How to break through the toilet: 3 ways to solve the problem

The clogging in the toilet should be removed as quickly as possible, since it is impossible to stay in the apartment for a long time without a properly operating restroom. Usually, special cables and other devices are used for this. But if you know how to pierce the toilet with improvised means, you can manage without them.

Establishing the causes and extent of blockage

Before breaking through the blockage in the toilet, it is imperative to find out what caused this trouble and how serious the problem is. It is very important to know whether the drainage channel has become absolutely impassable, or a certain amount of fluid passes through the plug.

Instructions for determining the degree of blockage is as follows:

1. It is necessary to fill the pot or jar with about one liter of water, pour it into the toilet and see if the level of the fluid is low or not (if so, how long it takes).
2. The tank in this case is not necessary to use, because in case of complete obstruction, the liquid will spill onto the floor of the toilet, adding problems to you.
3. Then open the tap in the bathroom or in the kitchen and see if the water goes to the drain. If it is clogged, then it is not in your toilet, but in a blockage somewhere in the heating pipes. Hard to fix everything with their own hands.

Having diagnosed, you can proceed to the next stage.

The easiest way to restore the toilet (if it is not clogged at night or on New Year's Eve) is to call the plumber. However, the price of this kind of services is quite high. Therefore, we next consider what to punch a toilet at home, without resorting to the services of a local specialist or a private commercial firm.

Independent elimination of a blockage

Method 1. Mechanical

It is used in cases when a rag or other similar object has fallen into the drain siphon of a toilet bowl, and you know this for certain.

Mainly used for cleaning plumbing cable with a set of different nozzles. But it is unlikely that he will be at your disposal at the right time, so in case of emergency, you can remove the cork just by hand.

This is done as follows:

1. From the toilet bowl you need to scoop out all the water that is there.
2. A rubber glove should be worn on the arm and the nose protected with a gauze bandage.

Tip! To get rid of the unpleasant smell in the toilet, you can light a large piece of newspaper and let it burn. The fire will burn hydrogen sulfide in the air, which is the cause of the unpleasant smell.

1. After that, you just need to push your hand into the toilet and get out the object that caused the blockage.
2. If you cannot do this with your fingers, you can bend a hook from a piece of steel wire to help you hook on the ill-fated rag.

Method 2. Using a plunger

It is possible to use this device only to eliminate minor blockages, when the permeability of the toilet bowl is preserved, that is, the spilled water, though slowly, flows down. Practically everyone has a plunger on the farm, however, for its effective use, it is necessary that the diameter of the toilet drain hole be smaller than the size of the rubber sucker.

With the help of a plunger, you can eliminate the blockage not only in the toilet, but also in the sink.

The principle of operation is simple. Working as a rubber part of this device, you create excess air pressure in the pipes, which pushes the blockage further down the drain. Usually the pipes increase as they go down the drain, because sooner or later the cork will dissolve and the toilet bowl's permeability will be restored.

To achieve the maximum effect, it is desirable to close drain plugs and overflow openings in other plumbing devices connected to the sewer system with tight plugs.

Then work is performed in the following sequence:

1. It is necessary to place the rubber sucker of the plunger just above the drain hole of the toilet bowl and firmly press it to the surface, achieving maximum tightness.
2. Then make several progressive movements up and down, then sharply tear the plunger from the drain.
3. If waste is discharged out, they must be removed, and then the procedure is repeated until the toilet is fully restored.

Tip! If during the diagnostics you have determined that water does not flow well in the kitchen, there, too, you need to clean it with a plunger.

Method 3. Chemical

What can punch the toilet without plunger? In this case, help chemicals that will destroy the clogging and restore the efficiency of the toilet.

Note! Chemical methods will help only if the cork in the siphon consists of organic components. Any foreign object needs to be pulled out only by hands, no "chemistry" will help.

If you have not stocked up in advance with special household tools, and go to the nearest store far, banal soda and vinegar, which are available in the kitchen of each hostess, will help to eliminate the blockage.

The cleaning process looks like this:

1. From the toilet you need to remove all the water, leaving only a small amount at the bottom.
2. Then soda pours into the hole (up to half a standard pack). For greater effect, it is necessary to make the powder penetrate as deep as possible inside the toilet bowl.
3. After that, a glass of vinegar is poured into it.
4. Then you need to wait about twenty minutes until the chemical reaction between the two substances ends.
5. Completes the process of boiling water (liters five - six), which pours into the toilet.

Note! If the connecting cuff between the toilet and the sewer pipe is made of corrugated plastic, it is better not to use boiling water, since the thin polymer is not designed for this and may collapse. Use just hot water of moderate temperature.

Greater effect can be achieved if you use special tools that are sold in stores. Widely known and well-proven "Mole", but you can use any other. The effectiveness is almost the same.

Conclusion

Restoring the toilet itself is not difficult. Much more dangerous when a cork formed in the sewer pipes. Here you can not do with improvised means, you will have to buy and use special devices. For more information about our topic, see the video in this article.