Clearing Hair Clogged Drain

Hair or small objects stuck in bathroom drains.

Clearing hair clogged drain.

If the clog is too far down to reach with your fingers unscrew or pry up the drain cover. I have one bathtub clogged with hair and one kitchen sink clogged with nasty food garbage despite having bought and used drain catchers for both. You can pull it out even if water is standing in the shower as long as the water is not too hot to touch. Even though hair tends to clog shower drains the most some of the hair can sneak into the drain in your kitchen as well.

If that doesn t clear the clog use the cable. If not cover the holes on the underside of the overflow plate with a wet rag and start plunging. Running the tap during shaving brushing your hair before showering and keeping the drain screen clean are all things you can do to stop a hair clog before it happens. Carefully remove the drain cover remove any visible debris then insert the hook.

However this is not the end as the risk of hair clogs gets higher if you have hard water. Bend the end of a long piece of wire into a small hook using pliers a coat hanger works great or get a drain cleaning tool. Clean it of all hair and soap. Most of the time bathtub clogs are caused by a build up of hair and other debris in the drain.

The hair becomes caught on pipe connections and drain fittings then the hair catches the other things. If hair was the only problem in a clogged drain you could use an alkali to destroy the hair. But the oily and waxy nature of shampoo conditioner soap body wash deep hair treatment etc all goes down the drain and complicates the problem. But before you call the plumber check to see if you have the proper tools to handle.

If your bathtub drain is clogged it s usually an easy fix. If the drain is still clogged the problem may be a soapy clump of tangled hair that you can pull out of the drain with your fingers. When mixed properly baking soda salt boiling water and vinegar can unclog the sink within hours. Try this on completely clogged or slow draining bathroom drains.

Even a wire hanger can come to the rescue when you open and bend it to use it as a claw. Depending on the type of stopper you have you can do this by twisting it off by hand or using a screwdriver. The secret to keeping your drains hair free. To remove the clog start by unscrewing the tub drain stopper.

The best way to clear hair clogged drains is to avoid getting them clogged in the first place. A clogged drain typically caused by a backup of hair and soap scum that has been accumulating for some time. If there s a pop up drain on the tub raise the lever to the open position then grab the stopper and pull it from the drain hole. The boiling water looks like it s going to work.