Clogging in the toilet - the main options for eliminating

Sometimes when using a plumbing system, such troubles arise as the occurrence of obstacles in the pipeline that prevent sewage from escaping. Many people who first encountered such a problem do not know how to remove the blockage in the toilet on their own, but often the issue can be solved without the involvement of professional plumbers. Consider the most popular ways to combat blockages.

Types of ways to eliminate blockages

Consider some of the options that are used most often and have proven themselves among those who faced similar problems:

Tip! It is better not to wait for problems to occur, but to use special prophylactic agents once every few months, they help to effectively deal with the occurrence of plaque, dissolving and removing it.

Recommendations for the work

The features of events held depend on which option you choose. We will look at most of them, start with the simplest and finish the most difficult.

Hot water

This option has the following features:

• Initially, water is boiled in a large container (preferably in a bucket). And it is worth remembering that if your toilet is connected to the sewer through a siphon of thin plastic, then boiling water will not work, it is better to use very hot, but not boiling water.
• Next, you need to fill the contents of the bucket into the toilet with a vertical stream so that it flows quickly and intensively.. When working with your own hands, be careful not to get burned by splashing when injected.
• If the water from the bowl began to gradually go, you need to repeat the procedure again, as a rule, this is enough to eliminate small problems..

Improvised means

Using some of the compounds present in every home can be a great solution for troubleshooting sewage problems.

Here is one of the most effective options:

• The usual baking soda is taken, a part of the water is drained from the toilet bowl, to simplify the work.
• Then about half a bag of soda is poured and a glass of vinegar is poured in, as a result of which a violent reaction is formed that can destroy not very complicated clogs. You must wait 20-30 minutes, and if the water began to gradually go, the procedure can be repeated again or pour a bucket of boiling water.

Some experts recommend using only soda without vinegar, but there are no genuine facts on which of the options are more effective.

Special formulations

On sale there are many options through which the elimination of clogging the toilet with their own hands is greatly simplified.

Their use does not cause difficulties:

• You must purchase any means better from a reputable manufacturer. You should not get the most budget options, as their quality is often inferior to more expensive compositions.
• Instructions for use, printed on the package, is obligatory to study, as the technology of using different drugs may differ significantly. In addition, you need to comply with safety measures, because the composition includes quite aggressive chemical components.
• After treatment, it is often necessary to rinse with hot water to remove residual contamination.

Film

This option was developed in China and so far is not familiar to our customers, so consider the features of working with it:

• The toilet film from clogging is sold in individual packaging and is a disposable device.
• First of all, it is recommended to flush toilet paper into the toilet and flush it so that the blockage does not let the water in at all.
• Further along the perimeter of the toilet the film is glued; it lays down very tightly, completely blocking the access of air.
• After this, 3-4 flushing of the water is done, as a result of which an overpressure is formed and the film is inflated.
• You just rhythmically press on the material and push through the blockage, polyethylene is very durable, so you should not be afraid for its integrity.
• When the problem is solved, the film is peeled off and thrown away.

This method is great when the toilet is littered with cat litter or another fairly loose but sticky material.

Vantuz

It is difficult to find a simpler, but at the same time effective adaptation.

Consider how to clean the toilet in the toilet with its help:

• In order to avoid splashing in the course of work, it is better to extract some of the water, it should only cover the rubber tip.
• Pushing congestion is made by rhythmic movements, you can occasionally flush boiling water into the toilet to improve performance and dissolve the sludge.
• The process can be repeated several times until the water begins to flow away unhindered.

Tip! If there is no plunger on hand, you can make it out of scrap materials: plastic bottle, sticks and rags, etc.

Plumbing cable

Consider how to get rid of the blockage in the toilet using a special cable:

• The device is a spiral-shaped flexible rod with a special tip or hook at the end, the length may be different and depends on the size of the pipeline being cleaned.
• The tip is inserted into the toilet until it stops and pushed further in a circular motion, the direction of rotation is clockwise. To make the work easier and faster, it is better to carry it out together - one person turns, and the second pushes the rod deeper.
• If the plumbing cable for cleaning the sewage got on an obstacle, the rotation is carried out more vigorously, if at the end of the hook - you can pull out the mash parts.

The choice of how to eliminate the clog of the toilet depends on its features. You should try ways from simple to complex.

Special attention is given to such a question as the elimination of blockages in the toilet cistern. Most often this is caused by poor water quality, and the solution is to clean the inlet valve or replace it.

Conclusion

We looked at how to remove the clog in the toilet using different methods. The choice of a specific option depends on your preferences and the complexity of the problem. The video in this article will tell some features of the work in more detail and in detail.