Any plumbers here...?

[zoostation]

Pretty simple (I hope). Have a stopped up toilet. Thing tends to get stopped up frequently but usually Drano and some plunging works eventually. Not this time. Please PM w/ cost, etc. Thanks in advance!

 

[t84a]

Try dumping a bucket of very hot water down it. Hold it about a foot over it and dump it.

 

[johnhmpg]

Just went through this in a very old house. Tried everything. Then I bought this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-6-ft-Toilet-Auger-with-Bulb-Head-59797/100015601

Punched a hole right through the clog. Followed up with about ten 5 gallon buckets of hot tap water with a bunch of dish soap in between buckets.

 

[t84a]

Good call. I forgot the dish soap,

 

[johnhmpg]

Good call. I forgot the dish soap,

But use the auger first. Would have saved me three days of frustration.

 

[t84a]

I've had luck with just the water/soap.

 

[Sticky]

Closet auger.. cheap fix..

Ours was a toothbrush that one of the younguns forgot to mention they lost... in the toilet...

 

[outrider58]

Not to get too personal but, tampons advertised as "flushable" aren't. They snag on rough edges inside the works and hang things up. If this doesn't apply, then, never mind.

 

[HRDWRK]

I would be afraid to put Drano down a toilet for fear of Burning something that I might want later.
Calling Plumberone, He may have some insights.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Eat more fiber!

 

[plumberone]

As Said by Sticky something like a toothbrush could be clogging the toilet. May need to pull up the toilet and check the outlet.

 

[mopar92]

Does it respond to manual operation? Try dumping 4 liters of Coca Cola down the toilet. Mine gets a 2 liter once a month.
Just let it sit.

 

[BossmanPJ]

Does it respond to manual operation? Try dumping 4 liters of Coca Cola down the toilet. Mine gets a 2 liter once a month.
Just let it sit.

I have actually heard people claim that coca cola helps to control solids in septic tanks as well. I can tell you that a local plumbing company to my area charges right around $300 to come out and snake a toilet.

 

[mopar92]

I have actually heard people claim that coca cola helps to control solids in septic tanks as well. I can tell you that a local plumbing company to my area charges right around $300 to come out and snake a toilet.

Dude it melts chicken bones and teefus.

 

[rseymorejr]

I have actually heard people claim that coca cola helps to control solids in septic tanks as well. I can tell you that a local plumbing company to my area charges right around $300 to come out and snake a toilet.

We used to flush yeast once a month to help keep our septic tank healthy

 

[Vile Shadow]

Not to get too personal but, tampons advertised as "flushable" aren't. They snag on rough edges inside the works and hang things up. If this doesn't apply, then, never mind.

We don't need to know about what tampons you use.

 

[zoostation]

Not to get too personal but, tampons advertised as "flushable" aren't. They snag on rough edges inside the works and hang things up. If this doesn't apply, then, never mind.

Oh come on now, you don't really think I'd let Frosh use my bathroom do you?



"....and this is my #2 face......"

 

[zoostation]

Finally just got it cleared with the plunger. Apparently three days of drano sitting in the pipes will dissolve just about anything, whatever it was.

Thanks everybody for all the suggestions. I do appreciate it!

 

[Vile Shadow]

Finally just got it cleared with the plunger. Apparently three days of drano sitting in the pipes will dissolve just about anything, whatever it was.

The primary active ingredient in Drano...,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide

Nasty stuff.

 

[zoostation]

Wow, I didn't know it was lye in that. Yikes. I know what that is. Nasty stuff indeed.