vinegar - it then fizzes up leave for 20mins or overnight if you have time - then wash it down with hot water - hey presto
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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    glitzy wrote: »
    Hi try bi-carbonate of soda and add white vinegar - it then fizzes up leave for 20mins or overnight if you have time - then wash it down with hot water - hey presto

    Thats the one! :grin:
  • chardonnay_2
    chardonnay_2 Posts: 2,201 Forumite
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    hair remover cream is supposed to work.

    try using a chopstick to dig the hair back out
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  • chardonnay_2
    chardonnay_2 Posts: 2,201 Forumite
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    my shower has a special removable trap in the drain to catch the hair. could you get something similar for your bath if it is a persistent problem?
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  • rasmus
    rasmus Posts: 96 Forumite
    Try plugging the outlet hole with a bit of damp tissue, put a bit of water in the sink/bath and with an old dishcloth sort of pump it up and down!! like you would if you used a plunger.
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  • Ishtar
    Ishtar Posts: 1,045 Forumite
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    A good cupful of washing soda followed by a kettleful of almost boiling water does the trick in our house. OH has quite long hair which gets trapped in the plughole!

    I probably do this once every three weeks or so, then it doesn't really build up and cause a big problem.

    D.
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