os way of unblocking a plug

pretz_2

well after the fish trauma i have now maneged to block the bath plug so i was wondering if any of you ladies (or gents) have ideas on how to unblock it. i suppose i better tell you how i managed to block it well i was cleaning it out and knock it over and loads of gravel went down the plug hole it does drain still but only just and am completely stuck on how to unblock it, also i cant take the side panel off the bath as the people who lived here before me have secured it to the bath and skirting boarded it round the bottom so please can anyone help
a very desperate woman
pretz

ceridwen

Just wondering re one of those long wire thingies - there is a sort of thick bendy long wire thingie with a hook at the end that one can put down for hoicking things out. Sorry - dont know the name of it - maybe someone more technically-minded than myself knows the technical name for it. I believe they are a few £ from a DIY type shop (maybe called something like a "drain snake"????).

Dont know if one of those would do the trick?

Dont know if you could fashion something similar out of one of those wire coat hangers drycleaners give out?

NB: Think you might get more help with this query - in view of it being gravel - by asking on the "In my home" board.

Hope this helps.

Ladygrim

VERY strong hoover?

Penelope_Penguin

pretz wrote: »

well after the fish trauma i have now maneged to block the bath plug so i was wondering if any of you ladies (or gents) have ideas on how to unblock it. i suppose i better tell you how i managed to block it well i was cleaning it out and knock it over and loads of gravel went down the plug hole it does drain still but only just and am completely stuck on how to unblock it, also i cant take the side panel off the bath as the people who lived here before me have secured it to the bath and skirting boarded it round the bottom so please can anyone help
a very desperate woman
pretz

I think you'll need to call in a tradesman (or woman ). You'll need to remove the gravel, and IMO the only way to do that is to remove the trap. If you don't clear it, it'll be completely blocked soon (with hair, shampoo and soap residue, etc).

Penny. x

stefejb

I think it's called a plumbers snake - failing that one of those can of air thingies but defo try the diy board - they're fantastic

Pink.

Hi pretz,

You should get more help with this from the experts on the In My Home board so I've moved your thread across for you.

Pink

phill99

As a tradesman, all of these DIY ideas will have limited success. You will end up getting a Plumber in so, don't stress over it and bite the bullet.