If your drains are clogged, you want to do everything you can to clear them. But in order to do so, you’ll need to do some research on home remedies to get rid of clogged drains.
If you want to clean your drains, you can call a plumber or the local drain repair store. The plumbing repair guys will get to the bottom of the problem and can often fix your drains on the spot. But if it’s a big drain, you generally need to go out and buy a new drain cleaning kit or buy a new drain cleaner.
The cheapest brand of drain cleaner is usually a spray type. It will get the job done, but it works really poorly at cleaning all types of drains. The best brand to buy is a hose type. It’s strong enough to clean clogged drains, and it will also kill bacteria. That’s not to say it’s good for every situation though, just that it works.
There are several good types of drain cleaners out there, but I recommend the easiest and best for clogged drains. Make sure you don’t use any other kind of cleaner if you have any other drain cleaning issues in the future. Just be sure to take a shower after using the hose type.
If you’re like me, you use your shower more than you think you do. I mean honestly, I probably use my shower about 3 times a day! But after using a hose type, you might need to use your shower less than you thought you did.
I am also a person who often says I use my shower more than I wash my face. You see, I have a habit of using what I call “the shower-to-shower-to-shower” routine. Since my shower is in the sink, I have to take my shower very quickly. Therefore, I tend to use my shower about once a day. This causes my drain to become clogged.
If you have a clogged drain, you need to take your shower more frequently and use a pump instead. When the shower is running, the water will come into the drain and it will help the drain to drain faster.
I know I am not the only person who has this problem. Many folks use a combination of hot and cold or hot and warm water to rinse their drains, but this is ineffective. The cold water does not make the clog more difficult to remove, but it does make it more likely to get worse. My experience has been that hot water makes the clog easier to remove and cold water makes the clog more likely to get worse.
I have heard this same idea being preached by many folks who have been using heated-bathtub showers for years and never had any trouble with clogs. I have never run the water hot, however, because I like to think that I have some sort of built-in clog-removing mechanism.
Your shower does not seem to have this built-in clog-removing mechanism. I have had many problems with clogs, but I have never had one as bad as I was having a year or two ago. I would have had to use a tool to cut through the clog (I have to confess that I’m not a machinist) and then use a hot knife and a towel to melt the clog away.